Sr. Salesforce Developer

Genesis
10 is seeking a Senior Salesforce Developer for a contract position lasting through 2026, with a financial services client located in Milwaukee, WI. This is a hybrid role that requires 2-3 days onsite. Candidates can work from Milwaukee, WI or Louisville, KY. Compensation: $70.00 - $80.00 per hour, W2, depending on skill and experience level.

Summary:

Our client's Salesforce professionals are dedicated to collaborating on an expanding Salesforce implementation. This position will design, build, continuously improve, and maintain Salesforce solutions that solve real business problems. You will combine declarative configuration with programmatic development and apply Salesforce best practices to build, configure, automate, integrate, and optimize solutions to ensure users maximize the platform's value. Chicago and Madison candidates willing to travel to Milwaukee at their own expense twice a week are also encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:
Turn business requirements into functional Salesforce solutions using the appropriate declarative or programmatic tools, following a declarative-first approach. Design, develop, test, document, and deploy Salesforce features with quality and reliability in adherence to the Salesforce Well-Architected framework. Clarify MVP and scope, evaluate platform-first options (including App Exchange), and compare alternatives before committing to code. Collaborate closely with product owners, business analysts, and peers to translate business needs into working solutions through discovery and requirement gathering.

Estimate effort, apply Salesforce capabilities effectively, and communicate trade-offs, risks, and decision criteria clearly. Partner with team members and stakeholders using agile feedback loops to refine designs and ensure high-quality outcomes. Manage user access and security, maintain data quality and integrity, automate business processes, and create reports and dashboards. Manage installed managed packages and App Exchange solutions, including vendor coordination for issue resolution.

Develop and maintain Apex classes, triggers, batch jobs, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Aura components as needed. Work with Visualforce and JavaScript where applicable. Develop and manage Salesforce integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, External Services). Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce deployments (Salesforce DX) and coordinate production rollouts with IT and business stakeholders. Maintain org configuration, sandbox refreshes, and metadata management.

Partner with architects and data teams to enforce platform best practices and coding standards. Integrate third-party applications and maintain technical documentation (network diagrams, installation/configuration procedures, troubleshooting guides, operational docs). Support new releases and bug fixes, troubleshoot complex issues, and perform root cause analysis for sustainable fixes. Take ownership of platform health, identifying long-term improvement opportunities. Provide technical assistance and documentation for first-level support technicians.

Stay current on Salesforce releases and industry trends, participating in Salesforce communities and local user groups. Collaborate with peers across the organization in the internal "Trailblazer” group to share ideas and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, or related field preferred; equivalent experience and Salesforce certifications considered. Suggested

Certifications:

Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator, Platform App Builder, Platform Developer. Proven experience across diverse Salesforce products—Sales Cloud, Financial Services Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Mule Soft preferred. Proficiency in Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components, SOQL, Flows, and JavaScript. Experience designing scalable solutions and writing clean, efficient code following Salesforce development best practices. Strong understanding of the Salesforce data model, object relationships, and data management principles.

Experience with Git, version control, and CI/CD tools (e.g., Salesforce DX). Working knowledge of integrations (middleware, REST APIs, ETL tools). Strong communication and collaboration skills; proven ability to work cross-functionally. Agile methodology experience (Kanban, user stories, retrospectives, etc.) highly preferred. Organizational skills to manage multiple projects and competing priorities effectively. Understanding of change management methodologies is a plus. Focused, analytical problem solver with a proactive mindset and commitment to delivering an excellent user experience.

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis
10 employees will be considered for this position. Able to work as a W2 employee of Genesis
10 (no corp to corp). If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, apply today!…