Senior Salesforce Developer

Senior Salesforce Developer at Co-operators

We are driving a transformation in the insurance industry, leveraging our cooperative values to build a digital enterprise that stands out. Our Digital & Advisor Technology team uses state-of-the-art technology, development practices, and processes. We support your career growth with a culture that fosters productivity and collaboration with passionate individuals who care about our clients, company, and social purpose.

As the Senior Salesforce Developer, you will be a driving member of an integral team responsible for developing system-based solutions. This includes formulating programs, developing and maintaining code, and documenting processes for consistency and continuous improvement. You will contribute to a range of highly complex and diverse team initiatives and provide training and support to your team members.

Technologies You Have Experience With

Experience with Salesforce technologies including APEX, Visual Force, Salesforce Lightning Components, Salesforce Administrative Tools, Salesforce data management tools, Process Builder, and Flow is an asset. Salesforce Admin and Developer Certification are required. You have experience with Salesforce or other object-oriented programming languages (Java, C#, .net); JavaScript, web technologies (HTML/CSS), frameworks and libraries such as jQuery), API integration technologies (JSON, XML, REST, SOAP). Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud technology is an asset.

How You Will Create Impact

• Leading the process of developing a cohesive plan to determine technologies and options for a working solution.
• Developing new code and leveraging existing code to implement system features of medium to large complexity.
• Creating an implementation and troubleshooting plan for a single system.
• Identifying and recommending solutions for application defects, determining root causes, and minimizing the introduction of new defects.
• Performing unit testing and project management activities for small to medium sized initiatives, leading system development project teams and providing guidance to junior team members.

To Join Our Team

• You have five years of experience in Salesforce development.
• You have completed post-secondary education in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Having advanced experience designing, developing, configuring and/or administration of solutions using the Salesforce platform with integrations is an asset.
• You have advanced experience with integrations, design patterns, developing code and guiding the SDLC of applications from inception through to post-deployment support for highly scalable complex development projects.
• You have knowledge of Agile practices, Test Driven Development (TDD) and/or Behaviour Driven Development (BDD).

How You Will Succeed

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions, and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

What You Need To Know

• You will travel occasionally.
• Rotational on-call schedule, with shifts during evenings and weekends.
• Extended work hours, including evenings and weekends, may be required.
• You will be subject to a Criminal Record and Consumer History background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What’s in it for you?

Co-operators offers training and development opportunities to grow your career, flexible work options and paid time off. We provide a holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture. You’ll also benefit from paid volunteer days to give back to your community. In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also receive a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program. The expected salary range for this role is $72,847 - $121,411, with the final amount determined by Co-operators based on various factors including market conditions, geography, and relevant job-related qualifications and experience.

Key skills/competency

• Salesforce Development
• APEX
• Salesforce Lightning Components
• API Integration
• SDLC
• Agile Methodologies
• Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Object-Oriented Programming
• JavaScript
• Troubleshooting