Lead Salesforce Developer

About the job

Job Overview:

The Lead Salesforce Developer within the BTT (Business Technology and Transformation) team will collaborate with other developers, architects, admins, QA and release and Engineering managers to deliver new innovative solutions on the Salesforce platform. Toast has ambitious plans for the future, and this role will assist in making them happen.

About this roll* (Responsibilities)

• Spends majority of their time working on Salesforce related solution, design development tasks, requiring a high degree of technical expertise, like:
• Salesforce platform - Security, Sharing, Visibility, Data Model, Flows etc
• APEX- Triggers, Platform Event handlers, batch processes, Async processes, frameworks & patterns etc
• Salesforce CPQ configuration and implementation.Deep understanding of the nuances within the Quote-to-Cash domain.
• Web Services - Rest, SOAP, Authentication, Authorization, Patterns etc
• VF pages, Aura and Lightning Web components
• Mentoring, guiding and supporting team members on their assignments and be a bar raiser.
• Follows design, architecture and development best practices
• Performs code reviews and is actively involved in deployment processes
• Experience with GitHub tooling and PR process
• Follows appropriate review etiquette
• Passion for ensuring we deliver the highest quality code
• Actively involved in deployment processes
• Identification of affected components
• Merging of code with the rest of the code base
• Identification and resolution of merge conflicts
• Development of adequate tests that cover and validate code
• Assists in developing project estimates and plans for self and others
• Accurate sizing of stories based on SCRUM process
• On time delivery of work
• Timely escalation of blockers
• Proficiency troubleshooting issues
• Leverage Developer Console, Workbench and other troubleshooting tools
• Analyze Salesforce Debug Logs for errors and performance issues
• Proactively seeks out and keeps up-to-date on Salesforce technologies, related tools, and best practices
• Proactive in highlighting issues, concerns and blocker to ensure timely delivery.

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

• 10+ years Salesforce solution, design & development experience (Apex, Lightning, VF) in an Enterprise environment
• Advanced experience with sharing, security, visibility, data models, Flows and other Salesforce platform features & components.
• Experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud or Service Cloud.(Experience Cloud a plus)
• Experience with Salesforce CPQ configuration and implementation.
• Experience in Salesforce CPQ Products, Features, Options, Configuration Attributes.
• Experience with Salesforce CPQ Product Rules, Pricing Rules, Lookup Queries.
• Experience with Salesforce Discounting, contracts, quote templates, and renewals.
• Experience in the Quote to Cash Domain (preferably CPQ (Salesforce CPQ/Conga/Industry CPQ) and/or Billing (Zuora/Salesforce Billing/Conga Billing))
• Experience in leading the team of developers for the delivery of the projects/features
• Advanced understanding of the Software Development Life cycle and Agile methodologies
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently and support other team members as needed.
• Salesforce Platform Developer I & II certifications
• Salesforce CPQ certification a plus
• Experience in stakeholder management and should be able to communicate effectively.
• Ability to adapt and learn quickly.
• Engineering / Equivalent educational background a must
• Candidates required to work in hybrid mode with 3 days work from office in a week .

Bonus ingredients* (a pinch of salt): (Non-essential skills)

• Experience using ServiceNow or similar tool
• Experience using Jira or similar
• Experience using version control tools (GitHub)
• Experience using Salesforce CI/CD tools - Copado etc

How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process

Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people. We ask that you complete interviews and assessments on your own, without real-time AI tools, recording, or transcription bots, unless we tell you otherwise in advance. To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring

Our Approach to Hybrid Working
We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the hospitality community, regardless of location. Please visit the Locations page on our career site to learn more about our in-office expectations by region: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast

People Are the Secret Ingredient in Our Recipe for Success

At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry brings together people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we value that same breadth at Toast. We strive to build a culture grounded in authenticity, respect, and humility, where every Toaster has a real opportunity to grow, contribute, and do their best work—raising the bar in delivering exceptional experiences for our customers and each other.

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Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com.

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