Salesforce Developer

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Term of Employment: Full-time

Apply by: Open

Base of Designation/Remote Eligible: VT/DC, Remote Eligible

Conditional on Funding? No

World Learning/School for International Training/The Experiment in International Living seeks a Salesforce Developer to evaluate and develop technical solutions to meet the needs of the organization. The Salesforce Developer will support, build, and upgrade information management tools and customer facing software solutions as well as participate in determining integrated, multi-disciplinary solution recommendations for resolution of technical problems.

Responsibilities

• Supports our Salesforce instances by developing/maintaining code for our Communities and Lightning Apps
• Designs and implements technical solutions aligned with best practices that meet organizational needs
• Carries out hands-on development of code to address software bug fixes and business feature development
• Uses product specifications with consideration for system integration and feasibility
• Stays current with major trends and information technology approaches and tools
• Reviews needs and participates in short and long-range planning related to business objectives
• Helps develop and maintain standards for coding and handling code, including source code control
• Participates in code reviews to ensure compliance with engineering best practices
• Participates in the development and execution of software and system test strategies
• Participates in oversight of software development activities and DevOps team objectives which may include developing software acceptance criteria, generating recommendations to the Applications Team, cross-system integration, and post-delivery support of software-based systems
• Other duties as assigned
  

Requirements

Required Experience/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar position
• Highly organized with excellent analytical thinking skills and strong attention to verbal and written detail
• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent patience and commitment to a collaborative team environment
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the location where this position is offered;
  

Required Skills:

• Proficient in programming object-oriented languages and experienced with one or more of the following: Salesforce Lightning Components (Aura Components and LWC), Visualforce, Apex, SOQL
  

Desired Behaviors/Competencies:

• Experience in Salesforce instances EDA and/or NPSP
• Exposure working with cross platform integrations and APIs
• Experience in SQL
• Familiarity with CICD pipelines
• Relevant experience working in a not-for-profit, educational, or international organization
• Understanding of Salesforce Administration tasks and setup from a Salesforce developer’s point of view
  

Vaccination is required for all employees in our U.S. offices except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees and faculty will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility.

The World Learning Inc. Family

For more than 90 years, World Learning Inc. is a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living, the nation’s most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training, offering accredited undergraduate study abroad programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused master’s degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning, a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.

World Learning | worldlearning.org

World Learning has worked to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and just world. World Learning’s education, development, and exchange programs help people find their voices, connect with their communities, strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society, and build relationships across cultures. With World Learning’s support, these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty, conflict, and inequality.

The Experiment in International Living | experiment.org

The Experiment in International Living is the nation’s most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students. For more than 90 years, The Experiment has empowered young people to step off the beaten path, experience the world as a classroom, immerse themselves fully in another culture, and build the knowledge and skills needed to confront critical global issues.

SIT | sit.edu

School for International Training (SIT) was founded in the early 1960s as a training center for the first Peace Corps volunteers. For nearly 60 years, SIT has prepared students to be effective changemakers and global citizens through experiential education focused on the world's most critical global issues. SIT Study Abroad offers accredited summer and semester undergraduate programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs on multiple continents. SIT Graduate Institute offers global and hybrid certificates, master's, and doctoral degrees.

An organizational commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.

We are a globally diverse community of staff, faculty, board members, alumni, students, and participants who believe that inclusive and equitable practices are at the heart of a peaceful and just world. Each of us strives to honor diverse voices and lived experiences, examine our own biases and privileges, actively work to address inequities in our structures, and foster a community of open dialogue. We are committed to acting with accountability, transparency, reciprocity, authenticity, and empathy.

World Learning is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/veterans/ADA employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.