Salesforce developer

Salesforce developer.
12 months
Chicago, Peoria, Dallas office
1-2 office days in area but they need to be prepared to go back to office full time in the future.

Job Description

The Salesforce Software Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, implementing, testing, and maintaining Salesforce solutions that support Caterpillar’s digital platforms, customer experiences, dealer ecosystems, and enterprise business processes.

This position requires specialized knowledge of Salesforce platform technologies, cloud-based application development, integrations, APIs, automation tools, data modeling, security, and enterprise software engineering practices to deliver scalable solutions aligned with business and customer requirements.

This position qualifies as a specialty occupation because it requires at minimum a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a closely related technical field, or equivalent working experience.

Typical task breakdown:

Salesforce Application Development

• Design, develop, implement, test, and maintain Salesforce solutions using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Develop Salesforce applications using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, JavaScript, SOQL/SOSL, and Salesforce APIs.
• Configure and customize Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, and related platform capabilities.
• Implement declarative solutions using Flow, validation rules, custom objects, record-triggered automation, approval processes, and platform configuration.
• Develop integrations between Salesforce and enterprise applications using REST, SOAP, Platform Events, middleware, and event-driven architecture patterns.
• Participate in solution architecture design, code reviews, technical documentation, release planning, and platform optimization activities.

Technical Problem Solving

• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable Salesforce designs.
• Troubleshoot Apex, LWC, automation, data, integration, deployment, and platform performance issues.
• Optimize Salesforce security and access controls using profiles, permission sets, permission set groups, sharing rules, role hierarchy, and field-level security.
• Automate business processes using Salesforce Flow and platform automation tools while applying governance and maintainability standards.
• Apply Salesforce development best practices, design patterns, and secure software engineering standards to create reliable enterprise solutions.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Salesforce Administrators, Salesforce Architects, QA Engineers, DevOps Engineers, system analysts, and business stakeholders.
• Gather, analyze, and refine functional and technical requirements for Salesforce initiatives and integrations.
• Communicate platform capabilities, solution designs, project updates, and implementation approaches clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Participate in Agile sprint planning, standups, backlog refinement, release readiness, testing, and production-support activities.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Develop and execute unit, integration, regression, and user-acceptance testing for Salesforce solutions.
• Maintain Apex test coverage and support mock testing for integrations and asynchronous processes.
• Use Salesforce DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment quality and release reliability.
• Ensure compliance with Salesforce security, platform governance, coding standards, and secure development requirements.

Work Context

Salesforce Software Engineers at Caterpillar contribute to a wide range of technical solutions including:

Digital platforms and Cat Digital initiatives

Customer, dealer, and partner-facing Salesforce experiences

Salesforce Experience Cloud portals and authenticated user journeys

Enterprise software applications, internal business tools, and workflow automation

Cloud-based services, distributed systems, and API-led integrations

Data analytics, customer engagement, and application integration platforms

Education & Experience Required:

• NO degree required
• Salesforce Certification is nice to have
• 2-4 years’ experience in this capacity

Required Technical Skills

(Required)

• Hands-on experience developing, configuring, testing, and deploying solutions on the Salesforce Platform.
• Knowledge of Apex, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Flow, Salesforce data modeling, and Salesforce security concepts.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise applications, APIs, middleware, identity providers, and external systems.
• Understanding of Salesforce governance, platform limits, release management, and scalable solution design.
• Experience with DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, Agile delivery, and enterprise software development practices.
• Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer I, Platform Developer II, Experience Cloud, or related Salesforce certifications preferred.

Key Skills:

• Salesforce Development

• Apex Programming

• Lightning Web Components (LWC)

• Salesforce Flow & Automation

• Salesforce Integration Architecture

• Experience Cloud Development

• Sales Cloud & Service Cloud Configuration

• Marketing Cloud Integration Awareness

• API Development & Systems Integration

• Salesforce Security & Data Modeling

• DevOps & CI/CD Automation

• Agile Software Development

• Technical Documentation

• Cross-Functional Collaboration