Requirements
Must have:
- We require at least three years of hands-on Salesforce development experience, including Apex and Lightning Web Components. - We need experience delivering solutions in live Salesforce production environments with meaningful business complexity. - We expect a strong understanding of Salesforce data architecture, security controls, automation tools, and platform best practices. - We look for sound judgment in choosing between declarative and programmatic solutions. - We need the ability to troubleshoot issues across code, configuration, integrations, and data. - We require experience with deployments, testing, and release management in a structured environment. - We value strong communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical partners. - We prefer experience with Fonteva or another membership- or association-focused Salesforce managed package. - We prefer Salesforce certifications such as Platform Developer I or II. - We prefer experience with Experience Cloud and identity tools, including SSO via SAML or OIDC, JIT provisioning, and community user management. - We prefer familiarity with association, membership, events, credentialing, and commerce or payment workflows, including PCI-related considerations. - We prefer knowledge of integrations, APIs, and asynchronous processing patterns. - We prefer experience using Git, CI/CD, and modern Salesforce deployment practices. - We require authorization to work for any employer in the United States; we are unable to sponsor or transfer employment visa sponsorship at this time.
Responsibilities:
- We design, build, test, and support solutions using Apex, Flow, Lightning Web Components, and Salesforce configuration. - We develop and extend functionality within a Fonteva-based association management environment. - We translate business needs into practical, scalable technical solutions in close partnership with analysts and stakeholders. - We support core workflows across membership, events, commerce, service and case management, and sales. - We investigate defects, resolve production incidents, and strengthen platform stability and performance. - We build and maintain integrations and data pipelines using Salesforce APIs and event-driven methods. - We follow and help advance development standards for testing, documentation, deployment, and change management. - We contribute to code reviews, release preparation, and technical documentation. - We help improve reliability in key business processes and support post-launch stabilization efforts. - We work as a dependable, independent contributor while communicating progress clearly across teams.
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Company:
We are the American Retirement Association (ARA), a mission-driven organization that empowers retirement professionals to help all Americans achieve a secure retirement through education, advocacy, and innovation. This is a full-time exempt hybrid role based in Arlington, Virginia, with onsite work expected at least three days per week. We are completing a significant technology transformation, and this Salesforce Developer position sits at the center of that effort. In this role, you will help shape our modern Salesforce and Fonteva environment while partnering closely with business and technical teams to support membership, events, sales, and service delivery. We offer a robust benefits package for full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; retirement plans; paid time off and holidays; parental leave; hybrid work flexibility; and additional wellness and employee support programs. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive workplace where our work directly supports the retirement security of millions of Americans.
