Salesforce Developer

Overview

Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, cloud-native platform supports Zero Trust and protects data and intellectual property no matter where people work. Based in Austin, Texas, Forcepoint operates in more than 150 countries and serves 11k+ customers.

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain custom Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, and other Salesforce technologies.
• Architect and implement integrations between Salesforce and external systems via REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, or event-driven services.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, admins, and other developers to gather requirements and translate into robust technical designs.
• Lead code reviews, enforce best practices, maintain high code quality, and mentor more junior developers.
• Build scalable data models, custom objects, relationships, triggers, flows, validation rules, and automation logic.
• Optimize performance of Salesforce solutions (SOQL, data volumes, governor limits, caching strategies).
• Manage release cycles, sandbox environments, deployments, and CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce (e.g. Salesforce DX, Git-based development).
• Maintain proper security model (profiles, permission sets, sharing rules, field-level security) and ensure governance and audit compliance.
• Support and troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement fixes and improvements.
• Stay current with Salesforce roadmap, new features, and platform enhancements; propose how to leverage them.
• Help shape architecture direction and contribute to long-term scalability, maintainability, and extensibility of the platform.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Salesforce development (Apex, LWC, Visualforce).
• Strong experience integrating Salesforce with external systems via REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, or event-driven patterns.
• Proficiency in data modeling, custom objects, relationships, triggers, flows, validation rules, and automation.
• Deep understanding of Salesforce governor limits, performance tuning, bulk operations, and best practices.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git), CI/CD pipelines, and change management in Salesforce (e.g. Salesforce DX).
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Solid communication skills — ability to interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders and translate requirements into solutions.
• Experience leading or mentoring other developers.
• Salesforce certifications (e.g. Platform Developer I/II, App Builder, System Architect) or willingness to pursue.

• Experience with third-party Salesforce products or App Exchange packages (e.g. Salesforce CPQ, Pardot, Marketing Cloud).
• Experience in Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, or Marketing Cloud.
• Experience with event architectures (Platform Events, Change Data Capture, Streams).
• Knowledge of data integration/ETL tools (e.g. Mule Soft, Informatica, Boomi).
• Familiarity with front-end web technologies (JavaScript, CSS, HTML) beyond LWC.
• Experience in agile/Scrum teams and migrating or consolidating multiple Salesforce orgs.
• Knowledge of reporting, dashboards, analytic objects, and Salesforce reports/dashboards tools.

Forcepoint is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require accommodations due to a disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing  This posting complies with applicable laws and policies, including equal employment opportunity requirements.