Lead Salesforce Developer

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy.

As a Lead Salesforce Developer within the Business Technology and Transformation (BTT) team, you will be a technical cornerstone in delivering innovative solutions on the Salesforce platform. You won’t just write code; you will collaborate with architects, admins, and engineering managers to scale an ecosystem that supports Toast’s ambitious global growth. We are looking for a "bar-raiser" who thrives on technical excellence and mentorship.

• Technical Leadership: Drive the development of high-performance Salesforce solutions, Salesforce CPQ, spanning Apex (Triggers, Async, Patterns), LWC, and complex integrations (REST/SOAP).
• Architectural Stewardship: Ensure all solutions adhere to best practices regarding the Salesforce Data Model, Security, Sharing, and Visibility.
• Mentorship & Quality: Act as a technical mentor to junior and mid-level developers. You will own the code review process, fostering a culture of high-quality, maintainable code and "review etiquette".
• Release Excellence: Oversee the end-to-end deployment lifecycle, including Git Hub PR processes, merge conflict resolution, and CI/CD best practices.
• Strategic Planning: Partner with leadership to provide accurate story sizing and project estimates within a SCRUM framework. You are expected to proactively identify blockers and elevate risks before they impact delivery.
• Expert Troubleshooting: Act as the final line of defense for complex production issues, leveraging the Developer Console, Workbench, and Debug Logs to optimize performance and resolve errors.
• Leverage cutting edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building - contributing to a culture of innovation and productivity across the team.

• Industry Tenure: 10+ years of Salesforce development experience within a large-scale Enterprise environment.
• CPQ & Document Generation Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with Salesforce CPQ (Products, Pricing Rules, and Lookup Queries), alongside experience with Docu Sign and Conga. You should understand the nuances of the Quote-to-Cash domain.
• Advanced Engineering: Proven mastery of Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and platform event-driven architectures, Web-services & integration.
• Team Leadership: Previous experience leading a team of developers through successful project delivery.
• Process Oriented: Advanced understanding of the SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Education & Certs:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
  • Salesforce Platform Developer I & II certifications.
  • Salesforce CPQ Specialist certification is a significant plus.
• Hybrid
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Ability to work in a hybrid model (3 days per week in-office) if located within 25-50 miles of a Toast office.

• Tooling: Familiarity with Jira, Service Now, or Copado for CI/CD.
• Domain Knowledge: Experience with Billing platforms (Zuora, Salesforce Billing).
• Version Control: Advanced Git Hub workflow management.

At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them.

The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.

We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at

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