Sr./Lead Software Engineer - Salesforce

Location: Bangalore, India - Hybrid

About Rootstock: Rootstock Software  provides the leading ERP for product companies, which empowers product manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors to turbocharge their operations by providing visibility and control of all demand, supply & capacity with low customization. Natively built on the Salesforce cloud platform, Rootstock is a modern, future-proof ERP: fresh user experience, no need for third-party integration and ready for AI-based decisioning. We invest in the success of our customers by taking a human-first approach and not resting until every customer is delighted. As Rootstock continues to grow, stay tuned to hear about its new customers, career opportunities, and LinkedIn posts.

Rootstock is seeking an experienced Software Engineer specializing in Salesforce to join our team in Bangalore, India. NOTE: The office space is yet to be built, but the expectation is that once built, the candidate will work from the office as needed. Virtual daily communication is expected with the team.

Summary:

As a Software Engineer specializing in Salesforce at Rootstock Software, you will be critical in designing, developing, and delivering robust, scalable solutions that power our cutting-edge platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across the globe to solve complex business challenges, champion engineering excellence, and contribute to our mission of revolutionizing manufacturing and distribution. This role allows you to work on sophisticated, multidimensional projects, leveraging your deep expertise in Salesforce development and full-stack programming to make a significant impact.

Responsibilities:

• Design and Develop Salesforce Solutions: Build and maintain high-quality Apex classes, triggers, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce pages, flows, and integrations, adhering to Salesforce platform constraints (e.g., governor limits for queries, CPU, and DML).

• Champion Clean Code and Best Practices: Write clean, maintainable, and extensible code that aligns with architectural design patterns and Salesforce best practices. Promote Test-Driven Development (TDD) and proactive test case creation.
• System Design and Scalability: Design moderately complex features or contribute to product-level architecture, ensuring solutions scale effectively and meet non-functional requirements such as performance and reliability.
• Collaborate Globally: Partner with distributed teams across multiple time zones, including product owners, stakeholders, and principal engineers, to identify hidden requirements, resolve business challenges, and align on system-level changes.
• Deployment and CI/CD: Deploy and test solutions within the Salesforce ecosystem, leveraging CI/CD pipelines to ensure seamless delivery and high-quality releases.
• Troubleshooting and Optimization: Monitor systems, diagnose root causes of complex issues, and implement innovative solutions to enhance platform stability and performance.
• Drive Innovation: Stay current on Salesforce releases, features, and industry trends to recommend improvements, develop new methods, and integrate the latest platform capabilities.
• Provide Technical Leadership: Offer constructive and directional feedback during code reviews (1:1 or group sessions) to enhance code quality. Mentor peers, share system design insights, and host knowledge-sharing sessions to elevate team expertise.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive feature-level or product-level design documentation to guide development and ensure long-term maintainability.
• Customer Focus: Demonstrate urgency and empathy in addressing customer escalations, ensuring timely and effective resolutions.

Requirements:

Technical Expertise:

• Minimum 6 years of full-stack development experience on Salesforce, preferably with additional experience in Java and JavaScript.
• Extensive experience troubleshooting and debugging complex problems within the Salesforce platform.
• Familiarity with Salesforce development (Apex, LWC, Visualforce, SOQL, integrations) is mandatory.
• Knowledge of architectural design patterns and experience promoting best practices on the Salesforce platform.

Collaboration and Leadership:

• Proven ability to work independently on complex tasks while providing technical guidance to peers.
• Experience mentoring team members, influencing cross-functional priorities, and fostering team cooperation.
• Strong communication skills to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Problem-Solving and Innovation:

• Sophisticated analytical skills to solve unique, multifaceted problems and anticipate broad system-level challenges.
• Ability to identify hidden or missing requirements and recommend innovative solutions that align with business goals.

Development Practices:

• Proficiency in Agile/Scrum methodologies and CI/CD practices.
• Commitment to TDD, clean code principles, and creating maintainable, extensible solutions.
• Experience creating technical documentation to guide development efforts.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Platform Developer I/II, Lightning Component Framework Specialist).
• Experience with cross-functional initiatives or leading project teams.
• Familiarity with manufacturing or supply chain domains.

In all we do, our four guiding principles, based on our core values, light the way:

1. Trust is the cornerstone of our organization, built through integrity, transparency, and accountability.
2. Resourcefulness: We believe in being resourceful - thinking creatively and adapting to challenges with agility.
3. We believe in taking Ownership of our actions, decisions, and their outcomes.
4. Collaboration is the key to our collective success. We believe that working together with respect, openness, and shared purpose enables us to achieve more than we could individually.

Benefits: This position is eligible for Rootstock's company-wide bonus program and non-traditional equity as part of the total compensation package. We offer our team members competitive compensation, world-class benefits, work-life balance (flexible schedules, telecommuting, vacation time off), and the opportunity to work alongside an amazing and supportive team!

Why Join Rootstock Software?

At Rootstock Software, you'll be part of a passionate team driving worldwide digital transformation for manufacturers and distributors. This is an opportunity to work on impactful projects, collaborate with industry experts, and grow your expertise in Salesforce development. We value innovation, engineering excellence, and a customer-centric mindset, offering a supportive environment where your contributions shape the future of our platform.

Rootstock values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.