Salesforce Software Engineer

We are looking for a bright and passionate Salesforce Software Engineer to be a founding member of AvalonBay’s new Digital Squad. Do you have a passion for creating compelling and meaningful digital experiences? Are you a champion for the best customer experience? Are you a creative problem-solver and communicator? Do you want to help lead the transformation of a company and an industry? If you’re a resounding yes, we want to talk to you.

ABOUT AVALONBAY DIGITAL SQUAD
At AvalonBay, we’ve embarked on a digital initiative to enhance the way we serve our customers. We’re transforming the way customers experience AvalonBay with an approach rooted in design thinking and enabled by agile methodology. The cross-functional team, based out of our Denver, CO office, will be empowered to act and iterate to get value to customers as frequently as possible. We will leverage exciting technologies, such as AI and a modern cloud-based technology, transforming an enterprise environment from within. Ultimately, we’re championing our organization’s core values -a Commitment to Integrity, a Spirit of Caring and a Focus on Continuous Improvement. And we’re looking for leaders to join our team!

OVERVIEW

As a Salesforce Software Engineer, you are responsible for transforming the design and product vision into a seamless and engaging product. You work hard to stay on top of industry best practices, Salesforce releases, and invest a lot of energy to learn new tricks. You are current on industry trends in client development frameworks and anticipate what the near future will bring. You love clean code, clean interfaces and have a real passion for problem solving. As a Salesforce Engineer, you will also have deep understanding and proven grasp of end-to-end programming and you are eager to deliver a great product.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Design and build applications, provide designers with feedback, suggest trade-offs when required
• Ensure the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards
• Work closely with other engineers to understand and properly use the systems APIs
• Write both unit and integration tests and develop automation tools for daily tasks
• Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions
• Help and mentor other members of the team

• Experience in agile delivery methodology and standard software development lifecycle
• Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts
• Hands on expertise to develop and configure applications on Force.com Platform
• Very strong Visualforce and Apex code knowledge
• Experience of Web Service-enabled applications (SOAP and RESTful)
• Excellent knowledge of Salesforce APIs
• Experience using IDE and SFDC data migration tools
• Expertise in data modelling and user interface development principles
• Excellent Knowledge of one or more git-based Source Control tools
• Experience (ideally certified) within Administration, Sales, Service and Marketing Cloud
• Knowledge & experience with UI testing, unit testing and test automation tools and frameworks like Selenium, Jasmine, etc.
• Computer sciences or related degree or 4+ years of experience in software dev

We know that our teams are the heart of our success and we’re committed to showing our appreciation.
We offer:

• Comprehensive benefits – health, dental & vision, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an employee stock purchase plan and more!
• Growth based on achievement and promotion from within.
• Associate recognition (a company-wide recognition program that celebrates associate efforts and successes in contributing to the overall success of the organization – including destination awards, ‘AvalonBay’s Very Best’ recognition program and others!).
• A 20% discount on our incredible apartment homes.
• A culture built on purpose and our core values -a Commitment to Integrity, a Spirit of Caring, and a Focus on Continuous Improvement.

AvalonBay is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment free of discrimination and harassment.? We believe that in order to achieve our purpose of creating a better way to live, we must recruit, develop and retain associates with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives and create an environment that encourages all voices to be heard, understood and appreciated. With this we know we can do great things.

AvalonBay will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements under the law.