Part-Time Salesforce Developer

About Making Waves Education Foundation

Making Waves Education Foundation's (MWEF) college and career success program provides need-based scholarship funding, one-to-one college and career coaching, and financial planning support for first-generation, low-income, students of color in the Bay Area. We partner with historically underrepresented and underserved students on their college and career journeys to help make college affordable and graduation attainable. We meet students' dreams with personalized support.

The Part-Time Salesforce Developer Opportunity

MWEF is currently pursuing a focused program improvement strategy, working toward equity and excellence in college enrollment and graduation. A key lever in strengthening our impact is implementing focused learning cycles that center the experience of those closest to the challenge we seek to address, alongside best practices and qualitative and quantitative data. To effectively implement this structured approach of organizing our work and learning through iterative practice and reflection requires a robust data infrastructure. We seek to ensure data and the supporting systems are:

Aligned: Data reflects the kind of information we care about and that we are going to use to inform program strategy. Supporting database design is scalable and extensible to support current and future program needs. Accurate: Data is complete, valid, and consistent. We implement measurement tools that are accessible and inclusive across lines of difference. We rely on standard, documented reporting and analysis practices to ensure data is accurate and represented fairly in our reporting. Actionable: Data is timely and relevant to the end-user – including staff and students. Database design supports streamlined data entry and data review that supports effective planning and decision-making. Integrated: Data is understood, actively referenced, and integrated in day-to-day practice and established organizational planning, problem-solving, and learning routines.

This position will be responsible for all code-based solutions within Salesforce or involving data migrations, systems integrations and 3rd party applications. The Salesforce Developer position will report to the Sr. Manager, Data Strategy & Program Operations and work closely with the Program Leadership Team and Data Specialist to develop solutions that support program requirements and drive key program decisions.

Our Commitment to the Salesforce Developer

The Salesforce Developer role is a part-time, non-exempt position that can be based anywhere in California. This position is eligible to receive:

An hourly rate of $55-$65 for 20-25 hours of work a week. This will range from week to week but will not exceed 30 hours. In line with our pay equity principles, we do not negotiate salaries. The candidate selected for this role will receive our best possible offer based on experience and performance during the interview process. The ability to earn a performance bonus after successfully completing six (6) months of employment The ability to accrue paid time off (personal, vacation, & sick) A monthly home internet reimbursement and access to professional development funds

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Responsible for developing in Apex, Lightning Web Components, Lightning Design System, and other technologies to build customized solutions. Technical leadership, setting best practices including integration and application development, deployment, testing (unit and systems), and iterative refinement. Seek out ways to use Salesforce to improve processes and productivity and make recommendations to support an organization looking to strengthen and enhance database strategy. Define, communicate, and manage a change management process to develop and implement new applications/code and updates to existing applications/code.

Anticipated Projects

Review and assess effectiveness of the custom coding present in the MWEF program instance of Salesforce; create or enhance documentation Make recommendations to reduce the amount of and/or simplify the custom code used; assist in the creation of analogous Flows to replace any required processes as appropriate Consult on the redesign of the meeting recording system in Salesforce; assist in the training of relevant staff members Assist in the merging of the MWEF Program and Development Salesforce instances Develop a new Wave-Maker portal with enhanced functionality for students Support the Development team with ad-hoc Salesforce development support on a case-by-case basis

Skills Required

2+ years previous development experience preferably in Salesforce. Experience writing Apex classes and triggers. Familiar with Salesforce Lightning Design System and SFDX. Strong business analysis and functional experience, including requirements gathering, creating solutions, and/or deploying solutions to end users. Technical project management experience. Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills. Strong verbal and written communication and data presentation skills, including an ability to effectively communicate with multiple stakeholders. Understanding of and experience with Salesforce architecture and API. Experience using GitHub or other version control software. Experience integrating Salesforce with other applications.

Preferred Skills

Platform Developer 1 Certification. Proficiency in HTML, XML, JavaScript, SQL/SOQL, Java/C++/OOP. Nonprofit or mission-driven work experience

Key Skills

• OOP