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Salesforce Developer
Job Profile Summary
The Salesforce Developer II is responsible for designing, developing, configuring, and supporting Salesforce solutions that enable business processes across commercial and customer engagement functions. The role partners with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and engineers to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions using Salesforce platform capabilities and industry best practices.
About the Role
The Salesforce Sales Cloud Developer II contributes to the design and implementation of Salesforce Sales and/or Service Cloud solutions and integrations. This role demonstrates hands-on expertise in Salesforce development and configuration, participates in technical design discussions, and delivers high-quality solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
How You Will Contribute
- Design, develop, test, and deploy Salesforce Sales Cloud and/or Service Cloud solution solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, Validation Rules, and platform automation.
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and user stories.
- Develop integrations between Salesforce and enterprise applications using REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, and middleware platforms.
- Participate in solution design reviews and contribute to technical architecture discussions.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, solution designs, data mappings, and deployment artifacts.
- Perform code reviews and promote Salesforce development best practices.
- Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment activities using approved DevOps tooling.
- Collaborate with QA, Product Managers, Architects, Administrators, and business stakeholders during the full software lifecycle.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring platform stability and performance.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and platform modernization efforts.
- Mentor junior developers and actively share Salesforce best practices within the engineering community.
Skills & Qualifications
Required Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of Salesforce Sales Cloud functionality and data model.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Apex
- Lightning Web Components (LWC)
- SOQL/SOSL
- Salesforce Flow
- Salesforce Security & Sharing Model
- Custom Objects and Metadata Configuration
- APIs and Integrations
- Salesforce Data Cloud / Data 360 product hands-on experience
- Understanding of Salesforce platform limits and performance optimization techniques.
- Experience working within Agile delivery teams.
- Familiarity with Git-based source control and CI/CD deployment processes.
- Working knowledge of integration patterns and enterprise application architecture.
- Understanding of software engineering principles, object-oriented design, and testing methodologies.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud.
- Experience with MuleSoft or enterprise integration platforms.
- Experience with Salesforce DevOps Center and/ or Copado.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical or regulated industry environments.
Certifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Salesforce Platform Developer I
- Salesforce Administrator
- Knowledge of Salesforce Data Cloud.
- Exposure to Agentforce capabilities and AI-driven customer engagement solutions.
Desired Certifications (Advantage)
- Salesforce Platform Developer Developer II
- Salesforce Data Cloud Consultant
- Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant
- Salesforce Service Cloud Consultant
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Work Experience
- 3–4+ years of software development experience.
- 2–3+ years of hands-on Salesforce platform development experience.
- Experience delivering enterprise-scale Salesforce implementations and enhancements.
Skills Required
- Strong knowledge of Salesforce Sales Cloud functionality and data model
- Hands-on experience with Apex
- Hands-on experience with Lightning Web Components
- Hands-on experience with SOQL and SOSL
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce Flow
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce Security and Sharing Model
- Hands-on experience with custom objects and metadata configuration
- Hands-on experience with APIs and integrations
- Understanding of Salesforce platform limits and performance optimization
- Experience working within Agile delivery teams
- Familiarity with Git-based source control and CI/CD deployment processes
- Working knowledge of integration patterns and enterprise application architecture
- Understanding of software engineering principles, object-oriented design, and testing methodologies
- Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud
- Experience with MuleSoft or enterprise integration platforms
- Experience with Salesforce DevOps Center or Copado
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical or regulated industry environments
- Salesforce Platform Developer I certification
- Salesforce Administrator certification
- Knowledge of Salesforce Data Cloud
- Exposure to Agentforce capabilities and AI-driven customer engagement solutions
- Salesforce Platform Developer II certification
- Salesforce Data Cloud Consultant certification
- Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant certification
- Salesforce Service Cloud Consultant certification
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 3-4+ years of software development experience
- 2-3+ years of hands-on Salesforce platform development experience
- Experience delivering enterprise-scale Salesforce implementations and enhancements
Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Takeda and has not been reviewed or approved by Takeda.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement is described as notably strong, combining a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with an additional company contribution that scales with age and service. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further supports long-term wealth building.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid bonding leave for all parents, substantial adoption/surrogacy reimbursement, and robust caregiver resources (backup care and Maven family-forming support) are emphasized as core strengths. These offerings create a comprehensive safety net for a range of family situations.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (nationwide PPO/HSA and regional HMOs), employer HSA funding, and integrated mental-health and well-being programs signal depth in coverage. Preventive care is covered in-network, and plan choices by state expand access.
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