At Koalafi, we believe in a world where no one has to put an important purchase on hold. That’s why we’re making it easier for more people to pay for big purchases over time.
Retailers across the country rely on us to offer flexible lease-to-own financing to their non-prime consumers, while increasing sales and strengthening customer loyalty. Their 2M+ customers love us because we provide a flexible way for them to make payments and give them an opportunity to improve their credit. Our 200+ Koalafi teammates enjoy inspiring and challenging work that accelerates their careers.
Interested in learning more about how we’re transforming the financing experience and joining our team?
About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Salesforce Developer to help build and scale the core systems that power our go-to-market engine. This is a highly technical role for someone who loves building well-architected solutions, solving ambiguous platform problems, and working in a fast-paced environment where Salesforce is mission-critical.
You will work closely with our Salesforce Architect and cross-functional partners across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Risk, and Legal. You’ll design and implement scalable Salesforce solutions, build integrations with key platforms like Marketo and Snowflake, and continuously improve the performance and reliability of our Salesforce ecosystem.
This is a role where you will have real ownership, technical influence, and a direct impact on how the business operates.
What you’ll do
Salesforce Development & Platform Engineering
- Build and maintain scalable solutions in Salesforce Sales Cloud and Service Cloud
- Develop high-quality Apex (synchronous + asynchronous), triggers, and batch jobs with a strong awareness of governor limits
- Design and implement robust Lightning Web Components (LWC) using modern best practices
- Build declarative automation using Flows where appropriate, balancing maintainability with technical complexity
- Apply structured trigger framework patterns and reusable design approaches to keep the codebase scalable
- Use Salesforce CLI and terminal-based tooling to support modern development practices
- Participate in source-controlled development workflows using Git
Integrations & Data Systems
- Design and maintain integrations between Salesforce and external systems using REST/SOAP APIs
- Support integrations with Marketo and Snowflake, ensuring clean data flows and system reliability
- Leverage platform events and event-driven patterns where appropriate
- Build secure, well-documented, scalable integration processes that support business growth
DevOps, CI/CD & Deployment
- Contribute to CI/CD automation and deployment processes across Salesforce environments
- Improve release reliability and reduce manual overhead through automation and best practices
- Ensure code quality and stability through testing discipline and deployment rigor
Ownership, Support & Problem Solving
- Serve as a technical escalation point for complex Salesforce issues
- Troubleshoot system performance problems, automation failures, and integration issues
- Own projects end-to-end: requirements → design → implementation → testing → deployment → iteration
- Write clear technical documentation, diagrams, and process flows for long-term maintainability
About you
- 5+ years of professional Salesforce development experience
- Strong experience with Apex, triggers, batch jobs, async processing
- Strong experience building production-grade Lightning Web Components
- Solid understanding of Salesforce security model, role hierarchy, profiles/permission sets, sharing rules, and validation rules
- Proven experience integrating Salesforce with external systems and APIs
- Comfort working in complex org environments with multiple stakeholders and evolving requirements
- Experience with Git-based workflows and source-driven deployments
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Location Requirement: This position requires regular in-person attendance at one of our two office locations (Richmond, VA or Arlington, VA). Candidates must already be located within a commutable distance to either location, as relocation assistance is not available at this time.
Certifications
- Salesforce Administrator (Required)
- Salesforce Platform Developer I & II (Required)
- Salesforce Certified Application Architect (Preferred)
Why choose Koalafi: A career at Koalafi means opportunities to tackle exciting challenges every single day. We take pride in a culture of innovation, trust, and ownership. You'll get outside your comfort zone, build meaningful relationships, and most of all, take charge of projects that ultimately help people get the things they need most.
Benefits:
At Koalafi, you will have a direct impact on our products and help shape the company’s success. We offer competitive compensation & benefits packages to keep you at your best:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 20 PTO days + 11 paid holidays
- 401(k) retirement with company matching
- Student Loan & Tuition Reimbursement
- Commuter assistance
- Parental leave (maternal + paternal)
- Inclusion and Associate Engagement Programs
Who we are & what we value:
- We focus on what’s most important
- We set clear expectations and deliver
- We embrace challenges to reach our full potential
- We ask, “How can this be better?”
- We move fast together
Top Skills
What We Do
At Koalafi, we understand that big dreams start with simple transactions. That’s why we built the first nationwide platform that makes it possible for merchants to offer all of their customers, whether they have excellent or no credit, a wide range of pay-over-time plans through a single application. With the help of Koalafi’s advanced technology and analytics, delightful experiences, and world-class support, thousands of merchants nationwide have grown their businesses, and more of their customers can finally dream bigger.
