AoPS is looking for a Senior Salesforce Engineer to lead complex Salesforce development projects, implement innovative solutions and work with leadership to drive technical strategy for our customer relationship management and business operations systems. As our Senior Salesforce Engineer, you'll be the technical architect behind systems that connect us with brilliant young mathematicians worldwide—building the infrastructure that helps us identify talent, nurture potential, and create pathways to mathematical excellence. This role is ideal for an experienced Salesforce professional who thrives on architecting sophisticated solutions and mentoring others while driving innovation in customer relationship management systems.
The Senior Salesforce Engineer will:
- Architect and build sophisticated Salesforce applications and integrations that directly connect talented students with learning opportunities, analyzing multiple design approaches to create innovative solutions that scale with our growing community.
- Mentor team members and conduct technical reviews that elevate code quality, ensuring our platform remains robust enough to serve thousands of mathematically gifted students worldwide.
- Optimize and enhance existing Salesforce systems that power student discovery and engagement, identifying improvements that make our educational mission more effective.
- Create comprehensive documentation that enables seamless knowledge transfer, ensuring our educational technology continues to evolve and improve.
- Collaborate with Engineering Leadership to establish development practices that maintain production-quality systems supporting critical educational pathways for gifted learners.
- Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to shape technical strategy from concept to launch, contributing to products that unlock mathematical potential in young minds.
- Communicate project status and timelines with transparency, ensuring educational initiatives launch on schedule to serve waiting students and families.
- Stay current with Salesforce innovations and best practices, continuously expanding expertise to better serve our educational technology needs.
- Support additional initiatives that advance AoPS's mission to inspire the next generation of problem-solvers.
The ideal candidate has:
- 4+ years building production Salesforce solutions using technologies that will power educational excellence: Apex, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce
- Expertise with Salesforce APIs (REST, Bulk) for seamless data integration across educational platforms
- Experience creating Salesforce integrations that connect learning systems and enhance student experiences
- Mastery of advanced Salesforce configuration and automation tools that streamline educational operations
- Deep understanding of Salesforce platform ecosystem and best practices for scalable, educational technology
- Proven ability to provide technical leadership and mentor others in building mission-critical educational systems
- Strong collaboration skills with ability to juggle multiple projects while adapting to the dynamic needs of a growing educational organization
- Track record as a strategic contributor to product development and successful delivery of large-scale Salesforce projects
- Outstanding problem-solving abilities and creative thinking that translates into innovative educational technology solutions
- Salesforce Platform Developer I certification required, Platform Developer II or advanced certifications preferred
Why Join AoPS:
This is a hybrid full-time position based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA. The full salary range for this position is 132k-165k with a 6% year-end bonus. Here are some things you can look forward to:
- Impact: The opportunity to architect innovative Salesforce solutions that connect brilliant young mathematicians with transformative learning experiences worldwide.
- Flexibility: Casual work environment with a hybrid work week and flexible scheduling
- Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans
- Future Planning: 401K with company match
- Quality of Life: PTO Plan and supportive leadership that gives you the work-life balance you deserve
- Ease of Transition: Relocation bonus (if currently located outside of San Diego)
Background Check:
Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.
About AoPS:
Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.
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What We Do
Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) develops educational opportunities for many of the most eager students in the world. Since 2003, we have trained tens of thousands of the country’s top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, learning centers, textbooks, and online learning systems. Over the years, our international online community of advanced problem solvers has grown to over 800,000 members. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, we have started expanding into new subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.
Our home office is in sunny San Diego.
