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Salesforce Developer – Austin, TX

 

Amherst is revolutionizing the way U.S. real estate is priced, managed and financed in order to unlock opportunities for all market participants. Driven by data, analytics, and technology, Amherst has a 20-year history of anticipating where the next risks and opportunities are likely to emerge and designing actionable strategies for investors to capitalize on opportunities across residential real estate, commercial real estate and public securities. Amherst, along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, has more than 900 employees, $5 billion under management and approximately $15 billion under advisement and oversight. www.amherst.com.

 

Amherst is looking for a Salesforce Developer to build apps to power our fintech and proptech platform.

 

Amherst is a financial services and technology company empowering global investors to access the U.S. real estate market with unparalleled ease and scale. Our technology platform manages thousands of homes and billions of dollars of investment capital. The data and software required to handle such an operation is diverse. We build data infrastructure and tools to buy, renovate, and manage homes at scale. We build consumer brands and apps to lease and sell homes direct-to-consumer. We design, prototype, and roll-out IoT devices and smart home tech to help physically manage and solve important business operations. Amherst currently uses and is expanding Salesforce to manage the homes sales/acquisition pipeline and customer communication. Amherst employs a wide variety of tech to drive innovation in U.S. residential real estate. We are building RESTful microservices on serverless cloud infrastructures. Our tools and websites are built with React.js, Next.js, Material UI, and .NET. We build native and React Native iOS and Android apps. Our BI and data teams are using Hadoop, Hive, and Presto to create the data sets that power the business. Most importantly, Amherst has a strong, developer friendly culture. We are looking for developers who are scrappy and fast, who focus on solutions not problems, who understand that code is cost, and who aren’t afraid of a tough deadline. We want developers who have a high bar and love being part of a great team.

 

Ideal Candidate:

  • Knowledgeable. You are a real pro and deeply understand web development and its ecosystem.
  • Intellectually Curious. You are constantly learning and working to improve yourself.
  • Entrepreneurial. You enjoy wearing many hats and hustling to get things done.
  • Problem Solver. You are a critical thinker who brings solutions not problems to the table.
  • Hard Working. You aren’t afraid of a tough deadline.
  • Scrappy & Fast. You like finding creative ways to quickly move projects forward.
  • Good Communicator. You easily explain complex technical issues to a non-technical audience.
  • Team Player. You put team success first and have a high degree of personal character.
  • Accountable. You take ownership and have pride in your work.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with Technology Team and Business Users to scope projects, define tech requirements, and implement Salesforce solutions
  • Perform Salesforce administration, configuration, development, and advise on best practices including when to perform custom development (APEX) vs advanced configuration
  • Help build integrations with our core technology infrastructure and the Salesforce Platform
  • Work with the Amherst DevOps team to manage Salesforce deployments
  • Develop new features from system design through implementation and launch
  • Improve and maintain existing Salesforce org and services
  • Evaluate technical tradeoffs of every decision and work within the Lightning Experience and Salesforce/infrastructure best practices
  • You will be the go-to Salesforce expert!

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of professional development/administrator experience in a Salesforce environment
  • Strong Advanced Configuration, APEX and SOQL knowledge
  • Implement and Support Integrated Third-Party AppExchange Apps such as Docusign
  • Knowledge on building integrations with SQL databases
  • Proficient with HTML, CSS, Javascript, HTTP, Restful APIs, and asynchronous web services
  • Familiar with front-end and backed performance best practices
  • Salesforce certifications are nice to have
  • Experience with common software development tools and processes

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salaries
  • Choice of Mac or Windows hardware
  • Flexible vacation days, paid holidays, and work from home options
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD, Life, EAP, and 401K with matching benefits
  • Stellar colleagues with proven track records 
  • Free sodas, kombucha, cold brew, beer and healthy and unhealthy snacks at our Barton Springs WeWork location
  • Free lunch every day and breakfast tacos on Thursdays!

Amherst is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.

 

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Austin at our HQ with beautiful views of Lake Austin in a modern office as well as our second office in the top floor of the Frost Tower downtown

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