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About The Company

SPECTRAFORCE connects skilled professionals with opportunities to contribute to organizations across a range of industries. We are seeking a Salesforce Engineer for a 12-month contract-to-hire engagement with a hybrid work arrangement in Newark, New Jersey. This opportunity is suited to a hands-on Salesforce professional who enjoys building reliable platform solutions and collaborating with business and technology teams.

About The Role

As a Salesforce Engineer, you will design, develop, and support custom solutions on the Salesforce platform. You will work closely with stakeholders, project managers, administrators, and other technical partners to understand business needs and translate them into scalable, maintainable implementations. The role includes custom application development, platform automation, system integrations, and ongoing improvements to performance and usability.

You will contribute across the solution lifecycle, from gathering and refining requirements through development, testing, deployment, and support. Your work will help ensure Salesforce capabilities align with business processes while maintaining secure, dependable connections to external applications. This is a hybrid position based in Newark, NJ, with an expected duration of 12 months and a contract-to-hire structure.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates should have practical experience developing and supporting solutions on the Salesforce platform. A strong understanding of Apex, including classes and triggers, is important, along with experience building user interfaces with Lightning Web Components (LWC) and Visualforce. Candidates should be comfortable working with Salesforce data, SOQL, web services, and APIs to support integrations with external systems.

The ideal candidate can analyze business requirements, ask thoughtful clarifying questions, and communicate technical options to both technical and nontechnical partners. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to producing secure, maintainable code are essential. The ability to collaborate with stakeholders, project managers, administrators, and development colleagues is also important. Candidates should be prepared to work in a hybrid arrangement in Newark, New Jersey.

Responsibilities

Design, build, enhance, and support custom Salesforce applications that address business requirements and fit established platform standards. Develop Apex classes and triggers, and create user interfaces using Lightning Web Components and Visualforce as appropriate. Contribute to well-structured implementations that are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with the needs of users and business teams.

Create and maintain secure integrations between Salesforce and external applications using web services, APIs, and SOQL. Support reliable data exchange by considering integration requirements, data quality, access controls, and error handling. Partner with stakeholders and project managers to clarify requirements, assess technical options, communicate dependencies, and deliver solutions that support business goals.

Work with Salesforce administrators and other technical partners to coordinate changes and support the effective operation of the platform. Review existing implementations to identify opportunities to improve system performance, usability, and reliability. Participate in testing, troubleshooting, deployment preparation, and ongoing support; investigate issues, help determine root causes, and implement appropriate fixes. Document relevant technical decisions and solutions to support future maintenance and knowledge sharing.

Benefits

This opportunity offers a 12-month contract-to-hire engagement, providing the possibility of continued employment subject to business needs and applicable hiring decisions. The hybrid arrangement is based in Newark, NJ. The role offers the opportunity to work on custom Salesforce development, integrations, and platform improvements in collaboration with cross-functional partners. Compensation and any additional benefits will be discussed during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity

SPECTRAFORCE is committed to fair and inclusive employment practices. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law. We value respectful collaboration and encourage candidates with relevant skills and experience to apply.