Application Engineer
The Role
The Fusion Product Engineering team builds Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery software on the Force.com Platform as a Service (PaaS) portion of Salesforce's App Cloud. Fusion is building an ecosystem of managed packages that utilize all portions of the Force.com stack. This includes but is not limited to Visualforce, Apex, Lightning Components, JavaScript, ReactJS, REST API's, HTTP Callouts to 3rd Party Services, Platform Cache, and the Streaming API. All packages built on the Fusion Framework must go through the Salesforce Security Review Process ensuring that industry-standard security principles (OWASP, SFDC Sharing Enforcement, etc.) are applied to all our managed packages.
A Fusion Application Engineer collaborates with Product Management to build out secure, scalable, high-quality code that enables our customers to be successful. Specifically, they:
- Translate User Stories into secure, scalable, and high-quality code on the Force.com platform
- Debug and solve issues across the application as needed
- Collaborate and engage with Fusion's Product Management team to clarify requirements formally during sprint grooming sessions, as well as informally during sprint build activities
- Communicate potential technical solutions and feature trade-offs for user stories to Product Management
- Provide engineering task lists and estimates for user stories during sprint planning sessions and update estimates as new information is discovered during sprint build activities
- Facilitate code reviews for authored code and participate in reviewing fellow engineers' code, providing constructive feedback regarding code structure, security, and stability
- Engage fellow engineers in knowledge transfer sessions sharing best practices, lessons learned, or other technical findings of interest to the engineering team
- Mentor Associate Application Engineers on the Fusion Framework's managed packages, as well as Salesforce platform best practices
- Escalate risks to Product Management early and often as they present themselves during sprint build activities
- Lead frequent formal and informal development build demonstrations for Product Management throughout Sprints to communicate status, user story functionality built to-date, and allow for Product Management changes as needed
- Occasionally, as needed, collaborate with the Delivery and Support teams
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- B.S Degree in any of the following areas: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Management Systems, Mathematics, or related STEM degree
- 3-5 years of experience as a Developer or Software Engineer
- Strong written, communication, and collaboration skills
- Ability to solve complex technical challenges
- Programming experience with a modern OO Language (Java, Python, Ruby, C#, C++, etc.)
- Experience with any of the following: JavaScript, SQL, REST API, SOAP API, Streaming API, Platform Cache, JavaScript Remoting
- Entrepreneurial spirit and passion for innovation in a late-stage startup environment
Desired:
- Agile Development Methodology Expertise (SCRUM Certification preferred)
- 3-4 years of experience on the Force.com Platform as a Developer or Engineer
- Salesforce Platform Developer I Certification, or ability to obtain the certification within 6 months of employment
- Knowledge of application security best practices including OWASP vulnerabilities and the corresponding Force.com features that protect against them
- Force.com Technologies: Apex, Visualforce, SOQL, SOSL, Lightning Components
Fusion Risk Management, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Nothing in this job posting should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.
