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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Salesforce Solution Architect - **Company:** Intuitive Surgical, Inc. - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $243,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Unit Testing, Custom Software, Software Design Patterns, Iterative and Incremental Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Cloud Services, Salesforce.Com, Visualforce, Information Technology, Apex Programming, Restful APIs, Meditech, Database Rules and Triggers - **Published:** August 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Intuitive/744000142710409-salesforce-solution-architect ## About the Role * Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced and rapidly changing work environment either on a team or as an individual contributor * Bachelor's degree in business, computer science or related field * Proven ability to design and optimize business processes and to integrate business processes across disparate systems * Experience developing custom applications on the Salesforce.com platform * Experience with Salesforce Admin functionalities * Excellent client-facing written, presentation and verbal communications skills * Exposure to LWC, VisualForce, Apex Classes/Controllers, Apex Triggers and Salesforce development and advanced customization experience Desired Skills/Experience: * Functional Lead or Consulting experience preferred * Salesforce Certifications of Admin, AppBuilders, Sales & Service Cloud Consultant is preferred * Experience in Healthcare or Medtech domain with related compliance expertise is an added advantage ## Description * The Salesforce Architect will lead Functional/technical requirements sessions, architect & document technical solutions, and develop on the Salesforce.com platforms. * Acts as a liaison between the Business teams and internal development staff and is responsible for leading the development staff during all phases of the project's lifecycle. * Design & develop interfaces with Salesforce.com. * Translate business requirements into well designed solutions that best leverage the platforms * Provide detailed estimates of the level of effort associated to implement the project from business requirements gathering through deployment * Lead technical design sessions, designing and documenting technical solutions that are aligned with the business objectives * Provide sophisticated solutions within Salesforce.com. * Capable of understanding Apex Classes and Triggers, Custom Visualforce pages, Salesforce APIs, Salesforce to Salesforce connector and configurations. * Lead the technical delivery of Salesforce.com implementations including development of custom solutions and integrations, managing technical scope and business expectations * Providing hands on expert level assistance to developers for technical issues; and designing and managing the execution of test plans and ensuring a quality solution is delivered * Demonstrate technical thought leadership * Be comfortable with modern SDLC best practices including iterative and incremental development, delivering working software frequently with attention to technical excellence * Be a credible subject matter expert in sales and marketing related business processes * Coach and mentor junior consultants * Be familiar with Advanced Apex programming concepts including core design patterns, limits and bulk patterns, efficient and reliable trigger handling, asynchronous operations and effective unit testing ## Related Videos - [Are you still programming unit tests or already generating?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/722-are-you-still-programming-unit-tests-or-already-generating) - [Strategies to accelerate SaaS Application Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1078-strategies-to-accelerate-saas-application-development) - [How Unit Testing Saved My Career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1642-how-unit-testing-saved-my-career) - [Building the Next Generation of Software](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100186-building-the-next-generation-of-software) - [The Software Engineer 2030: From Coder To AI Orchestrator? 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