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# Staff Software Engineer, Salesforce Developer

- **Company:** Gusto
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Applications Architecture, Software Debugging, Ruby on Rails, Release Management, Salesforce.Com, Software Engineering, Apex Code, Claude Code, AI Coding Agents
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_b39f5b360a5c89cb1793851a827bca16

## About the Role

* 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 4+ years developing on the Salesforce platform in Apex
 * Salesforce Platform Developer I and/or Application Architect certification(s)
 * Strong understanding of Salesforce platform architecture, with experience using the sf CLI and Salesforce change/release management best practices
 * Fluent, daily use of AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code or equivalent) across the development lifecycle - writing, reviewing, debugging, and documenting code - with strong judgment on when and how to apply them
 * Comfortable writing well-structured, maintainable, well-documented code, including in codebases outside of Salesforce (Ruby on Rails experience a plus)
 * Proven track record building, testing, and debugging reliable production systems at scale
 * Skilled at translating ambiguous requirements into business value and advocating for scalable technical solutions
 * Experience in regulated industries preferred

Please note that a two day travel to a Gusto office for onboarding is required for this position. If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please share with your recruiter.

## Description

* Design, build, and maintain scalable Apex solutions on the Salesforce platform that support our Sales and CX teams
 * Use AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code or equivalent) throughout the development lifecycle to write, review, debug, and document code
 * Oversee ongoing improvements to deployed features and measure their impact
 * Apply Salesforce platform architecture and change/release management best practices, using sf cli for deployments
 * Write well-structured, easily maintainable, and well-documented code
 * Build, test, and debug reliable production systems at scale, ideally real-time, event-driven, or high-throughput
 * Contribute to codebases beyond Salesforce when the work calls for it