Senior Salesforce Developer – Service Cloud

About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

What you’ll do:

• Own the end-to-end development lifecycle for new features within Salesforce Service Cloud and Zendesk to improve agent productivity and the customer experience.
• Choose the right tool for the job, whether it’s a declarative change, custom Apex/code, or leveraging a 3rd party application.
• Collaborate with business systems analysts to translate requirements into technical solutions that are maintainable, performant, and scalable.
• Design and maintain AI-driven solutions, identify and deliver solutions where AI can be strategically applied to accelerate and enhance both the agent’s workflow, the overall customer experience, and our development velocity.
• Partner with cross-functional engineers to architect new features and ensure seamless integration with existing Service Cloud applications and our broader data ecosystem.
• Maintain a customer-centric and data-driven approach, monitoring feature performance, troubleshooting issues, and informing future enhancements.

What you’ll bring:

• 6+ years of Salesforce development experience, with a proven track record of designing and implementing complex, scalable solutions on the Service Cloud platform. Experience with Zendesk development is a significant plus.
• Technical Mastery: A strong command of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) within an Agile environment, including expertise in DevOps processes and technology.
• Grit & Resilience: You tackle complex, ambiguous problems with persistence. You aren’t deterred by technical debt; instead, you dig in and find creative ways to deliver results.
• Urgency & Acceleration: You operate with a bias for action. You work with a sense of urgency to keep pace with a high-growth environment, ensuring we consistently accelerate outcomes for the business.
• Flexibility: The ability to “flex” when necessary, moving between different technologies and pivoting quickly as business priorities evolve.
• Ownership: A deep sense of accountability for the entire feature lifecycle, from initial design through to production release and maintenance.
• An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.