Local candidates only (please). San Francisco Bay Area. Candidate MUST have experience with Force.com Apex Code & Visualforce

Job Title: Senior Software Developer

Job Function: Force.com Apex Code & Visualforce Developer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, work from your home office

Description:

energyOrbit is the leading cloud computing solution in Demand Side Management (DSM) / Energy Efficiency (EE) operations. Four years into the making, we have deployed the energyOrbit solution with dozens of utilities and energy consulting companies across the nation. The product delivers a strategic, end-to-end energy efficiency tracking solution which centralizes and streamlines program, project and relationship management across multiple organizations and user groups.

energyOrbit is powered on the Force.com (from salesforce.com) cloud computing platform. We are a salesforce.com partner working with salesforce.com and other partners to continue to make substantial inroads into this rapidly growing and exciting market. 

We at energyOrbit are fortunate to have the opportunity to provide the market with an acutely needed enterprise product. Our product continues to have a tangible impact on helping the nation achieve energy savings; the people at energyOrbit are inspired by the fact that our product is contributing to the climate control efforts and the reduction of reliance on carbon fuels. If you're passionate about innovation and the planet, come help us to continue to grow and offer a superior product in our sector.

Our CTO is seeking a talented and experienced Force.com developer to develop and enhance our energyOrbit product.

Responsibilities:

You must have an excellent understanding of the Salesforce platform and products. As a Force.com developer, you must have a solid foundation of object-oriented programming in Java and demonstrate writing efficient and scalable Apex Code and Visualforce code. You will be responsible for developing through all phases of the development lifecycle, from initial technical designs, implementation, testing, to production deployments. You are expected to quickly learn new features, technologies, and to communicate effectively with various business owners, technical staff members and customers. To be successful in this position, you must provide expertise on the salesforce.com Apex and Visualforce API's, roles, profiles, and security model.

This job requires that you be a self-starter with the ability to take ownership, work under pressure, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously. You must possess good oral and written communication skills and be able to interact with other team members to deliver fast and reliable code and with customers to collect and document requirements. You will also be asked to contribute ideas, provide feedback and collaborate on many projects within the team’s portfolio that may be outside your domain expertise. Travel may be occasionally needed.

Required Skills:

• 3+ years of experience programming in Apex Code and Visualforce Pages
• 5+ years of experience programming in Java
• 1+ years of experience programming JavaScript
• Excellent understanding of salesforce.com’s SOQL and SOSL
• Excellent understanding of salesforce.com’s Web Services
• Excellent understanding of salesforce.com’s security model
• Experience with database concepts and data modeling capabilities
• Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Desired Skills:

• Experience developing in SFDC Customer Portal and PRM environments
• Relevant experience in the energy DSM / EE sectors
• 3+ years of experience programming HTML
• Experience developing in an Agile software development environment
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Solid understanding of software patterns and their use
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to develop processes and methodologies
• Experience with Test-driven Development (TDD)
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) process
• Good understanding of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model and concepts
• Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment
• Ability to take ownership of project features and multi-task in a fast pace environment

We take care of our employees (we are all employees):

1. Positive, can-do culture

2. Work / life balance (you will be working from your home office)

3. Vacation days (PTO)

4. Team building events

5. Healthcare coverage

6. Competitive salaries

7. Solid bonus plan