Kiva provides a data-rich, transparent lending platform. We are constantly working to make the system more transparent to show how money flows throughout the entire cycle, & what effect it has on the people & institutions that lend, borrow, & manage it along the way. Our technology enables one-to-one interpersonal connections & lending at the lowest possible cost. Kiva is seeking an enthusiastic, sharp software engineer to join our rapidly growing team full-time, and help us change the world even faster.

Kiva’s awesome Internal Tools Engineering team develops and maintains a broad range of core software applications used in operations across all teams at Kiva.  With Salesforce, Kiva collects and manages information about our partners, volunteers, funders and other members of the Kiva microfinance ecosystem. We also use Salesforce as a front-end for internal business users to help define the values that drive Kiva’s other systems and processes.

Responsibilities

We’re looking for a Salesforce Software Engineer to help lead the architectural design, development, customization and integration efforts of related Salesforce solutions within the Internal Tools team here at Kiva. These solutions are comprised of tools that use Salesforce.com, Apex/Visualforce, javascript and PHP applications and interfaces using OAuth and other related technologies.  He or she will also be primarily responsible for the operation, administration, and technical support for our instance(s) on Salesforce.com.

Working closely with PM’s, Application Engineers and end users the Salesforce Software Engineer will translate business requirements into smart solutions while maintaining a comprehensive understanding of cloud-computing concepts and our ecosystem.

Required Skills

APEX (pages/triggers/classes), Force.com IDE, VisualForce page controllers, SOQL

Knowledge of Web Services (WSDL, SOAP, XML, JSON…)

Knowledge of RESTful Services (GET, POST, Options, Head)

Object Oriented programming and design specifically designing clean triggers and classes

Experience with Salesforce.com, CRM

Strong communication skills and time management

Desired Skills

HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, MySQL, ant/bash scripting

Other responsibilities

Architecting customer-based solutions and develop products on the Force.com platform using Apex and VisualForce

Defining and refining best practices for customizing Salesforce

Integration of multiple systems with Salesforce

Lead customer-driven solutions utilizing strong technical design skills and strong working relationships with internal groups

A desire and ability to define and model complex business processes and use cases

Required Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

2+ years experience in Salesforce software development

Benefits / Compensation

Opportunity to join the team of the world's first online personal microlending platform.

Base salary plus a comprehensive benefits package

Tons of "psychic income" for doing good in the world - priceless!

Casual work environment

Please understand: Although Kiva is run like a SV tech startup, we are a non-profit organization. There's no equity or stock options, and while our salaries are in line with similar-sized non-profit companies, we cannot compete with for-profit salaries.

Called the "hottest non-profit on the planet" by FORTUNE magazine and a Top 50 Website by TIME, Kiva (www.kiva.org) is the world's first personal micro-lending marketplace with a mission of alleviating global poverty by connecting people through micro-lending. In just 7 years, Kiva has raised over $300 million for more than 900,000 borrowers in 66 countries. Kiva combines the culture and approach of an internet start-up with an intense focus on serving the borrower-to-lender connection. Kiva is poised to take its initial success to a whole new level -- targeting $1 billion in loans by 2017 and expanding into new areas (e.g. student loans, water, mobile, etc.). Headquartered in San Francisco, Kiva's team has 100+ employees and over 500 volunteers worldwide.