Salesforce Heroku Developer

Job Summary :

We are seeking a skilled Heroku Developer with expertise in integrating Salesforce with Heroku and building scalable, event-driven applications that enable seamless data flow between platforms. This role will focus on designing, developing, and optimizing bi-directional integrations (Salesforce to Heroku and vice versa), ensuring performance, security, and maintainability while supporting business-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities :

Design, develop, and implement Salesforce ↔ Heroku integrations using Heroku Connect, External Objects, APIs, and event-driven architectures.

Build scalable and performant applications on the Heroku platform to extend Salesforce capabilities.

Collaborate with Salesforce Architects, Admins, and Business Analysts to define integration patterns, data models, and sync strategies.

Implement real-time and batch data synchronization between Salesforce and Heroku Postgres.

Develop and manage Heroku applications leveraging Heroku Connect, Heroku Postgres, Redis, Kafka, and APIs.

Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data sync jobs, ensuring data integrity and minimal latency.

Ensure solutions follow governance, compliance, and security best practices in both Salesforce and Heroku environments.

Write and maintain technical documentation including integration design, configuration, and deployment procedures.

Support CI / CD pipelines and DevOps practices for Heroku applications.

Provide production support and resolve integration-related issues.

Required Skills & Experience :

4–8 years of total experience in software development, with 2–4 years hands-on experience in Salesforce-Heroku integration.

Strong expertise in Heroku Connect, Postgres, External Objects, and REST / SOAP APIs.

Solid understanding of Salesforce data model, Apex, and integration capabilities.

Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures (e.g., Platform Events, Change Data Capture, Kafka).

Proficiency in Node.js, Java, or Python for building and deploying Heroku apps.

Familiarity with cloud-native concepts such as scalability, resilience, and monitoring.

Experience with Git, CI / CD pipelines, and DevOps tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ADO).

Knowledge of OAuth, authentication flows, and security best practices for integrations.

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams in Agile / Scrum environments.

Excellent communication and documentation skills.