29 Salesforce Developer jobs in South Africa

Job Position: Salesforce Developer

Duration: Initially 12 + month contract and Extendable Contract

Location: Johannesburg South Africa (Hybrid/Onsite)

We are looking for experienced Salesforce Developers with 3–4 years of hands-on experience in Salesforce development and customization. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying custom Salesforce solutions tailored to business requirements.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop custom solutions on the Salesforce platform using Apex, Lightning Components, and Visualforce.
• Integrate Salesforce with external systems via REST/SOAP APIs.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product managers, and other team members to gather and analyze requirements
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring high-quality, maintainable code
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Salesforce functionality and integrations
• Ensure Salesforce security, scalability, and performance best practices are followed
• Maintain clear documentation of solutions and processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 3–4 years of hands-on Salesforce development experience
• Strong proficiency in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, and SOQL/SOSL.
• Experience with Salesforce APIs and external system integrations
• Familiarity with Salesforce best practices, design patterns, and development lifecycle
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills'
• Salesforce Developer Certification(s) is a plus.

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of
RELX
, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today's top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Developer to join our high-performing team. You will play a critical role in customizing sales processes and ensuring scalable, out of the box architecture across the Salesforce ecosystem. As a Salesforce developer, you will work independently and collaboratively, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, and contributing to enterprise-wide Salesforce initiatives. This role requires deep technical expertise in Sales Cloud, strong Data Model, and a solution-oriented mindset. Your expertise will drive the success of our Sales Transformation initiative and contribute to our continuous improvement and growth.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements, translating those requirements into customized solutions using the Salesforce platform.
• Strong experience and knowledge in Salesforce Sales Cloud processes and capabilities.
• Implement Salesforce solutions that adhere to platform best practices. Typical Salesforce implementations include custom platform development (Apex, Visualforce, Aura & Lightning Components, Web Services and API), integrations with back-office systems (often using middleware tools) and complex data migrations.
• Automate business processes using Salesforce automation tools, such as Flows, Workflows, Formulas, Assignment Rules, and email Alerts
• Design and implement Quote to Cash solutions using Salesforce CPQ
• Assist with each release cycle to implement and deploy new/updates to existing applications and code.
• Communicate and work effectively with cross functional teams including business teams, product teams, global IT Apps, teams, consultants & vendors.
• Participate in daily scrum meetings, analyze assigned user stories, identify/resolve gaps in functional user stories/business

Requirements

• Coordinate and support deployment of releases
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget.
• Participate in UAT and production deployments to ensure successful project delivery.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with multi-org and multi-currency Salesforce implementations.
• 4+ years of Salesforce development experience
• Salesforce Sales Cloud, Data Loader, Relational Database, SQL, SOQL, Flows, Automation (Required)
• Salesforce Apex, Integration, LWC, JavaScript (Required) DevOps tools like Copado, Jira.
• Salesforce Certifications: Salesforce Administrator Certification, Salesforce Advance Administrator Certification, Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification, Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant Certification, Salesforce Platform Developer Certification

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Medical Aid
• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
• Study Leave

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services.

Reporting Line: Manager, Salesforce Platform Manager (AU)

Work Model: Hybrid: Monday and Thursday in office - remaining days remote.

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: 07H00 TO 15H30 with a high degree of flexibility

Location: Cape Town

Role summary

• The Salesforce Developer is responsible for supporting the evolution of the technology solution and processes that support the entire development and delivery of Construct products and services.

• The Salesforce Developer is a key technical role responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Salesforce solutions that drive business efficiency and success.

• This position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the optimal utilisation of Salesforce technologies (Sales Cloud & Service Cloud). The Salesforce Developer will work closely with key internal stakeholders ensuring the platform supports business growth, process efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• This role will support the Head of Enabling Technology in providing thought leadership, and options and solutions formulation for the unit development and broader technology space.

Core skills and experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in CRM domain
• 3+ years of experience in Salesforce implementations with sound knowledge on Salesforce Sales cloud, Service and Administration.
• Fluent in Apex Code such as triggers, classes, test methods; Lightning Web Components (LWC), Aura components, Visualforce, SOQL,SOSL and other relevant technologies on the Salesforce platform
• Good level of experience with CI/CD
• Hands-on experience in integrating 3rd party systems such as oAuth and REST
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities effectively, and meet project deadlines.
• Deliver ongoing Salesforce enhancements. Developing Salesforce functionality to enhance business use of the platform.
• Certifications: Salesforce Platform Developer I & Salesforce Certified Administrator
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

It would be beneficial to have:

• Certifications: Salesforce Platform Developer II & Certified Advanced Administrator
• Salesforce DX: Familiarity with Salesforce Development Experience (DX) for source-driven development, version control, and automated deployments.
• Strong understanding of custom development best practices, governor limits, and security considerations within the Salesforce platform.
• Experience defining and delivering enterprise applications on the Salesforce platform.
• Proficiency in optimising Salesforce configurations and code for performance, scalability, and data volume considerations.

About OES

OES is a vibrant and values-led organisation, and we are passionate about enhancing lives through education. We work with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies worldwide, to develop and enable immersive and engaging learning experiences. We empower our teams to be student-focused, innovative, and embrace change with a growth mindset to ensure we achieve our vision of being the world's most impactful enabler of education. We encourage our people to grow and develop through teamwork and a diverse range of projects, programs and challenging work. We trust our people to deliver, so when you work with OES, you will join a team who are empowered to impact every day.

Company Culture & Values

We are a people-focused organization with a culture built around collaboration, connection, and working together toward one common goal. Our vibrant, values-led culture is grounded in four core principles that guide everything we do:

Passion and Perseverance: We love what we do (even though it's not always easy) and take pride in creating transformative learning experiences. We bring a 'can-do' attitude to our work, tackling challenges and inspiring others.

Teamwork: We operate as cross-functional teams globally with trust and respect, celebrating success. We have fun while we work and enjoy collaborating with each other and OES partners.

Agility and Innovation: We are innovative, lateral thinkers who use our skills to do things better for our students. We thrive in ambiguity, embrace change and challenge conventional thinking.

Integrity: We do what's right, and what we say we will do, every time. We value a culture of respectful feedback and believe that respect trumps harmony. 

These are some of the perks you can expect when you join the team:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Medical allowance
• Commute allowance
• Flexible work for genuine career-life fit
• A healthy and supportive company culture
• Generous annual leave
• Paid maternity and paternity benefits
• Study leave
• Professional development and mentoring
• Construct Culture Club events
• Company funded lunch and drinks every 6 weeks

*Policy T&Cs apply for certain benefits

MSA Outsourcing Solutions - UK is seeking a skilled Salesforce Developer to join one of our UK based client. As a Salesforce Developer you will play a critical role in customising and enhancing our Salesforce platform to improve process efficiency and enhance user satisfaction. You will also integrate Salesforce with existing systems, ensuring data accuracy and security and providing technical support whenever required.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in developing and customising Salesforce applications, as well as experience in designing and implementing complex solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Creating custom solutions by designing and developing Salesforce applications.
• Participate in the entire software development life cycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing and deployment.
• Supporting, maintaining, and improving the working of existing Salesforce applications for optimal functionality.
• Creating and maintaining integrations with other applications and systems using web services and APIs.
• Collaborating with stakeholders and other developers to identify and implement improvements for the system.
• Ensuring compliance with security and development standards of Salesforce.
• Develop and maintain custom applications on the Salesforce platform using Apex, Visualforce, and other technologies.
• Create technical documentation for the company, like user guides, release notes and design documents.
• Work collaboratively with technical teams to collect and document requirements for Salesforce solutions.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues related to Salesforce integrations and applications.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure that the best practices for the existing and new Salesforce solutions are implemented.
• Stay updated with new Salesforce features & functionalities and recommend best practices to enhance the existing Salesforce implementations.

• 3-5 years of demonstrable experience in software development.
• Proven experience as a Salesforce Developer with a solid understanding of Salesforce architecture.
• Strong proficiency in Salesforce development including Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Component Framework, Salesforce service cloud and Salesforce marketing cloud.
• Familiarity with Salesforce integration technologies (REST/SOAP APIs, Web Services).
• Experience with configuring and customizing Salesforce applications, including data models, workflows, and validation rules.
• Familiarity with tools like Salesforce DX, Ant Migration Tool, or Change Sets.
• Understanding of Salesforce data model, including standard and custom objects, relationships, and fields.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies is beneficial.
• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Salesforce Developer, Salesforce Administrator) are a plus.

How you'll role

As the Senior Salesforce Developer, you will lead the development and implementation of strategic plans and initiatives that drive growth and enhance operational efficiencies within the organization. You'll work closely with teams to ensure alignment with business goals, utilizing your analytical abilities to assess market opportunities and optimize processes.

What you'll do

• Design and develop scalable Salesforce solutions using Apex, OmniScript, Flows, and Lightning Web Components
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and business analysts to gather requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions
• Lead and support all phases of the software development lifecycle, including planning, development, testing, deployment, and support
• Leverage Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, Service Cloud, and other relevant Salesforce products to deliver tailored solutions
• Ensure best practices in DevOps, version control, testing, and code quality are followed
• Mentor junior developers and serve as a technical expert for cross-functional teams
• Monitor and optimize application performance and scalability
• Integrate with external systems using RESTful APIs and manage data flow across platforms

What you'll need

• Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate or equivalent
• 6+ years of experience developing Salesforce solutions
• Solid experience in both front-end and back-end development
• Relevant Salesforce certifications

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Experience working with Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and Service Cloud
• Technical Skills & Expertise
• Salesforce: Apex, Lightning Web Components, OmniScript, Flow
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, data models, and integration patterns
• Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud and Marketing Cloud is advantageous
• Front-end development: Responsive design, browser performance, and optimization techniques
• Back-end development: Advanced programming, algorithms, and design patterns
• DevOps and SDLC methodologies
• Version control (e.g., Git)
• Testing frameworks and practices
• RESTful API design and third-party integration
• Cloud platforms: AWS or Azure
• Microservices and event-driven architecture
• Containerization and deployment via Kubernetes
• Database technologies: SQL and NoSQL, with a focus on performance and optimization
• Familiarity with front-end build tools and package managers

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Reporting Line: Manager, Salesforce Platform Manager (AU)

Work Model
:
Hybrid: Monday and Thursday in office - remaining days remote.

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: 07H00 TO 15H30 with a high degree of flexibility

Location: Cape Town

Role summary

• The Salesforce Developer is responsible for supporting the evolution of the technology solution and processes that support the entire development and delivery of Construct products and services.

• The Salesforce Developer is a key technical role responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Salesforce solutions that drive business efficiency and success.

• This position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the optimal utilisation of Salesforce technologies (Sales Cloud & Service Cloud). The Salesforce Developer will work closely with key internal stakeholders ensuring the platform supports business growth, process efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• This role will support the Head of Enabling Technology in providing thought leadership, and options and solutions formulation for the unit development and broader technology space.

Requirements

Core skills and experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in CRM domain
• 3+ years of experience in Salesforce implementations with sound knowledge on Salesforce Sales cloud, Service and Administration.
• Fluent in Apex Code such as triggers, classes, test methods; Lightning Web Components (LWC), Aura components, Visualforce, SOQL,SOSL and other relevant technologies on the Salesforce platform
• Good level of experience with CI/CD
• Hands-on experience in integrating 3rd party systems such as oAuth and REST
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities effectively, and meet project deadlines.
• Deliver ongoing Salesforce enhancements. Developing Salesforce functionality to enhance business use of the platform.
• Certifications: Salesforce Platform Developer I & Salesforce Certified Administrator
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

It would be beneficial to have:

• Certifications: Salesforce Platform Developer II & Certified Advanced Administrator
• Salesforce DX: Familiarity with Salesforce Development Experience (DX) for source-driven development, version control, and automated deployments.
• Strong understanding of custom development best practices, governor limits, and security considerations within the Salesforce platform.
• Experience defining and delivering enterprise applications on the Salesforce platform.
• Proficiency in optimising Salesforce configurations and code for performance, scalability, and data volume considerations.

Benefits

About OES
OES is a vibrant and values-led organisation, and we are passionate about enhancing lives through education. We work with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies worldwide, to develop and enable immersive and engaging learning experiences. We empower our teams to be student-focused, innovative, and embrace change with a growth mindset to ensure we achieve our vision of being the world's most impactful enabler of education. We encourage our people to grow and develop through teamwork and a diverse range of projects, programs and challenging work. We trust our people to deliver, so when you work with OES, you will join a team who are empowered to impact every day.

Company Culture & Values

We are a people-focused organization with a culture built around collaboration, connection, and working together toward one common goal. Our vibrant, values-led culture is grounded in four core principles that guide everything we do:

Passion and Perseverance:
We love what we do (even though it's not always easy) and take pride in creating transformative learning experiences. We bring a 'can-do' attitude to our work, tackling challenges and inspiring others.

Teamwork:
We operate as cross-functional teams globally with trust and respect, celebrating success. We have fun while we work and enjoy collaborating with each other and OES partners.

Agility and Innovation:
We are innovative, lateral thinkers who use our skills to do things better for our students. We thrive in ambiguity, embrace change and challenge conventional thinking.

Integrity
: We do what's right, and what we say we will do, every time. We value a culture of respectful feedback and believe that respect trumps harmony. 

These are some of the perks you can expect when you join the team:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Medical allowance
• Commute allowance
• Flexible work for genuine career-life fit
• A healthy and supportive company culture
• Generous annual leave
• Paid maternity and paternity benefits
• Study leave
• Professional development and mentoring
• Construct Culture Club events
• Company funded lunch and drinks every 6 weeks

*Policy T&Cs apply for certain benefits

MSA Outsourcing Solutions - UK is seeking a skilled Salesforce Developer to join one of our UK based client. As a Salesforce Developer you will play a critical role in customising and enhancing our Salesforce platform to improve process efficiency and enhance user satisfaction. You will also integrate Salesforce with existing systems, ensuring data accuracy and security and providing technical support whenever required.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in developing and customising Salesforce applications, as well as experience in designing and implementing complex solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Creating custom solutions by designing and developing Salesforce applications
• Participate in the entire software development life cycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing and deployment
• Supporting, maintaining, and improving the working of existing Salesforce applications for optimal functionality
• Creating and maintaining integrations with other applications and systems using web services and APIs
• Collaborating with stakeholders and other developers to identify and implement improvements for the system
• Ensuring compliance with security and development standards of Salesforce
• Develop and maintain custom applications on the Salesforce platform using Apex, Visualforce, and other technologies
• Create technical documentation for the company, like user guides, release notes and design documents
• Work collaboratively with technical teams to collect and document requirements for Salesforce solutions
• Identify and troubleshoot issues related to Salesforce integrations and applications
• Participate in code reviews to ensure that the best practices for the existing and new Salesforce solutions are implemented
• Stay updated with new Salesforce features & functionalities and recommend best practices to enhance the existing Salesforce implementations

Requirements

• 3-5 years of demonstrable experience in software development
• Proven experience as a Salesforce Developer with a solid understanding of Salesforce architecture
• Strong proficiency in Salesforce development including Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Component Framework, Salesforce service cloud and Salesforce marketing cloud
• Familiarity with Salesforce integration technologies (REST/SOAP APIs, Web Services)
• Experience with configuring and customizing Salesforce applications, including data models, workflows, and validation rules
• Familiarity with tools like Salesforce DX, Ant Migration Tool, or Change Sets
• Understanding of Salesforce data model, including standard and custom objects, relationships, and fields
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies is beneficial
• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Salesforce Developer, Salesforce Administrator) are a plus