Salesforce Engineer III

Paychex is reimagining how businesses manage their workforce by bringing payroll, HR, benefits, and advisory services together into a single connected HCM platform. As Paychex and Paycor come together, we're combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, AI, and human expertise to help organizations work smarter, support their people, and achieve better business outcomes. This is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to invest in innovation, simplify client experiences, and shape the future of work. At Paychex, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, make a meaningful impact, and be part of something bigger as One Paychex. Overview

We are seeking a Salesforce Software Engineer III to serve as a hands-on engineer supporting our Salesforce Sales Cloud platform and broader sales technology ecosystem. This individual will design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable Salesforce solutions that strengthen lead management, opportunity management, forecasting, pipeline visibility, seller productivity, and AI-enabled experiences. The ideal candidate brings strong experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Flow, platform configuration, data modeling, security, and enterprise integrations, and can independently translate business requirements and solution designs into reliable technical implementations. This role will actively contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including estimation, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, production troubleshooting, and ongoing platform maintenance, while collaborating closely with technical leads, architects, product owners, and business partners. Success requires strong problem-solving skills, attention to quality, clear communication, and the ability to deliver maintainable solutions in a large-scale Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software to meet requirements
• Design and develop test automation code
• Complete complex program changes; self-directed
• Perform comprehensive analysis and design for broadly defined requirements
• Make significant technical contributions; contribute to technical direction
• Provide estimates required for user stories based on business requirements, specifications and designs
• Comply with and contribute to SDLC standards and CD/CI procedures to ensure consistency; introduce new standards and opportunities for improvements
• Monitor progress against task estimates to provide status
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for applications across environments, including high impact production issues
• Maintain existing code base, monitoring for failures in non-prod environments
• Support changes during quality assurance, user acceptance testing, and post implementation to ensure integrity of application
• Share technical expertise; guide and mentor others to maximize team effectiveness and quality
• Subject Matter Expert in a relevant technology or Paychex application

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer related discipline or equivalent work experience
• Salesforce Sales Cloud
• Hands-on Salesforce application development
• Apex development and triggers
• Lightning Web Components (LWC)
• SOQL and SOSL
• Salesforce Flow and platform automation
• Salesforce configuration, data modeling, and security
• REST and SOAP API integrations
• Unit testing, debugging, and root-cause analysis
• Git-based source control and CI/CD practices
• Agile delivery methodologies
• Ability to interpret requirements and solution designs

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Agentforce, Einstein AI, Prompt Builder, or related Salesforce AI capabilities
• Lead-to-opportunity lifecycle management
• Forecasting and pipeline management solutions
• Enterprise Salesforce implementation experience
• Automated testing and test data management
• Production support in a large-scale Salesforce environment
• Azure DevOps, Git, Copado, or Gearset
• Salesforce Data Cloud, CRM Analytics, or related platform capabilities
• Salesforce Platform Developer I or Platform Developer II certification

Live the Paychex Values

• Act with uncompromising integrity.

• Provide outstanding service and build trusted relationships.

• Drive innovation in our products and services and continually improve our processes.

• Work in partnership and support each other.

• Be personally accountable and deliver on commitments.

• Treat each other with respect and dignity.

What's in it for you?

• We value your well-being: We provide over 21 comprehensive rewards, including medical coverage, virtual wellness classes, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) + employer match, adoption assistance, financial assistance, and much more.

• We value your time: From paid time off to company holidays, culture days, and comprehensive work-life balance programs, we will ensure you have the flexibility you need to be your best.

• We value your development: Our award-winning training and development programs empower our employees with ongoing learning opportunities to give you the building blocks to grow your career.

• We value your perspective: Our company culture reflects the diversity of our employees. We want you to be you and your voice to be heard.

• We value our communities: We offer paid time off for volunteerism and promote many company-wide and local initiatives that benefit organizations you care about.

Note: The benefits described apply to full-time employees. Benefits for part-time, contract, and intern roles may vary. Not sure if you meet every requirement?

At Paychex, we know that great talent comes in many forms. If you're passionate about the role but don't check every box, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the right fit - either for this position or another opportunity with us. Paychex is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated fairly and evaluated based on their qualifications, experience, and merit. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.