About Us:
Rootstock Software is a leader in cloud manufacturing and supply chain solutions built on Salesforce, empowering businesses to optimize operations and drive growth. Our engineering team in India is expanding, and we’re seeking a Development Supervisor to lead a small, agile team working on the Salesforce platform focusing on Apex and Lightning.
Role Overview:
This role is ideal for a Salesforce engineer or administrator with a strong background in the platform who wants to step into a leadership role while staying hands-on. As Engineering Supervisor, you will spend most of your time (~75%) developing and delivering features, troubleshooting issues, and guiding your team in technical best practices. This position offers a balanced path for engineers eager to develop leadership skills without stepping away from technical work. This role works and collaborates heavily with our US Engineering team and typically works 11am-8pm IST.
Key Responsibilities:
• Salesforce Platform Expertise: Leverage in-depth knowledge of Salesforce limitations, roadmap, and functionality to guide development and ensure effective use of the platform.
• Individual Contributor Work (75%): Actively contribute to coding and feature delivery on Salesforce, focusing on Apex, Lightning and adhering to Salesforce best practices.
• Technical Problem-Solving: Guide team members on technical issues, helping them find practical solutions and make decisions with the support of senior engineering leadership.
• Mentorship & Development: Conduct regular 1-on-1s, offer feedback, and support team members’ professional growth, particularly in Salesforce-specific skills.
• Agile Practices: Lead sprint planning and stand-ups, ensure tasks are aligned with priorities and scoped effectively, and escalate significant risks or blockers as needed.
• Metrics Monitoring: Track agile metrics like velocity and cycle time to balance team workload, monitor task completion, and suggest improvements.
• Risk Management: Identify technical risks specific to Salesforce, engage in incident response for platform-related issues, and proactively address minor technical debt.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience, ideally as a Salesforce engineer or administrator.
• Strong skills in Salesforce development, including Apex, Lightning, and platform best practices.
• Salesforce certification (e.g., Platform Developer, Administrator) or equivalent experience is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience in a technical leadership role (e.g., tech lead or senior developer).
• Excellent communication skills with a passion for mentorship and developing team skills in Salesforce.
Join Rootstock Software to develop leadership skills and significantly impact our Salesforce-based solutions. This role is perfect for engineers who want to stay technical while guiding and mentoring a team. Apply today to grow with us!
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What We Do
Rootstock Software develops and implements Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that helps manufacturers and distributors deliver personalized customer experiences, build operations that scale and out-service their competition. Rootstock Cloud ERP lets organizations take a more customer-centric and project-oriented view of operations across a robust suite of modules, including Order Management, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Financial Management. When combined with Salesforce CRM on the Salesforce Platform, companies gain complete visibility to their entire organization and customers. Let Rootstock’s cloud ERP experts help migrate your company off legacy ERP today.
