KKR - Lead Salesforce Engineer

THE FIRM :

KKR & Co. Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is a leading global investment firm. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. We sponsor investment funds that invest in private equity, credit, real assets and have strategic partners that manage hedge funds.

KKR's Gurugram office provides best in class services and solutions to our internal stakeholders and clients, drives organization wide process efficiency and transformation, and reflects KKR's global culture and values of teamwork and innovation. The office contains multifunctional business capabilities and is integral to further the growth of KKR globally.

THE OPPORTUNITY :

As part of our continued investment in Gurugram, KKR is expanding its Technology & Engineering team. The team here will play a central role in developing proprietary, cloud-native platforms that drive innovation and deliver measurable impacts across our global operations. Areas of focus include investment technology, portfolio construction and management, liquidity solutions, risk analytics, and advanced data platforms.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a growing team within one of the world's leading investment firms. You will contribute to high-visibility, strategic initiatives that are critical to the success of KKR's business - working alongside talented professionals at the forefront of technology in the asset management industry.

Our engineering teams build systems that help shape the future of the firm. We're committed to attracting and developing top-tier technology talent in Gurugram. We're looking for exceptional engineers and developers who are passionate about innovation, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to work on some of the most interesting challenges in financial technology.

THE TEAM :

The Investment Technology group at KKR builds and operates the systems that power the entire investment lifecycle - from deal sourcing and portfolio construction to risk management and monetization. We design platforms that connect data, people, and insights across Private Equity, Credit, Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Capital Markets, enabling investment teams to make faster, smarter decisions at scale. Our mandate is to transform how KKR invests by engineering shared, data-driven platforms that replace fragmented legacy tools with integrated solutions that drive efficiency, transparency, and alpha generation.

THE ROLE :

KKR is looking to add an experienced Salesforce Developer to its growing Technology team. As a Salesforce developer, you will be leveraging your expert knowledge of Salesforce CRM architecture and frameworks to help develop the business features and technical capabilities

within KKR's Salesforce instance and related data applications supporting our Deal Management capabilities. You will contribute to the enterprise's digital vision, strategy, and execution plans to grow and expand the existing capabilities of the Salesforce based application to enable business growth and improve adoption. This will involve working closely with the business stakeholders, leadership, and engineering peers to identify, develop and deploy new business processes across multiple business units globally. This role is highly visible and will come with the opportunity to identify, own, and execute creative product solutions for the best of breed CRM experience that will also enable KKR to rapidly scale and enhance its capital raising operations.

The ideal candidate is excited by fast-paced environments and accountability that comes with owning high-visibility projects, thrives in ambiguity, is a data-driven thought leader, and is eager to drive large initiatives that solve business pain points. The candidate obsesses about making product experiences intuitive and prioritizes the users' best interest in decisions. Our perfect candidate also will have strong bias for action and pay close attention to detail, ensuring that we deliver results and impact on the client and end-user experience.

Key Responsibilities :

- Independently own and deliver small to medium Salesforce projects end to end, from requirements clarification through solution design, implementation, and release, with minimal oversight.

- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning (Aura and LWC), integrations, automation, and platform best practices.

- Develop reports and dashboards to support internal stakeholders.

- Configure and support the Salesforce Mobile App experience.

- Write high-quality unit tests, triggers, batch classes, and asynchronous processes.

- Ensure strict adherence to Salesforce governor limits, performance optimization, and platform best practices.

- Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and deliver solutions in iterative release cycles.

- Promote strong engineering standards, documentation, and continuous improvement of the Salesforce platform.

- Provide technical leadership through code reviews, design guidance, and mentorship, helping elevate the skills and confidence of the broader team.

Required Qualifications :

- 8+ years of hands-on experience developing enterprise applications on the Salesforce platform.

- Strong, demonstrable expertise in:

1. Apex

2. Lightning framework (Aura)

3. Lightning Web Components (LWC)

4. SOQL, SOSL

5. Data modelling, management and migrations

6. Deployments and CI/CD process (Github)

- Strong experience with Salesforce APIs (SOAP, REST, Bulk, Streaming).

- Experience hosting and calling Salesforce or external web services.

- Experience integrating Salesforce with third-party tools and systems.

- Strong experience with process automation, security configuration, data model creation, reports, and dashboards.

- Experience delivering solutions in an Agile development model.

- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

- High attention to detail, flexibility, and strong sense of ownership.

- Demonstrated eagerness to learn new Salesforce functionality, applications, and technologies.

- Salesforce certifications :

1. Salesforce App Builder

2. Salesforce Platform Developer I

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience with AppExchange products, preferably Conga

- Salesforce certifications :

1. Salesforce Sales Cloud

2. Salesforce Platform Developer II