Salesforce Developer / SDET (Automation & AI)

About the role

As a Salesforce Developer / SDET (Automation & AI) , you will make an impact by designing and delivering high-quality, scalable testing solutions across Salesforce and AI-driven ecosystems. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with product managers, developers, UX designers, and cloud teams to ensure seamless and high-quality feature delivery.

In this role, you will:

Design and build automation frameworks, integration tests, and end-to-end testing solutions with a strong quality-first mindset

Conduct code and design reviews, mentoring developers and junior SDETs to uphold engineering best practices

Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and UX teams to ensure quality across the entire development lifecycle

Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies including functional, integration, regression, and cross-cloud testing

Validate complex backend systems, APIs, and distributed architectures, ensuring reliability and scalability

Work with Salesforce platform architecture (Sales Cloud/Lightning) to design effective test scenarios

Test and validate AI-driven workflows, agent-based systems, and dependencies within Salesforce and integrated ecosystems

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2–3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Hartford, CT. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations .

What you need to have to be considered

Salesforce Platform Developer I (PD1) Certification (mandatory)

Agentforce Specialist Certification (mandatory)

3–5 years of hands-on experience with Salesforce technologies including Apex, SOQL, Visualforce, Lightning components, workflows, and integrations

1+ year of experience with Salesforce Lightning Web Components (LWC) development

Strong programming skills in Apex, Java, and JavaScript

Experience with Salesforce tools such as Force.com IDE, Apex Data Loader, ANT, and AutoRABIT

1+ year of experience in test automation frameworks and modern QA tools

2+ years of experience in API testing, data validation, and distributed systems testing

Experience building and validating Agentforce-based AI agents

These will help you stand out

Experience using AI-driven testing tools (e.g., test generation, anomaly detection, synthetic data)

Hands-on experience in validating AI workflows and agent-based architecture

Familiarity with Salesforce Test Center

Strong understanding of cloud-based architecture and cross-platform integrations

Ability to troubleshoot and test complex enterprise systems with multiple dependencies

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and innovative ideas to this role.

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $53,477 to $104,500, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*