Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer

Post Date

Feb 20, 2026

Location

Chicago,
Illinois

ZIP/Postal Code

60661
US
Apr 26, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Programmer / Developer

Req #

CHI-a798a14e-b332-4a6b-a133-59708cab1fd7

Pay Rate

$59 - $74 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

The Senior Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) Developer is a hands‑on technical leader responsible for designing, building, and supporting complex, revenue‑impacting transactional and operational email solutions within SFMC. This role owns end‑to‑end execution of advanced SFMC development work, proactively identifies risks, and drives platform consistency, scalability, and reliability. In addition to delivery, the Senior SFMC Developer provides technical guidance to other developers, partners closely with solution architects and upstream teams, and leverages AI‑assisted development to improve efficiency, quality, and operational resilience across the platform.
We are seeking a highly skilled Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) Developer to serve as the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a high-volume email ecosystem supporting billions of emails annually, with a strong emphasis on transactional messaging. This role blends hands-on development, production support, troubleshooting, and solution design, working closely with business consultants and multiple downstream technical teams. The ideal candidate is comfortable operating in a complex, highly integrated environment, can quickly investigate and resolve issues across data, code, and integrations, and can step into a solution architect mindset when project work requires it.

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Required Skills & Experience

Requirements:
10 years of experience in Salesforce Marketing Cloud and development roles
Enterprise level experience - large company (just the CRM 20 mil contacts and hundreds of thousands of products)
Strong hands on experience with Email Studio, Journey Builder, Automation Studio, and Contact Builder
Proficiency with SQL, AMPScript, SSJS, HTML, and CSS
Ability to develop new code, modify and troubleshoot existing code, and work across integrations within Marketing Cloud
Experience working with integrations, specifically experience with OpenText PDF attachment workflows
Proven experience owning complex transactional or operational email ecosystems
Strong production support, troubleshooting, and release management experience
Preferred if they have AI tools (currently use CoPilot or Cursor AI)
Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.