Summary
Jeferson Chaves is a seasoned software engineer and technical leader with over 14 years of professional experience and 10+ years focused on the Salesforce Lightning platform, currently a Lead Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce in Dublin. He blends hands-on engineering—CI/CD pipelines, complex integrations, unit/integration testing and debugging—with architecture and delivery leadership across enterprise and partner environments. A Dreamforce speaker, certified Salesforce Application & System Architect and Design Sprint facilitator, he drives knowledge sharing through blogs, open-source projects and community contributions on Salesforce StackExchange. His track record includes driving multimillion-dollar projects, establishing engineering practices like pair programming and coding dojos, and designing cloud commerce solutions for large partners. Known for turning complex integration challenges into reliable, testable pipelines, he pairs technical depth with a pragmatic focus on team effectiveness and measurable business impact.
14 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Technical Degree Computer and Information Sciences General, Technical Degree Computer and Information Sciences General at Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul - Campus Sertão
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Portuguese, English