Job Description

The Digital department at INSEAD supports the school's global operations by delivering cutting-edge technological solutions that enhance teaching, research, and administrative functions. It ensures seamless integration of digital tools and infrastructure across all campuses, fostering innovation and operational efficiency.

INSEAD is seeking an Apprentice, Salesforce Developer, to join our Digital department. This an apprenticeship contract based at our Europe Campus in Fontainebleau – France.

About the Job

The Apprentice, Salesforce Developer will support the development of Salesforce applications using Apex and Flows, contribute to data modeling and data quality initiatives, and assist in building our internal AI agent. The role will also involve working on third‑party integrations (REST/SOAP), helping configure and optimize the Salesforce platform, and participating in the management of development environments and deployments. In addition, the apprentice will provide first‑level technical support by troubleshooting incidents, debugging issues, and helping maintain overall system stability.

Your role within the team

• Build custom Salesforce apps using automation tools (Apex and Flows) and progressively add functional thinking by contributing to requirements related to our domain: Higher Education.
• Data modelling & database work: design smart data models, write complex queries, and help keep data clean and reliable.
• Participate in the development of our internal AI agent (Agentforce)
• Integrations: build and maintain integrations with third-party systems using REST and SOAP APIs.
• Salesforce configuration (with support from a Business Analyst): roles & permissions, workflows, validation rules, and general platform setup.
• Dev environments & deployments: manage development environments and support the deployment process all the way to production.
• Incident solving & support be first line on technical issues, debug code, and help keep the system stable and performant.

The ideal profile

• You are in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or similar).
• 1 week at school / 3 weeks in the company
• You’re looking for an apprenticeship (alternance) where you can build real skills and ship real features.
• Bonus points if you’ve already done a first project in dev (school, personal project, internship, hackathon…).
• Strong motivation to learn Apex (classes, triggers, tests), Visualforce, and Lightning Web Components (LWC).
• Good understanding of HTML or CSS
• Familiarity with SQL, Java or Javascript
• Interest or experience with REST / SOAP APIs
• Communication & English: professional level English, comfortable contributing to / facilitating workshops and agile ceremonies.
• Prioritization & decision-making: able to manage requests in a high-stakes environment.
• Collaboration & facilitation: you enjoy working in a squad and cooperating cross-team.
• Curiosity about AI: you’re excited about using AI to work smarter.
• Adaptability: you’re comfortable with uncertainty, flexible, and creative.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and attention to detail.

Kindly submit your application along with a CV in English.

In France, apprenticeship contracts are agreements combining work and study, allowing young individuals to gain vocational training and practical experience while being paid and working towards a diploma or qualification.

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