Manager - Software Engineering (Salesforce Engineering)

The Manager, Salesforce Engineering will lead the architecture, development, and delivery of our Salesforce platform and ecosystem. This leader will be responsible for building and scaling a high-performing Salesforce engineering organization, establishing engineering standards, and partnering closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality solutions. 

The Manager remains close to the technology, leads complex design decisions, reviews critical code and configurations, and coaches engineering teams while establishing the standards and operating model needed to scale Salesforce securely and sustainably across multiple clouds. 

This position will translate business strategy into pragmatic platform roadmaps and well-governed technical solutions. The role partners with business and technology leaders, product owners, security, data, integration, and infrastructure teams to deliver customer and employee experiences that are resilient, maintainable, measurable, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles. 

This position can be remote with occasional travel required for business meetings, discovery workshop sessions, and company events as needed.

Remote hires will be required to travel to our headquarters in Ankeny, IA (company paid) their first few days for new hire orientation, training, and onboarding.

At this time, we are NOT considering applicants that require immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc.

Salary range: $142,640-178,300 plus 15% annual bonus

Benefits

Our employees enjoy a generous package of benefits that we are thrilled to provide, and feel is part of what makes us different as an employer. We value our team members, and this is one way we can show it.

Benefits include:

-PTO, holiday pay and holiday of choice

-401(k) match

-Life insurance

-Short-term disability

-Health, dental and vision insurance

-Maternity/paternity leave

-Health savings account (HSA)

-Flex spending accounts (FSA) – health and dependent

Define and execute the Salesforce engineering strategy, roadmap, and architecture in alignment with business and technology objectives

Lead, mentor, and develop Salesforce engineers, architects, developers, and technical leads

Own the technical architecture and engineering standards across Salesforce and related platforms

Oversee the design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and ongoing support of Salesforce solutions 

Establish best practices for Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flow, APIs, integrations, DevOps, CI/CD, and automated testing 

Drive Salesforce platform modernization, scalability, performance, reliability, and technical debt reduction

Partner with Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, Data, Security, and other business functions to translate requirements into scalable technology solutions

Define and enforce engineering standards for code quality, security, governance, release management, and architecture

Lead integrations between Salesforce and enterprise systems such as ERP, data platforms, identity systems, marketing platforms, and third-party applications

Establish and manage Salesforce DevOps and release-management practices, including source control, automated deployments, environment strategy, and quality gates

Ensure Salesforce solutions meet enterprise security, privacy, compliance, and data-governance requirements

Evaluate Salesforce products, platform capabilities, and emerging technologies and determine their applicability to the organization

Manage relationships with Salesforce, implementation partners, vendors, and external technology providers

Own engineering capacity planning, resource allocation, technical delivery, and budget in partnership with technology leadership

Establish and track engineering KPIs covering delivery, quality, availability, performance, security, and developer productivity

Serve as a senior technical leader and escalation point for complex Salesforce architecture and engineering issues

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience

10+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience leading Salesforce engineering teams

7+ years of Salesforce development/architecture experience in complex enterprise environments

Proven experience leading engineering teams and developing senior technical talent

Strong expertise in:

• Salesforce Sales Cloud and/or Service Cloud 
• Apex and Lightning Web Components 
• Salesforce APIs and enterprise integrations 
• Salesforce Flow and platform automation 
• Data modeling and data migration 
• Salesforce security and sharing architecture 
• DevOps and CI/CD 
• Automated testing and release management 
• Experience designing highly scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise platforms 
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, architecture patterns, SDLC, Agile methodologies, and modern DevOps practices
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with executive stakeholders and translate business objectives into technology strategy

Preferred Skills and Experience

Salesforce Application Architect or System Architect credentials; Salesforce Certified Technical Architect is a plus

Experience with Salesforce Industries, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, MuleSoft, or Tableau

Experience implementing Salesforce at significant enterprise scale

Experience establishing or transforming an internal Salesforce engineering organization

Experience with cloud platforms, event-driven architecture, microservices, and modern API architectures

Experience incorporating AI capabilities into Salesforce or enterprise CRM platforms. 

MBA, MS, or advanced technical degree

Strategic technology leadership

Enterprise architecture and systems thinking

Talent development and team building

Executive communication and stakeholder management

Product and business partnership

Operational excellence

Change management

Strong decision-making and problem-solving

Ability to balance speed, quality, scalability, and technical risk 

• Repetitive motions that include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting, remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods
• Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

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