Principal Salesforce Engineer (Salesforce)

TL;DR

Principal Salesforce Engineer (Salesforce/AWS): Driving the design, implementation, and operational excellence of a large-scale, multi-product Salesforce ecosystem for federal agencies with an accent on cross-platform system design and program-level technical leadership. Focus on integrating Salesforce with AWS and MuleSoft, enforcing engineering standards, and ensuring compliance with government technical requirements.

Location: Fully Remote (USA). Must be able to pass U.S. Federal Government public trust clearance and operate within the Eastern time zone (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET).

Salary: $170,500 - $185,600

Company

A digital services company that partners with U.S. government agencies to transform public services through intuitive digital products and solutions.

What you will do

• Lead the design and evolution of the platform architecture across Salesforce, AWS, and integrated systems.
• Define and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and integration strategies across all product teams.
• Design and validate complex solutions utilizing Apex services, LWC, Salesforce Flows, and asynchronous processing patterns.
• Lead integration design between Salesforce and AWS services (S3, Lambda), Middleware platforms (MuleSoft), and external systems.
• Drive improvements in DevSecOps practices, specifically CI/CD pipelines via Copado and automated testing.
• Act as a technical liaison between government stakeholders, product management, and engineering teams.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship or ability to pass public trust clearance (must have lived in the US for at least 3 of the previous 5 years).
• 10+ years of experience in IT architecture and design, including 8+ years architecting complex Salesforce solutions.
• Strong hands-on development experience with LWC, Apex Triggers, Apex Classes, Visualforce, and SOQL.
• Experience working with Copado CI/CD pipelines and following Copado best practices.
• Experience working within Agile and SAFe team environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

Nice to have

• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) or Salesforce Certified Application Architect credentials.
• Copado Fundamentals I and II certifications.
• Experience with Copado Robotic Process Automation.
• Expertise in multi-cloud architectures and AWS cloud development.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment tailored to government client hours.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement benefits.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Life and disability insurance along with wellness support programs.