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Principal Software Engineer/Lead Salesforce

Sunrise Systems, Inc.Windsor, CT🇺🇸United StatesPosted Aug 25, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

You'll have the opportunity to shape the enterprise Salesforce architecture and lead multiple technical teams in this impactful Principal Software Engineer role. If you're a seasoned Salesforce expert with a passion for mentoring and driving innovation, this hybrid position offers a fantastic platform to showcase your leadership and technical expertise. Embrace this chance to contribute to exciting modernization efforts and advance your career within a dynamic environment.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Leader
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Windsor, CT, United States
Posted
3 weeks ago
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Job Description

Job Title: Principal Software Engineer/Lead Salesforce Job ID: 26-04259 Location: Windsor, CT Duration: 09 months ON W2 contract
Job Summary
Seeking a Principal Software Engineer / Salesforce Lead to provide technical leadership and architecture across an enterprise Salesforce environment. This role will lead multiple Salesforce teams while remaining hands-on with architecture, development, integrations, governance, and modernization.
Key Responsibilities

  • Define Salesforce architecture, engineering standards, governance, and platform roadmap.
  • Lead architecture reviews and technical decisions across multiple teams.
  • Design scalable solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Experience Cloud.
  • Develop and oversee Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flow, and Platform Events.
  • Design enterprise integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, and event-driven architecture.
  • Drive DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, release management, and platform reliability.
  • Lead modernization, technical debt reduction, and Salesforce platform improvements.
  • Mentor engineers, architects, technical leads, and administrators.
  • Partner with business, Product, Security, Data, and Enterprise Architecture teams.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 15+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 12+ years of Salesforce development/architecture experience.
  • Deep knowledge of Salesforce architecture, security, sharing, data modeling, and integrations.
  • Strong experience with Apex, LWC, Flow, Salesforce APIs, and enterprise integrations.
  • Experience with Salesforce DX, Git, CI/CD, and deployment tools such as Gearset, Copado, or Flosum.
  • Strong leadership, communication, architecture, and stakeholder management skills.


Preferred

  • Salesforce CTA, Application Architect, System Architect, Platform Developer II, Integration Architect, or Data Architect certifications.
  • Experience in regulated industries such as insurance or financial services.
  • Experience with MuleSoft, Salesforce Shield, Data Cloud, Einstein, or Agentforce.
  • Enterprise CRM transformation, data migration, or org consolidation experience.

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