Lead Salesforce Software Engineer

About the Role

Lead Salesforce Software Engineer

Location:

Hybrid – Any Wellington Management office location

Time Type:
Full-time

• Provide architectural ownership for Salesforce Sales Cloud and ‑based applications supporting client and distribution functions.
• Collaborate with other lead architects to ensure Salesforce designs align with Wellington’s broader enterprise architecture, integration patterns, and long‑term platform strategy.
• Act as a senior technical advisor, working directly with business partners and product teams to translate requirements into clear, well‑designed technical solutions.
• Guide solution design with a strong understanding of Salesforce platform capabilities, leveraging standard and declarative features wherever possible and applying custom development thoughtfully.
• Establish and uphold architectural standards and best practices for Apex, Lightning Web Components, integrations, data modeling, and security.
• Review designs and significant enhancements to ensure consistency, maintainability, and platform health over time.
• Partner with engineers and delivery teams to ensure architectural intent is carried through implementation and ongoing evolution.
• Work effectively with distributed and remote teams across the globe, contributing to design discussions, reviews, and decision‑making in a collaborative, inclusive manner.
• Mentor engineers and administrators, helping raise the overall Salesforce engineering and architecture maturity.
• Ensure Salesforce solutions meet Wellington’s enterprise controls, data protection standards, and audit expectations within a regulated financial services environment.

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, including substantial experience designing and delivering solutions on Salesforce Sales Cloud and the  platform.
• Proven experience operating as a lead‑level individual contributor, with responsibility for architectural decisions and technical direction.
• Background in financial services or investment management, with exposure to complex business processes and regulatory considerations.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce platform capabilities, including both declarative tools and custom development.
• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical audiences and influence outcomes without formal authority.
• Deep technical expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components, integrations (REST/SOAP), data modeling, and platform security.

• Experience architecting Salesforce solutions supporting sales, client servicing, pipeline management, or related distribution capabilities.
• Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns and multi‑system environments involving Salesforce.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams across regions and time zones.
• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Platform Developer, Application Architect, or System Architect) are a plus.
• Experience with Agentic Development Tools.

This is a hybrid role and may be based in any Wellington Management office location, working collaboratively with teams around the world.

Base salary range: USD 120,

Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/or Incentives, if eligible.

• Retirement plan
• Health and wellbeing coverage
• Dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts and commuter program
• Employee assistance program
• Life and disability insurance
• Adoption assistance
• Back‑up childcare
• Tuition/CFA reimbursement
• Paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

— Wellington Management Company, LLP is an equal opportunity employer and values diverse perspectives and experiences. As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management considers all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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