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Our exemplary customer service, our principle-centered business philosophy and our team-based operating approach are key to our success and growth. We have also recently become a bank!\nWe Are Looking to Add a Key Member to Our Technology Group!\nThe Principal Software Engineer is the highest-level individual contributor within Software Engineering and is responsible for defining, influencing and collaborating enterprise level solution designs, engineering strategy, software engineering governance standards, and long-term technology direction across multiple platforms, systems, and engineering domains.\nThis role serves as a recognized technical authority who influences enterprise technology decisions, establishes reusable engineering standards and patterns, and drives software engineering across the organization. Principal Software Engineers operate with significant autonomy and are accountable for balancing reliability, scalability, security, regulatory requirements, cost optimization, and business outcomes across systems.\nWorking closely with engineering leadership, architects, business leaders, risk and compliance partners, and external vendors, this role ensures software solutions align with organizational strategy and engineering standards are enforced while enabling sustainable, scalable, and resilient technology solutions.\nAs a Principal Software Engineer, you will:\nTechnology Leadership & Enterprise Influence\nGuide long-term technical direction for Salesforce .\nCreate alignment and accountability across teams for strategic technical outcomes without relying on formal reporting authority.\nServe as a recognized organizational expert, advising engineering leaders, architects, product leaders, and delivery teams on complex tradeoffs.\nMentor other engineers, raise engineering capability through design guidance, code reviews, pairing, and communities of practice.\nInfluence product and technology strategy by connecting engineering decisions to enterprise outcomes, risk, cost, scalability, and customer value.\nArchitecture, APIs & Integration Strategy\nCollaborate with architecture and engineering leaders to define reusable application, API, eventing, and integration patterns across platforms.\nInfluence enterprise integration strategy, data movement standards, service boundaries, and cross-system orchestration approaches.\nDrive consistent use of OpenAPI specifications, contract-first practices, integration testing, and dependency management.\nEvaluate complex cross-domain designs and make or strongly influence enterprise-level technical decisions and standards.\nEngineering Excellence, Security & Reliability\nCollaborate with engineering leaders to define organization-wide code quality, maintainability, SDLC, testing, and governance expectations.\nEstablish secure-by-design engineering patterns and influence controls for access, data protection, auditability, traceability, and regulatory readiness.\nDefine reliability, resilience, observability, and operational readiness expectations for critical systems and shared services.\nLead root cause analysis for systemic issues and sponsor improvements that reduce recurring incidents and operational risk.\nDefine technical debt strategy, modernization roadmaps, platform retirement approaches, and investment recommendations.\nDelivery, Innovation & AI-Native Engineering\nLead high-impact initiatives spanning multiple teams or programs, resolving ambiguity and removing cross-team technical blockers.\nIdentify transformative opportunities that improve security, data integrity, performance, scalability, cost efficiency, and developer productivity.\nAssist and Influence on AI-native engineering patterns, adoption strategy, governance, and productivity measurement for software delivery.\nPartner with product and business leaders to sequence technical investments and balance near-term delivery with long-term sustainability\nTo be successful in this role you will need:\nBachelor’s degree required in Information Systems or equivalent.\n12+ years of software engineering experience, working in Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Experience Cloud or related areasExpert level experience leading technical design reviews and establish standards across teams\nExpert level experience providing technical directions for complex Salesforce initiatives\nExperience with identification of platform limitations and develops scalable patterns, least privileged architecture and deep understanding of Salesforce security framework \nAdvanced knowledge of developing and supporting Lightning web Components and the Aura frameworkIn depth knowledge of HTML and CSS\nIn depth knowledge of JavaScript\n\nAdvanced level of knowledge of APEX Language, SOQL, SOSL\nAdvanced level of knowledge of APEX triggers, batch classes and scheduled classes\nAdvanced level of knowledge of data modeling\nAdvanced level of knowledge of flows including screen and record triggers auto launch flows\nAdvanced level of knowledge of secure programming within the Salesforce Platform to avoid any security pitfalls.\nAdvanced level of knowledge of Developer Console, Query Optimizer, Data loader, CLI and Debug Logs\nAdvanced level of knowledge and implementation experience on Integration patterns and salesforce APIs.\nAdvanced level of knowledge of REST/SOAP API concepts and experience utilizing rest-based services from external parties and implementing rest-based services in Salesforce\n\nAdvanced knowledge of working with Git and source control management processes like pull request reviews, branch management and merge conflict resolution\nIntermediate level of knowledge of working with Salesforce in a CI/CD environment using a tool like Gearset\nIn-depth experience of working in a Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology is required\nExperience with the SAFe, agile framework is a plus\nAdvanced level of experience in troubleshooting and isolating root causes in Salesforce applications\nAbility to read, use and produce system design artifacts such as flowcharts and wireframes\nDemonstrated experience defining/enforcing solution design standards, engineering strategy, or governance across multiple platforms, products, or technology domains.\nExperience in at least one other technology ecosystem that is outside of Salesforce\nProven ability to influence enterprise technology decisions and drive cross-functional alignment without direct authority.\nSkills & Abilities\nExpert knowledge of software engineering principles, solution design patterns, and distributed systems.\nStrong understanding of cloud technologies, automation practices, infrastructure, integrations, and modern engineering approaches.\nAdvanced systems thinking and ability to connect technical decisions to organizational outcomes.\nDeep understanding of platform reliability, observability, security, governance, and operational excellence.\nExperience designing and governing technology standards used by multiple teams.\nStrong solution decision-making skills with the ability to evaluate tradeoffs across cost, risk, performance, and scalability.\nAbility to anticipate future technology needs and develop long-term platform strategies.\nStrong negotiation and collaboration skills and ability to develop and manage stakeholder expectations\nCreate inclusive team environments that foster trust and a sense of empowerment\nEffectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and excels at communicating shifts in prioritization\nAbility to lead through expertise, mentorship, and organizational influence.\nStrong push to always gain a combination of business and technical knowledge of financial industry\nMust be systems-oriented, enjoy working with new tools and be a self-motivated 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We believe in the value of hard work and reward our employees beyond the paycheck. Our total rewards package is based on eligibility and includes:\nFinancial Benefits\nCompetitive Compensation\nMonthly Bonuses for Eligible Employees\n401(k) and Company Match\nAnnual Profit Sharing\nPaid Time Off\nHealth, Wellbeing, and Family Planning Benefits\nPaid Vacation\nPaid Sick Days\nPaid Holidays\nGym Reimbursement\nHealth Insurance\nDental Insurance\nVision Insurance\nShort-Term and Long-Term Disability\nCompany Paid Life Insurance\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\nHealth Savings Accounts (HSA)\nEmployee Assistance Program\nParental Leave\nEducation and Career Planning Benefits\nTuition Assistance\nNetworking Opportunities\nLeadership Development Opportunities\nPerks\nPaid Parking\nService Awards\nHybrid work arrangements\nBusiness casual environment\nA strong organizational culture focused on our greatest asset: you!\nIf your experience aligns closely, please apply. 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