Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GreatAmerica Financial Services is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. As Manager of Salesforce Engineering, you will lead a high-performing team of developers and admins to deliver secure, scalable, and innovative solutions across the Salesforce ecosystem, driving platform excellence and team growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Salesforce engineers and admins, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
- Advocate for the team’s priorities within the broader engineering and product organization
- Recruit and retain top Salesforce talent
- Promote a DevOps mindset and continuous delivery culture
- Create inclusive, high-trust environments that empower individuals and teams
- Own end-to-end delivery of Salesforce initiatives, ensuring quality, timeliness, and stakeholder satisfaction
- Establish and enforce development standards, code quality, and deployment processes
- Stay current with Salesforce platform capabilities, releases, and ecosystem trends
- Drive innovation through evaluation and adoption of new Salesforce features, tools, and integrations
- Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and regulatory requirements
- Participate in Salesforce Governance COE and Architecture Review Boards to uphold platform integrity and best practices
- Design and implement scalable solutions across Sales, Service, Experience, Revenue, and Financial Clouds using Apex, LWC, Aura, and declarative tools
- Develop and support Lightning Web Components, Aura components, Visualforce pages, and dynamic forms
- Implement secure programming practices to avoid platform vulnerabilities
- Lead development efforts using CI/CD tools (e.g., Copado), source control (Git), and test-driven development
- Optimize existing features and refactor code to improve performance and maintainability
- Implement robust logging, monitoring, and alerting for deployed solutions
- Troubleshoot and resolve application and data issues, ensuring platform health
- Design and support inbound/outbound integrations using Salesforce APIs (REST/SOAP) and middleware tools like MuleSoft
- Provide OpenAPI Specifications (OAS) for external teams integrating with Salesforce
- Collaborate with non-Salesforce teams on data modeling, access, and integration concerns
- Extend support for functional and non-functional testing teams to ensure quality delivery
- Partner closely with Product Owners and cross-functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions
- Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, demos, grooming, and standups
- Contribute to design discussions, code reviews, and process improvements
- Support cross-team dependencies and contribute to Agile Release Train planning (SAFe framework experience is a plus)
Skills
- 5+ years of technical leadership and people management
- 7–8 years of hands-on Salesforce development and administration experience
- Proven expertise in: Apex, LWC, Aura, SOQL/SOSL, Flows (screen, record-triggered, auto-launch)
- Apex triggers, batch classes, scheduled classes
- Salesforce security models (Profiles, Permission Sets, Roles, Sharing Rules)
- Data modeling, formulas, validation rules
- Secure programming practices and performance optimization
- Developer Console, CLI, Debug Logs, Query Optimizer
- Salesforce APIs, integration patterns, and event architecture
- CI/CD environments using tools like Copado
- Git workflows, pull request reviews, merge conflict resolution
- Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Middleware tools like MuleSoft and cross-platform integrations
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field
- Salesforce Certified Admin, Advanced Admin, Platform Developer I & II required
- Candidates must possess the exceptional interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with internal & external resources, clients, and third parties
- Strong negotiation and collaboration skills and ability to develop and manage stakeholder expectations
- Exceptional communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Create inclusive team environments that foster trust and a sense of empowerment
- Effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and excels at communicating shifts in prioritization
- Adapt to shifting business priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Must be able to multi-task and have a combination of organizational and analytical skills
- Strong push to always gain a combination of business and technical knowledge of the product in their area
- Must be systems-oriented, enjoy working with new tools and be a self-motivated learner
- Entrepreneurial attitude, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
- Demonstrated self-starter who is goal-oriented, a critical thinker, and a creative problem solver
- Strong sense of urgency and follow-through in addressing issues and meeting timelines
- SAFe experience preferred
- Additional certifications (e.g., Revenue Cloud Consultant, Integration Architecture Designer) are a plus
- Expert knowledge of MS Office products and Design & Development best practices preferred
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Monthly Bonuses for Eligible Employees
- 401(k) and Company Match
- Annual Profit Sharing
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Vacation - starting at 80 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
- Paid Sick Days - Ten (10) per year with a conversion option for unused time.
- Ten (10) Paid Holidays per year
- Gym Reimbursement
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short-Term and Long Term Disability
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Parental Leave
- Tuition Assistance
- Networking Opportunities
- Leadership Development Opportunities
- Paid Parking
- Service Awards
- Hybrid work arrangements
- Business casual environment
- A strong organizational culture focused on our greatest asset: you!
Company Overview
GreatAmerica is the largest, family-owned national commercial equipment finance company in the United States. It was founded in 1992, and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.greatamerica.com.