Lead, Software Engineering
Northern Trust24 hours ago
Base Salary
$100k - $169k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, testing, implementation, and technical delivery of complex Salesforce solutions.
- Build scalable Salesforce components using Apex, Lightning Web Components, SOQL/SOSL, Salesforce Flow, triggers, asynchronous processing, and APIs.
- Design and maintain enterprise integrations, REST APIs, web services, event-driven integrations, and data synchronization solutions.
- Lead code reviews, technical design reviews, development standards, automated testing, release processes, and deployment quality improvements.
- Drive Salesforce DevOps, source control, CI/CD, monitoring, logging, alerting, and production support improvements.
- Apply Salesforce security, access controls, data protection, governance, architecture, risk, and audit requirements.
- Mentor and coach Salesforce developers and provide technical guidance on design, troubleshooting, integrations, and platform strategy.
- Collaborate with Product, Business, Architecture, QA, DevOps, Security, Operations, and globally distributed engineering teams.
Requirements
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, including significant Salesforce development experience.
- Strong hands-on expertise with Apex, Lightning Web Components, SOQL/SOSL, Salesforce APIs and integrations, Salesforce Flow, declarative automation, triggers, asynchronous processing, data modeling, and security.
- Experience designing enterprise integrations using REST APIs and web services.
- Experience with source control, CI/CD, deployment automation, DevOps practices, automated testing, and application quality practices.
- Experience troubleshooting performance, integration, data, and production issues.
- Understanding of enterprise security, authentication, authorization, data protection, and Salesforce platform architecture.
- Proven ability to lead complex Salesforce initiatives, mentor developers, influence technical decisions, and drive engineering standards.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience delivering enterprise Salesforce solutions and working in Agile delivery environments.
- Preferred qualifications include Salesforce Platform Developer or architecture certifications, large-scale Salesforce implementations, Java-integrated enterprise applications, event-driven architectures, Microsoft Azure, AI-assisted development tools, and regulated enterprise environments.
- Experience with client onboarding, workflow automation, digital products, or transaction-processing applications in financial services is preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits include retirement benefits with 401(k) and pension, medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, disability coverage, paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life and accident insurance, and voluntary and well-being benefits.
- A discretionary bonus program may include an equity component.
- The company describes a flexible and collaborative work culture, internal mobility, accessible senior leaders, an inclusive workplace, and community philanthropy opportunities.
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About Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a financial services company that provides asset servicing (custody and fund administration), asset management, wealth management, and banking/treasury services to institutions, corporations, and affluent families. Its business model centers on fees for assets under custody/administration and management, plus banking services. Founded in 1889 and headquartered in Chicago, it is publicly traded on Nasdaq (NTRS) and serves clients across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.