Lead Salesforce Software Engineer

MFS International Australia Pty Ltd; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% 401(k) match

Education assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Major paid leaves

Flexible spending accounts

Wellness programs

Job summary

MFS is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with deep Salesforce expertise to deliver secure, scalable CRM solutions in a regulated financial environment. You will guide development across Apex, LWC, flows, and integrations, ensuring alignment with data models and security.

The role requires collaboration with product owners, BAs, QA, and release teams to meet tight deadlines. Ideal candidates have 5-6+ years in software and 3-5+ years in Salesforce, with experience in financial services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 5-6+ years of professional experience in software development.
• 3-5+ years of Salesforce development experience.
• Proven success delivering Salesforce solutions in financial services or regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on Salesforce development across Apex, LWC, Aura and integrations.
• Design solutions aligned with Salesforce data models and security controls.
• Ensure scalable, maintainable deployments with CI/CD and version control.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, BAs, QA, and Release Management to meet deadlines.
• Translate business needs into compliant technical solutions and manage vendor relationships.

Skills

Apex

Lightning Web Components

Aura Declarative automation

Event-driven integrations

API-based integrations

Salesforce security model

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Azure DevOps

Copado

Gearset

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Copado

Gearset

Job description

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

The lead software engineer is responsible for delivering solutions throughout the software development lifecycle with a focus on developing solutions at an advanced level with an adherence to standards and internal best practices within our Salesforce platform supporting Distribution, client service, and marketing functions. May serve as a team lead for small to midsized projects working with project management, business systems analysts and quality assurance to collaboratively meet tight deadlines. The ideal candidate brings 5-6+ years of professional experience, deep Salesforce platform expertise, and demonstrated success delivering secure, compliant, and scalable CRM solutions in regulated financial environments.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Salesforce Technical Skills

Provide hands-on technical expertise across Salesforce development, including: Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Aura Declarative automation (Flows, Validation Rules) Event-driven and API-based integrations Contribute to design of solutions to ensure: Alignment with financial services data models (accounts, contacts, households, intermediaries) Secure handling of confidential client, advisor, and investment data Platform scalability and long-term maintainability Delivery & Execution

Delivery & Execution

At an expert level, contribute to the design and development of Salesforce solutions which end users need for mission critical functions Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, QA, and Release Management to design, code, debug and unit test solutions for delivery Ensure sprint commitments support business priorities while meeting compliance standards Develop solutions that fit within disciplined SDLC practices, including: CI/CD pipelines Version control and branching strategies Environment and release governance Document code and processes to aid in system support and facilitate knowledge transfer. Examine workflow and recommend ways to increase efficiency or effectiveness. Help to standardize processes across projects.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

Serve as a trusted technical partner to business leaders across Distribution and Operations Translate business needs into compliant and scalable technical solutions Work with system integrators and development partners, ensuring quality and accountability Provide clear, concise status updates to technology leadership and stakeholders.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Experience Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 5-6+ years of overall professional experience
• 3-5+ years of Salesforce development experience
• Proven success contributing to Salesforce solutions in financial services or similarly regulated industries
• Technical Skills Expert-level Salesforce development skills (Apex, LWC, SOQL, Flows)
• Strong understanding of Salesforce security model and data access controls
• Experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise systems (APIs, middleware, data platforms)
• Familiarity with DevOps tools such as Git, Azure DevOps, Copado, Gearset, or similar
• Strong grasp of scalability & performance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Salesforce certifications (one or more of the following): Platform Developer II Application Architect or System Architect
• Salesforce Financial Services Cloud experience
• Experience supporting financial services, investment management, or institutional distribution platforms
• Experience deploying generative AI in regulated environments
• Familiarity with enterprise AI governance frameworks
• Understanding of AI ethics and responsible AI principles

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Base Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $158,500.00 This position is eligible for competitive incentive bonus. At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good‑faith expectation for what we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:

• MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)
• Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider
• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually
• Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches
• Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves
• Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account
• Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)
• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps

Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency – if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we’ll be happy to discuss it.

At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

MFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. Employees and applicants of MFS will not be subject to harassment on the basis of their status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited. Please see the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal document, linked for your reference.

For almost a century, investors around the world have trusted MFS to achieve their investment goals. Since 1924, when our founders invented the mutual fund, collaboration, a long-term focus and skilled active research have fueled our success. As a leading global investment manager, we hire employees who share our values, align with investors who share our long-term philosophy, and always act in the best interest of our clients.