Salesforce/Software Engineer

Sentinel Group; Wakefield (NE); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

Community volunteer days

Summer half days

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision

Life Insurance

LTD & STD

Retirement plan with employer match

Parental Leave

Job summary

Sentinel Group is seeking a Salesforce Engineer to support, enhance, and extend our business applications focused on the Salesforce platform. You will design and develop scalable solutions, integrate systems, and contribute to reliable, secure software across teams.

You’ll collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality projects, follow CI/CD practices, and help drive upgrades and automation. This hybrid role offers in-person collaboration at our Wakefield office and ongoing training

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years of software engineering experience with Salesforce technologies.
• Experience designing and building Salesforce solutions.
• Experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, data model, security, and integrations.
• Experience building REST APIs and working with JSON and XML data formats.
• Experience with source control and Gearset; familiarity with SQL/SOQL.
• Salesforce certifications are a plus.
• Salary range: $95,000-$105,000 depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance solutions on the Salesforce platform using Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, and API-based integrations.
• Proven success delivering high-quality software projects on time, on budget, and within scope.
• Ability to develop cloud-ready and containerized applications for internal and external platforms.
• Experience working across CRM, custom applications, databases, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, source control, testing, CI/CD, and application support.

Skills

Customer-centric attitude

Team player

Strong organizational skills

Excellence in detail

Innovation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

Apex

Lightning Web Components

Flow

REST APIs

JSON/XML data formats

Salesforce data model

SOQL

Gearset

Source control

SQL

Job description

Location Note:

This a hybrid role for ourWakefield,MA office(In-office one day every other week, plusadditionalin-person trainings and workshops as needed)

The Purpose of Your Role:

The Salesforce Engineer is part of the development team andis responsible forsupporting, enhancing, integrating, and extending Sentinel’s business applications, with a primary focus on the Salesforce platform and related custom systems. This role combines Salesforce platformexpertisewith strong software engineering capabilities across modern application development, integrations, and automation.

The Salesforce Engineer conducts requirements analysis, documents technical specifications, designs and develops scalable solutions, writes and reviews code, debugs issues, and contributes to release processes. This person works on complex technical problems, partners with internal stakeholders, and collaborates with other engineering team members to deliver reliable, secure, and maintainable solutions.

Whatyou’llbring to Sentinel:

• Customer-centric attitude and commitment to doing what is right for our clients
• Expertise– You are a team player and continuous learner who shares knowledge, embracesnew technologies, and looks for ways to improve our systems and processes
• Empowerment – Youdemonstratestrong organizational skills, the ability to manage priorities and deadlines, and the ability to troubleshoot issues independently
• Excellence – Your detail-oriented approach leads to quality results, and your communication skills allow you to work effectively with clients and internal team members
• Innovation – You learn quickly, collaborate well with others, and contribute ideas that improve our services, engineering practices, and platforms

Whatyou’llbe responsible for:

• Build and enhance solutions on the Salesforce platform using Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, platform configuration, and API-based integrations
• Proven success delivering high-quality software projects on time, on budget, and within scope
• Ability to develop cloud-ready and containerized applications for internal and external platforms
• Experience working across CRM, custom applications, databases, and enterprise integration patterns
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, source control, testing, CI/CD, and application support

About you:

We are looking for innovative thinkers to drive our business and clients forward—someone with customer focus, drive, determination, and the strength of character to challenge the status quoand therefore can deliver even better solutions than initially asked for. We strive to surround ourselves with team members who goabove and beyondin all job facets and look for people who are willing to embrace change.

What you need to have:

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Scienceor equivalent experience
• 2–5 years of software engineering experience, including hands-on work with Salesforce technologies
• Experience designing and building solutions on the Salesforce platform
• Experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, Salesforce data model, security model, and integration capabilities
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs and working with JSON and XML data formats
• Experience with source controland gearset
• Familiarity with SQL/SOQLand enterprise data integration concepts
• Salesforce certifications are a plus
• Salary Range: $95,000-$105,000, depending on experience

AtSentinel, compensation is calibrated to yourgeographic locationto reflect local market conditions; theposted salary rangemay vary based on where you live.

Nice to haves:

• Programming skills in one or more general-purpose languages, especially Node.jsand Python
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or similar cloud technologies

Whatyou’llbe part of:

Joining our company means becoming part of something special.We’redriven by a mission to excel in our industry and within our team, supported by people whotruly careabout our organization.

Sentinel was recently recognized by The Boston Globe as a Top Place to Work in 2020 and 2023. In 2021, 2022,2023and 2024, Sentinel earned a Top Workplace USA Award fromEnergage.

At Sentinel, we welcome people from diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives – and wewouldn’thave it any other way. So even if youdon’tmeet every single requirement, please consider applying if you like what you see.Our priority is to find talented individuals who enrich our team culture, contribute with enthusiasm, and are passionate about what they do.

Sentinel is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Some of our Benefits:

• PTO (vacation, sick, personal time bank)
• FTO (Flexible time off for vacation, sick, and personal time) after 2 years of service
• 12 Paid Holidays (10 stated and 2 floating holidays)
• 2 Community Volunteer Days
• 5 Summer Half Days
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• LTD & STD
• Retirement Plan with 4% Employer Match
• Parental Leave

See What We Stand For:https://www.sentinelgroup.com/About-Us/Join-Our-Team

Who we are:

Sentinel Group proudly servesnearly 5,000clients throughout the U.S. For 35+ years,we’veremained devoted to positivelyimpactingthe lives of our people, ourclientsand our communities. With a 9-year average associate tenure among our 265 professionals, our team’s commitment to excellent service has positioned Sentinel as the only provider who makes benefits EASY: easy for your people; easy for your business; and easy for you.

Ourultimate goalis to help companies and their employees prepare for their future health,wealthand retirement needs. Whetherit’sthrough retirement plans, group health insurance, reimbursementaccountsor financial planning, we engineer simple solutions and continuously strive to make them better. Our in-house experts – and their commitment to excellence – define who we are.

Sentinel is also one of the largest employee benefits firms in Massachusetts (Boston Business Journal) and was named a 2022 Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year in the Mentorship category (PLANADVISER Magazine).