Senior Salesforce Engineer: Enterprise Integrations

Western Governors University; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 144,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Health benefits

Tuition discount

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Western Governors University seeks a Senior Software Engineer - Salesforce to join the Student Lifecycle Services team in Salt Lake City, building a large Salesforce org supporting the student journey from enrollment through graduation.

You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and drive CI/CD practices using Copado, coordinating with Banner, ServiceNow, and Kafka for reliable integrations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience, with at least 3 years on the Salesforce platform.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience designing multi-system integrations with error handling strategy and data reconciliation.
• Mastery of async Apex patterns — you choose between Batch, Queueable, Platform Events, and CDC based on the problem.
• Deep understanding of Salesforce order of execution and how it impacts complex automation.
• Track record of solving problems that span multiple systems and nobody else could figure out.
• Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team capability.
• Ability to communicate technical architecture to both engineers and non-technical leadership.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline design and management (Copado or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Design systems spanning Salesforce and external systems — expertise in deploying Platform Events, CDC, async Apex, and integration callouts.
• Make architectural decisions for the portfolio — not just your team’s code, but how it fits with everything else.
• Lead technical design for complex cross-system features (Salesforce, Banner, ServiceNow, Kafka).
• Solve the hardest platform problems across transaction boundaries and async handoffs.
• Mentor SE I and SE II engineers through design guidance, architecture reviews, and pairing on complex problems.
• Drive technical direction for Salesforce development practices (async patterns, integration standards, testing strategy).
• Own and reduce technical debt — identify what needs to change, build the case, and execute the plan.
• Partner with engineering leadership on platform strategy (migration plans, org health, governance limit forecasting).
• Represent the technical perspective to non-technical stakeholders (Product, Operations, Academic leadership).
• Design CI/CD improvements and release strategy for the portfolio.

Skills

Salesforce

Async patterns

System integrations

Mentoring

Architectural clarity

CI/CD design

Cross-system design

Order of execution

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Copado

Kafka

Salesforce

Job description

Western Governors University seeks a Senior Software Engineer - Salesforce to join the Student Lifecycle Services team in Salt Lake City, building a large Salesforce org supporting the student journey from enrollment through graduation.

You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and drive CI/CD practices using Copado, coordinating with Banner, ServiceNow, and Kafka for reliable integrations.