Senior Software Engineering Manager – Salesforce

SunStrong Management; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health/Dental/Vision plans

Disability insurance

Legal services

Job summary

SunStrong Management is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers building and expanding our Salesforce platform. You will drive technical direction, oversee architecture and design decisions, ensure high-quality deliveries, and foster a collaborative, innovative environment to support rapid growth.

You will manage cross-functional teams including engineering, QA and product, mentor engineers, support recruiting, and champion best practices, code reviews,

Qualifications

• 8+ years software development experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Hands-on leadership across enterprise-scale Salesforce ecosystem, integrating internal/external apps.
• Experience leveraging AI tooling to improve app quality and delivery, specifically AgentForce tooling.
• Deep expertise with Apex, LWC, SOQL, Flows, and Salesforce metadata model.
• Strong governance of governor limits, bulkification, security model, and performance tuning.
• Proven experience with REST/SOAP integration, async processing, error handling, and retry patterns.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the engineering lead for cross-functional teams supporting the Salesforce platform.
• Lead a team of Salesforce engineers, providing mentorship and development plans.
• Build and maintain a high-performing team, including recruiting across the org.
• Oversee architecture and design decisions across the Salesforce platform with architects.
• Provide code reviews and mentorship to improve code quality and delivery.
• Offer architectural planning and insights for application development.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (standups, planning, retrospectives).
• Identify and promote opportunities to improve delivery with AI tooling.
• Promote best practices, coding standards, and scalable development methods.
• Manage and allocate resources to meet deadlines and objectives.
• Foster a positive, inclusive culture encouraging creativity and continuous improvement.

Skills

Salesforce leadership

Apex

LWC

SOQL

Flows

Integration design

AI tooling

Governor limits & performance

Mentorship

Tools

Gearset

CI/CD tooling

Job description

SunStrong Management is a leading independent asset management and servicing platform specializing in residential and commercial solar energy portfolios. SunStrong provides end-to-end services including operations and maintenance, customer billing and support, asset performance management, and investor reporting. The company partners with leading capital providers to optimize clean energy assets at scale, supporting the growth of distributed renewable energy while delivering reliable performance and exceptional customer experience.

THE SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER – SALESFORCE POSITION

Sunstrong is searching for a hands‑on Software Engineering Manager who will lead a group of software engineers to develop SunStrong’s rapidly scaling Salesforce platform. You will be responsible for driving the technical direction for the end‑to‑end platform, including ongoing expansion and enhancements to support rapid growth, responsibility managing architecture and design decisions, ensuring successful delivery of high‑quality work, and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Senior Software Engineering Manager – Salesforce Responsibilities

• Serves as the engineering lead for the cross‑functional teams supporting SunStrong’s Salesforce platform, which is comprised of engineering, QA and product.
• Leads a team of Salesforce software engineers, providing mentorship, guidance and support to facilitate their progressional growth and development.
• Responsible for building and maintaining a high‑performing team, including coaching team members, creating development plans and recruiting.
• Oversees architectural and design decisions across the Salesforce platform in partnership with teams and architects.
• Provides code reviews and mentorship to improve overall application health and team skills.
• Provides architectural planning and insights for application development.
• Facilitates Agile sprint ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Identifies, implements and promotes opportunities to improve team delivery through the use of AI tooling and methodologies.
• Champions best practices, coding standards and software development methodologies to maintain high‑quality codebase.
• Manages and allocates resources effectively to meet project deadlines and organizational objectives.
• Promotes a positive and inclusive team culture that encourages creativity, teamwork and continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years of software development experience, with 3+ years experience in a leadership role.
• Deep hands‑on experience as engineering leader across enterprise scale Salesforce ecosystem, including integrating with internal and external custom and third‑party applications.
• Experience effectively leveraging AI tooling to improve app quality and delivery, particularly the AgentForce suite of tooling.
• Deep experience with Apex, LWC, SOQL, Flows, and Salesforce metadata model.
• Strong command of governor limits, bulkification, security model, and performance tuning.
• Proven experience with integration design (REST/SOAP, async processing, error handling, retry patterns).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Gearset and/or other enterprise‑scale CI/CD tooling.
• Experience in large org refactoring, managed package coexistence, and multi‑team governance models.
• Experience with high‑volume service operations, partner ecosystem workflows, or regulated data environments.

Additional Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to triage and manage production incidents, with an emphasis on clear communication with business partners.
• Ability to translate requirements into technical specifications for feature development.
• Experience facilitating one‑on‑ones with team members.
• Salesforce certifications such as Platform Developer II, JavaScript Developer I, Integration Architect, or Data Cloud credentials.

working conditions

• Some overtime outside normal working hours is expected to support software releases and issue management.

Physical Requirements

• Extended period of time working at a computer workstation.

Benefits

SunStrong Management offers a rich and affordable benefits package through UnitedHealthcare and MetLife within the US intercontinental states. Our benefits include:

• HDHP and PPO Medical Plans, buy‑up plans for both Dental and Vision, ancillaries such as Accident, Critical illness, Hospital indemnity, Short term and Long‑Term Disability, Voluntary Life, and legal services along with multiple add‑ons.
• Our 401(k) Package includes an Employer Match of 100% up to the first 4% and 50% on the next 2% with immediate vesting.