Software Engineer Salesforce

Summary

Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution, seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Salesforce. The role involves delivering high-quality technical solutions on the Salesforce platform, focusing on governance, integration, and platform capabilities to enhance developer productivity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain reusable Salesforce platform capabilities, packages, services, and automation that support multiple product teams
• Support Salesforce platform governance including security controls, access management, compliance requirements, architecture standards, and platform best practices
• Design, build, and maintain Salesforce integration capabilities using Salesforce APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native services
• Build and support API enablement solutions including exposing Salesforce functionality through custom services deployed on AWS ECS and proxied through API management platforms such as Apigee
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, source control strategies, deployment automation, release processes, and environment management practices for Salesforce and related platform services
• Implement platform monitoring, telemetry, alerting, observability, and operational dashboards to ensure platform reliability and performance
• Develop reusable Apex components, packages, automation, and platform extensions that enable internal engineering teams to deliver solutions efficiently
• Partner with solution teams to provide platform guidance, integration support, architectural reviews, and technical enablement
• Participate in platform architecture discussions and contribute to platform roadmaps, standards, and technology evaluations
• Perform root cause analysis, resolve platform defects, manage technical debt, and continuously improve platform stability and maintainability
• Contribute to automated testing frameworks and quality engineering practices that support platform reliability and release confidence
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate across architecture, product, operations, security, and engineering teams

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of experience supporting and engineering solutions on the Salesforce Platform with emphasis on governance, security, platform operations, DevOps, integration, and enablement
• 2–5 years of software engineering experience developing and supporting enterprise applications in Agile environments
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce Platform technologies including Apex, Lightning Platform, Salesforce APIs, Packaging and deployment frameworks, Platform security and access controls, Salesforce monitoring and operational tooling
• Experience developing reusable platform services, shared components, managed/unmanaged packages, or enablement capabilities supporting multiple delivery teams
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and Git-based development workflows for Salesforce and cloud-native applications
• Hands-on experience with modern programming languages including Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or Groovy
• 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS or GCP
• Experience deploying and operating containerized workloads using ECS, Kubernetes, or equivalent orchestration platforms
• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing REST APIs and integration services
• 2+ years of experience with event-driven architectures, asynchronous messaging, and Kafka
• Experience implementing monitoring, telemetry, observability, and operational support practices for enterprise platforms
• Understands platform engineering principles and applies best practices for scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability
• Applies software development standards including code reviews, static analysis, secure coding practices, and automated testing
• Proficient with Git-based source control, branching strategies, release management, and deployment automation
• Strong understanding of Salesforce platform security, governance, access controls, and operational best practices
• Experienced in DevOps practices including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, containerization, configuration management, observability, and monitoring
• Effectively troubleshoots complex platform and integration issues using logs, telemetry, and monitoring data
• Works collaboratively with architects, developers, product teams, and operational stakeholders to enable platform adoption and success
• Communicates technical concepts clearly to both engineering and business audiences
• Continuously identifies opportunities to improve platform capabilities, developer experience, operational excellence, and team effectiveness
• Experience with API management platforms such as Apigee or equivalent platforms is strongly preferred
• Salesforce Administrator or related Salesforce certifications are preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of experience supporting and engineering solutions on the Salesforce Platform with emphasis on governance, security, platform operations, DevOps, integration, and enablement
• 2–5 years of software engineering experience developing and supporting enterprise applications in Agile environments
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce Platform technologies including Apex, Lightning Platform, Salesforce APIs, Packaging and deployment frameworks, Platform security and access controls, Salesforce monitoring and operational tooling
• Experience developing reusable platform services, shared components, managed/unmanaged packages, or enablement capabilities supporting multiple delivery teams
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and Git-based development workflows for Salesforce and cloud-native applications
• Hands-on experience with modern programming languages including Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or Groovy
• 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS or GCP
• Experience deploying and operating containerized workloads using ECS, Kubernetes, or equivalent orchestration platforms
• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing REST APIs and integration services
• 2+ years of experience with event-driven architectures, asynchronous messaging, and Kafka
• Experience implementing monitoring, telemetry, observability, and operational support practices for enterprise platforms
• Understands platform engineering principles and applies best practices for scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability
• Applies software development standards including code reviews, static analysis, secure coding practices, and automated testing
• Proficient with Git-based source control, branching strategies, release management, and deployment automation
• Strong understanding of Salesforce platform security, governance, access controls, and operational best practices
• Experienced in DevOps practices including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, containerization, configuration management, observability, and monitoring
• Effectively troubleshoots complex platform and integration issues using logs, telemetry, and monitoring data
• Works collaboratively with architects, developers, product teams, and operational stakeholders to enable platform adoption and success
• Communicates technical concepts clearly to both engineering and business audiences
• Continuously identifies opportunities to improve platform capabilities, developer experience, operational excellence, and team effectiveness

Nice to Haves

• Experience with API management platforms such as Apigee or equivalent platforms is strongly preferred
• Salesforce Administrator or related Salesforce certifications are preferred