Software Engineering Manager leading high-performing Salesforce teams delivering scalable solutions at Caterpillar. Driving modernization through CI/CD and innovative Salesforce practices.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage one or more Salesforce engineering teams delivering capabilities across Salesforce CRM, Sales Cloud, and Marketing Cloud.
Own the end-to-end Salesforce SDLC, including requirements intake, solution design, development, automated testing, CI/CD, deployment, and post-release support.
Drive adoption of automated testing strategies (unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing) to reduce manual testing and improve release quality.
Establish and evolve CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce using modern DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Git-based workflows, automated validation, environment promotion).
Provide hands-on technical leadership across Salesforce technologies, including: Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and declarative configuration Sales Cloud and Marketing Cloud integrations and data models API-based integrations with enterprise platforms and data services.
Ensure strong data management and SQL proficiency for reporting, analytics, integrations, and operational insights.
Partner with architecture, product, marketing, and analytics teams to align Salesforce solutions to business outcomes and customer experiences.
Manage hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development for Salesforce engineers and technical leads.
Enforce engineering best practices related to security, scalability, performance, and compliance within Salesforce environments.
Contribute to platform strategy, roadmap planning, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with Cat Digital objectives.
Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Extensive software engineering experience, including enterprise application development (10+ years).
Solid people leadership experience managing software engineering teams (typically 5+ years).
Strong Salesforce platform experience, including Salesforce CRM and Sales Cloud; exposure to Marketing Cloud strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience leading Salesforce engineering teams in enterprise-scale environments.
Proven experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks for Salesforce.
Strong SQL skills with experience supporting data analysis, reporting, integrations, or operational workflows.
Experience working in Agile delivery models (Scrum or similar).
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
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