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# Principal Software Engineer (Salesforce)

- **Company:** Aflac
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $123,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Client Server Models, Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Programming, DevOps, Scrum Methodology, Salesforce.Com, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Apex Code, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Information Technology, Bitbucket, Hardware Infrastructure, Programming Languages
- **Published:** June 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=963d834abe25352b

## About the Role

* Leadership and strategic planning skills.

 * Extensive Salesforce development experience

 * Apex Code experience

 * Omni Studio experience

 * Salesforce Platform Developer certification

 * Visual Force, Flows, Gear Set, Bit Bucket experience

 * Scalable solution design skills

Education & Experience Required

 * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field
 * 6+ years of programming experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Education & Experience Preferred

 * Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field

## Description

* Acting with Integrity
 * Communicating Effectively
 * Pursuing Self-Development
 * Serving Customers
 * Supporting Change
 * Supporting Organizational Goals
 * Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

 * Deep experience in modern programming languages and cloud development.

 * Mastery of Scrum, DevOps, and Test-Driven Development., * Define architectural guidelines and best practices

 * Lead software development initiatives from conception to deployment

 * Collaborate with stakeholders to align software solutions with business objectives

 * Introduce and train teams in advanced programming languages and tools

 * Ensure cloud readiness and optimal performance of all applications

 * Leads and mentors technical and project team members at the business function level

 * Leads the project team in analyzing the requirements and providing accurate and detailed estimates for the designing, building, testing and deployment phases of the project

 * Provides technical leadership and mentoring to various technical teams

 * Collaborates with Architects, Developers, Senior Infrastructure Technical staff to evaluate and recommend technology advancements and business solutions for assigned projects and/or applications

 * Supports the implementation and testing of cross-functional systems, ensuring system meets the needs of client and business; provides continuous support to internal and external clients who are experiencing problems with server hardware, operating systems, core infrastructure applications and related utilities, maintains mainframe operating systems or major subsystems, and associated software and hardware products; handles unresolved support issues across multiple areas of expertise

 * Proactively monitors projects and/or existing production applications and core infrastructure by looking for ways to improve the applications and its availability

 * Handles unresolved production support issues across multiple areas of expertise; analyzes the current architecture

 * Provides design recommendations, develops application and custom integration solutions, including major enhancements and interfaces; writes complex design specifications

 * Provides leadership to support ongoing maintenance of mainframe and/or client server applications or tools, depending upon previous involvement with projects

 * Facilitates and ensures on-time completion of performance, load, functional and other categories of testing and application vulnerability testing efforts and resolution of issues; develops new cross-functional software systems using disciplined software development processes

 * Performs other duties as required


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