Location Note: This a hybrid role for our Wakefield, MA office (In-office one day every other week, plus additional in-person trainings and workshops as needed)
The Purpose of Your Role:
The Salesforce Engineer is part of the development team and is responsible for supporting, enhancing, integrating, and extending Sentinel’s business applications, with a primary focus on the Salesforce platform and related custom systems. This role combines Salesforce platform expertise with strong software engineering capabilities across modern application development, integrations, and automation.
The Salesforce Engineer conducts requirements analysis, documents technical specifications, designs and develops scalable solutions, writes and reviews code, debugs issues, and contributes to release processes. This person works on complex technical problems, partners with internal stakeholders, and collaborates with other engineering team members to deliver reliable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
What you'll bring to Sentinel:
Customer-centric attitude and commitment to doing what is right for our clients
Expertise – You are a team player and continuous learner who shares knowledge, embraces new technologies, and looks for ways to improve our systems and processes
Empowerment – You demonstrate strong organizational skills, the ability to manage priorities and deadlines, and the ability to troubleshoot issues independently
Excellence – Your detail-oriented approach leads to quality results, and your communication skills allow you to work effectively with clients and internal team members
Innovation – You learn quickly, collaborate well with others, and contribute ideas that improve our services, engineering practices, and platforms
What you’ll be responsible for:
Build and enhance solutions on the Salesforce platform using Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, platform configuration, and API-based integrations
Proven success delivering high-quality software projects on time, on budget, and within scope
Ability to develop cloud-ready and containerized applications for internal and external platforms
Experience working across CRM, custom applications, databases, and enterprise integration patterns
Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, source control, testing, CI/CD, and application support
About you:
We are looking for innovative thinkers to drive our business and clients forward—someone with customer focus, drive, determination, and the strength of character to challenge the status quo and therefore can deliver even better solutions than initially asked for. We strive to surround ourselves with team members who go above and beyond in all job facets and look for people who are willing to embrace change.
What you need to have:
Preferred qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
2–5 years of software engineering experience, including hands-on work with Salesforce technologies
Experience designing and building solutions on the Salesforce platform
Experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, Salesforce data model, security model, and integration capabilities
Experience building and consuming REST APIs and working with JSON and XML data formats
Experience with source control and gearset
Familiarity with SQL/SOQL and enterprise data integration concepts
Salesforce certifications are a plus
Salary Range: $95,000-$105,000, depending on experience
At Sentinel, compensation is calibrated to your geographic location to reflect local market conditions; the posted salary range may vary based on where you live.
Nice to haves:
Programming skills in one or more general-purpose languages, especially Node.js and Python
Experience with Azure, AWS, or similar cloud technologies
What you’ll be part of:
Joining our company means becoming part of something special. We're driven by a mission to excel in our industry and within our team, supported by people who truly care about our organization.
Sentinel was recently recognized by The Boston Globe as a Top Place to Work in 2020 and 2023. In 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, Sentinel earned a Top Workplace USA Award from Energage.
At Sentinel, we welcome people from diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives – and we wouldn’t have it any other way. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, please consider applying if you like what you see. Our priority is to find talented individuals who enrich our team culture, contribute with enthusiasm, and are passionate about what they do.
Sentinel is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.
Some of our Benefits:
PTO (vacation, sick, personal time bank)
FTO (Flexible time off for vacation, sick, and personal time) after 2 years of service
12 Paid Holidays (10 stated and 2 floating holidays)
2 Community Volunteer Days
5 Summer Half Days
Medical, Dental, Vision
Life Insurance
LTD & STD
Retirement Plan with 4% Employer Match
Parental Leave
See What We Stand For: https://www.sentinelgroup.com/About-Us/Join-Our-Team
Who we are:
Sentinel Group proudly serves nearly 5,000 clients throughout the U.S. For 35+ years, we’ve remained devoted to positively impacting the lives of our people, our clients and our communities. With a 9-year average associate tenure among our 265 professionals, our team’s commitment to excellent service has positioned Sentinel as the only provider who makes benefits EASY: easy for your people; easy for your business; and easy for you.
Our ultimate goal is to help companies and their employees prepare for their future health, wealth and retirement needs. Whether it’s through retirement plans, group health insurance, reimbursement accounts or financial planning, we engineer simple solutions and continuously strive to make them better. Our in-house experts – and their commitment to excellence – define who we are.
Sentinel is also one of the largest employee benefits firms in Massachusetts (Boston Business Journal) and was named a 2022 Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year in the Mentorship category (PLANADVISER Magazine).
Skills Required
- 2-5 years of software engineering experience, including hands-on work with Salesforce technologies
- Experience designing and building solutions on the Salesforce platform
- Experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, Salesforce data model, security model, and integration capabilities
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs and working with JSON and XML data formats
- Experience with source control and gearset
What We Do
Sentinel Group is a single resource to manage all employee benefits. Founded in 1987, we have grown to be the second largest benefit consulting and administration practice in Massachusetts. Our services include: WEALTH PLANNING SERVICES > Investment Advisory Services > Retirement Plan Administration > Open Architecture Retirement Plan Recordkeeping > Defined Benefit & Cash Balance Plan Services > Actuarial Consulting > Employee Stock Ownership Plans LIFE PLANNING SERVICES > Group Benefits Brokerage > Flexible Spending Account Administration > Health Reimbursement Plan Administration > Health Savings Accounts > Transportation Plan Administration > COBRA Administration At Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group, we have been putting our clients first for more than two decades. In fact, building meaningful relationships with our clients to help them achieve their goals is the work we do. What differentiates us from competitors is how we approach our work. The business of providing employee benefits and financial services is not unique. There are many choices. However, brand and experience alone do not always translate to the best solution. We recognize that the only way to truly help a client is to know them first. We take the time to listen before we make recommendations. Through our interactive consulting process, we bring true custom solutions that deliver value to our clients.
