Principal Salesforce Engineer

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.”

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 11 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)

• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few

• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• This position has the opportunity to interface with and have a positive impact on multiple areas of Wintrust's business

• We hold ourselves accountable to high standards, share wins, operate ethically, and have fun

Position Overview

As a Principal Software Engineer specializing in Salesforce, you will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for the architecture, design, and delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions within the Salesforce ecosystem. Reporting to the SVP, Lead Salesforce Platform Engineer, you will work with a global team of full-time and contract developers to turn complex business requirements into effective and timely technical solutions across multiple Salesforce orgs.

This is a hands-on technical role where you will be instrumental in setting the architectural standards and technical vision for the team. You will function as a bridge between business stakeholders and the engineering team, ensuring the platform is a powerful engine for business growth. Your success is defined by your ability to deliver high-quality, impactful solutions with speed and predictability.

What You’ll Do

• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and code reviews for a high-performing, globally distributed team of Salesforce developers while participating actively in all phases of the full Agile SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), including requirements analysis, design, and implementation

• Contribute to and enforce best practices for the entire development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, code quality, testing, and CI/CD.

• Architect, design, and build robust solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and modern integration patterns. Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code for the most complex features, proof-of-concepts, and critical bug fixes.

• Convert system requirements into logical program designs, code modules, and stable application systems. Create technical design documents for software solutions independently.

• Assist in overseeing the technical health of all Salesforce instances, including governance, data integrity, and strategies for consolidation and optimization.

• Build strong working relationships with business leaders and translate abstract business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements and user stories and results-oriented technical roadmap for the Salesforce platform.

• Manage software release processes, including packaging for deployment and working with Configuration Management for the release of applications into web projects and provide production support, including after-hours assistance when necessary.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 7+ years focused specifically on the Salesforce platform

• Experience in a senior technical or lead role

• Deep understanding of Salesforce platforms and related technologies, including Sales, Service, and Experience Clouds.

• Expertise in the software development lifecycle, application development, and technical problem-solving.

• Proficiency in programming languages and technologies including:

  • CRM & Platforms: Salesforce (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Lightning Platform, nCino, Apex, LWC, Aura C