Senior Principal Salesforce Developer

Magellan Health

. Serve as an expert technical and industry resource to management, clients, and development staff .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $127,295 - $229,105 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Salesforce development, including Apex and Lightning Web Components, while providing technical leadership and mentoring to software engineers. Proficient in AWS cloud services and agile methodologies, with a strong focus on application architecture and performance optimization.

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Salesforce DevelopmentApex ProgrammingLightning Web ComponentsAWS Cloud ServicesAgile Methodologies

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Hard Skills

Salesforce DevelopmentApex ProgrammingLightning Web ComponentsAPIsData ModelingLoad TestingPerformance TuningTDDATDDDesign Thinking

Soft Skills

Critical ThinkingProblem-SolvingStrong Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

AWS CloudFormationEC2SWFELBLambdaS3RDSDynamoDB

Certifications & Qualifications

Salesforce Platform Developer ISalesforce Platform Developer II

Industry Keywords

Health CareInsuranceIT Service Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDynamoDBEC2Open Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as an expert technical and industry resource to management, clients, and development staff
Consult on internal and industry IT technical and business-domain process capabilities
Identify and recommend new IT opportunities and business operations related to application development
Formulate and direct task identification, work-effort estimates, and work schedules for research, prototype, and proof-of-concept IT activities
Direct and participate in data management, application architecture, and business architecture
Provide guidance to staff on complex assignments and mentor them on new technologies
Provide technical leadership for the portfolio of applications managed by an IT Service Owner
Drive software usability and quality
Maintain technical currency across portfolio applications
Act as a hands-on software engineer writing quality code and assisting with problem solving, root-cause analysis, troubleshooting, and coaching
Write technical blogs and participate in the Open Source Community
Apply Design Thinking techniques to application design
Lead agile software development efforts as a senior Technical Leader
Coach and mentor software engineers across teams on TDD, ATDD, and pair programming
Design highly scalable AWS cloud applications using CloudFormation Templates, EC2, SWF, ELB, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and other tools
Create load and performance testing strategies and perform advanced performance tuning
Review and implement corrective and preventive measures based on code-quality, business, and performance metrics across the application portfolio

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years IT experience
8+ years of related experience
At least five (5) years of experience in Salesforce development
Hands-on experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), APIs, and data modeling
Salesforce Platform Developer I or II preferred
Additional Salesforce certifications are a plus
Experience working with Agile Methods and modern programming environments
Experience in health care, insurance, or a related field
Critical thinking
Demonstrated problem-solving techniques
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Bachelor's degree or a combination of education and work experience may be considered
Knowledge of AWS cloud tools and services, including CloudFormation Templates, EC2, SWF, ELB, Lambda, S3, RDS, and DynamoDB
Experience with TDD, ATDD, and pair programming
Experience with load and performance testing and performance tuning

Benefits

Comp & perks

Short-term incentives may be available
Comprehensive benefits package
Health benefits
Life benefits
Voluntary benefits
Other benefits and perks supporting physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing
Tobacco-free workplace