Job Description
Role Overview
As part of Technology you'll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life's digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies including Generative AI to increase productivity streamline processes and create seamless experiences for clients agents and employees. Your expertise will fuel innovation agility and growth while helping drive the company's continued success.
As a Senior Salesforce Developer Engineer you will serve as a technical leader responsible for designing developing and implementing complex Salesforce solutions that advance New York Life's strategic technology initiatives. You will collaborate closely with architects business partners and engineering teams to deliver secure scalable and high-performing applications across a shared Salesforce platform supporting multiple lines of business. This role also partners with data teams to integrate Salesforce with AWS services and other enterprise platforms enabling intelligent automation and data-driven decision-making.
What You'll Do
- Lead the design development and deployment of scalable Salesforce solutions using Apex Lightning Web Components (LWC) Flow and Salesforce integration APIs.
- Partner with business stakeholders solution architects and engineering teams to translate business requirements into secure scalable and extensible technical solutions.
- Design and implement integrations between Salesforce AWS services (including Lambda S3 and API Gateway) and enterprise applications to enable secure high-performing data exchange.
- Develop modern responsive user experiences by collaborating with UX and front-end teams using Lightning Web Components React.js TypeScript and Figma designs.
- Design and implement event-driven solutions using Platform Events Change Data Capture (CDC) asynchronous Apex and pub/sub patterns to support scalable integrations.
- Lead code reviews establish development standards and promote engineering excellence through CI/CD pipelines automation and DevOps best practices.
- Troubleshoot and optimize application performance while ensuring reliability maintainability and compliance with enterprise security and governance standards.
- Evaluate and implement reusable frameworks npm packages and open-source libraries to improve application consistency maintainability and developer productivity.
- Contribute to Salesforce platform modernization by leveraging AWS DevOps capabilities automation frameworks and reusable architecture patterns.
- Stay current with emerging technologies including Salesforce AI capabilities (Einstein and Agentforce) MuleSoft and cloud integration patterns to continuously enhance platform capabilities.
What You'll Bring
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.
- 8-10 years of experience leading Salesforce implementations including solution design development deployment and technical leadership of engineering teams.
- Deep expertise in Apex Lightning Web Components (LWC) Flow and Salesforce platform development with the ability to balance custom development and out-of-the-box capabilities.
- Strong experience designing event-driven Salesforce architectures using Platform Events Change Data Capture (CDC) asynchronous processing and pub/sub integration patterns.
- Extensive knowledge of Salesforce data architecture security model sharing model and multi-org governance within enterprise environments.
- Proven experience designing and implementing secure integrations using Salesforce APIs MuleSoft and AWS services including Lambda S3 and API Gateway.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript React.js and TypeScript applying modern component-based development practices across Salesforce and web applications.
- Experience collaborating with data and engineering teams to troubleshoot complex integration performance and data quality challenges.
- Experience translating Figma designs into responsive accessible and reusable Lightning Web Components and React applications.
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices using GitHub GitHub Actions Jenkins or comparable tools.
- Strong understanding of authentication and authorization technologies including OAuth 2.0 JWT and Named Credentials.
- Excellent analytical problem-solving communication and stakeholder management skills.
Required Certifications
- Salesforce Certified Administrator
- Salesforce Platform Developer I
- Salesforce Platform Developer II
- Salesforce JavaScript Developer I
- Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant
- Salesforce Certified Application Architect
- Salesforce Certified Platform Integration Architect
Preferred Skills
- Salesforce System Architect certification.
- Experience with AWS infrastructure services and cloud-native DevOps practices.
- Experience with event streaming platforms and messaging technologies such as Kafka or enterprise event bus solutions.
- Experience implementing Salesforce AI capabilities including Einstein Agentforce or GPT-enabled solutions.
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $124000-$177000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience skills qualifications and job location. Additionally employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology- data- and AI-enabled organization we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities-inviting bold thinking collaborative problem-solving and purpose-driven innovation. Here you'll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company we offer a place to grow your skills contribute to meaningful work and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what's next and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce including leave programs adoption assistance and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
Visit our LinkedIn to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.
Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees' needs.
Job Requisition ID: 94361
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field
- 8-10 years leading Salesforce implementations including solution design development deployment and technical leadership
- Deep expertise in Apex Lightning Web Components (LWC) and Salesforce Flow
- Strong experience designing event-driven Salesforce architectures using Platform Events and Change Data Capture (CDC)
- Extensive knowledge of Salesforce data architecture security model sharing model and multi-org governance
- Proven experience designing and implementing secure integrations using Salesforce APIs MuleSoft and AWS services (Lambda S3 API Gateway)
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript React.js and TypeScript
- Experience translating Figma designs into responsive accessible and reusable Lightning Web Components and React applications
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices using GitHub GitHub Actions Jenkins or comparable tools
- Strong understanding of authentication and authorization technologies including OAuth 2.0 JWT and Named Credentials
- Experience collaborating with data and engineering teams to troubleshoot complex integration performance and data quality challenges
- Excellent analytical problem-solving communication and stakeholder management skills
- Salesforce Certified Administrator
- Salesforce Platform Developer I
- Salesforce Platform Developer II
- Salesforce JavaScript Developer I
- Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant
- Salesforce Certified Application Architect
- Salesforce Certified Platform Integration Architect
- Experience implementing Salesforce AI capabilities (Einstein Agentforce GPT-enabled)
- Salesforce System Architect certification
- Experience with AWS infrastructure services and cloud-native DevOps practices
- Experience with event streaming platforms and messaging technologies such as Kafka or enterprise event bus solutions
What the Team is Saying






New York Life Insurance Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Retirement Support—The package includes both a 401(k) with company match and for many roles a defined‑benefit pension with day‑one vesting on the match highlighted for corporate employees. Financial professionals who qualify may also access a defined‑benefit plan and a 401(k).
- Parental & Family Support—Fertility support adoption assistance backup childcare and free 24/7 online tutoring complement expanded Paid New Parent benefits that provide time off for all parents with additional paid weeks typically available for birthing parents via short‑term disability. EAP resources and paid time off (including bereavement and volunteer time) further reinforce family support.
- Healthcare Strength—Medical dental and vision plans are augmented by a company‑funded HRA option with wellness earn‑ups and FSAs for health and dependent care. Wellness resources and commuter benefits add practical support to everyday wellbeing.
New York Life Insurance Company Insights
What We Do
At New York Life our 180-year legacy of integrity mutuality and financial strength fuels a future defined by bold transformation. As the largest mutual life insurance company in the U.S. we operate on behalf of our policy owners—not shareholders. That structure allows us to take a long-term view investing in people purpose and innovation that endures. Guided by a clear enterprise vision to become a technology- data- and AI-powered company we’re modernizing our platforms rearchitecting experiences and embedding intelligence across our products and services. Our mission has always been about helping people through life’s most meaningful moments. Today technology is amplifying that mission—enabling us to serve clients advisors and communities in more personalized proactive ways. With a diversified business portfolio spanning insurance investments retirement group benefits and direct-to-consumer offerings New York Life delivers the stability of a Fortune 100 company with the agility of one that’s continuously evolving. We’re powered by a values-led culture inclusive teams and a shared belief that when our people thrive so does our company. Here tradition fuels momentum—and your ideas energy and growth power what’s next.
Why Work With Us
New York Life is transforming from the inside out—blending 180 years of trust with the velocity of innovation. What makes us different is our culture: grounded in integrity humanity and shared success—values that show up in how we work lead and grow. If you want a place where innovation has purpose—build what's next with us.
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