Senior Staff Software Engineer - Salesforce at Dow Jones & Co. – Princeton, New Jersey

Dow Jones & Co.

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you.

Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets.

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line.

Princeton

Full time
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Job Description:
About the Role:

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer - Salesforce within our Enterprise Technology organization, you will play a pivotal role. You will lead the strategy for Salesforce as well as the architecture, design, development, and maintenance of high-scale solutions, You will balance declarative tools with sophisticated programmatic resources like Apex, LWC, and Flow. Beyond writing clean, scalable code, you will champion quality through rigorous unit testing, participate in strategic code reviews, and ensure our architecture consistently adheres to industry-leading design patterns.

You will be joining a high-octane Salesforce technical team of dedicated Salesforce Administrators, Developers, and Architects who work in lockstep with a specialized team of Integration Developers to manage a complex, highly connected enterprise ecosystem. As a key technical leader, you will bridge the gap between business strategy and execution, architecting scalable solutions that support both high-touch B2B relationship management and Advertising Sales System. You will report to the director of CRM Engineering.

About the Team:

Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.

You Will:

• Strategically guide the engineering team to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions by championing Salesforce best practices and enterprise design patterns and lead integrations with industry leading systems like SAP and Adbook
• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle for full-stack development-design, development, automated testing, and documentation-of complex technical solutions on the Salesforce platform, ensuring alignment between business requirements and technical feasibility
• Orchestrate the implementation of platform enhancements and new functionality, streamlining the deployment process to improve speed-to-market and system reliability
• Serve as a technical bridge between stakeholders and engineering teams, translating business needs into creative technical solutions while providing transparent updates on project health and risks
• Proactively research emerging Force.com technologies and industry trends (such as AI/Agentforce or Data Cloud) to provide roadmap recommendations to leadership

You Have:

• At least 10 years' extensive hands-on experience developing on the Salesforce platform, with a proven track record of building scalable, enterprise-grade solutions
• Deep proficiency in both declarative configuration and programmatic development, including Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and advanced Flow orchestration
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce deployment and release management tools, specifically Copado, Jenkins, or similar automated pipelines
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and elevate the team through rigorous code reviews and mentoring junior developers on best practices and design patterns
• Ability to translate complex user stories into high-quality, working software with minimal oversight

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:
Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category:
Software Product Engineering

Union Status:
Non-Union role

Pay Range: $170,000 - $225,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

About_Us

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you.