Salesforce Release Engineer

We are seeking a Salesforce Release Engineer with strong DevOps expertise to own and improve our Salesforce release process. This role will partner closely with developers, admins, and business stakeholders to ensure that configuration, code, and integrations are deployed reliably, on schedule, and with minimal disruption. The ideal candidate is hands-on with Salesforce DX, understands modern CI/CD practices, and can bring structure and discipline to our release pipeline.

About the project:

Our client is an innovative health technology company on a mission to eliminate preventable vision loss. Their patient-centered platform combines predictive analytics with personalized care coordination, helping ophthalmology practices and health systems improve outcomes, reduce missed appointments, and deliver life-changing care at scale. Backed by top healthcare investors, they are rapidly growing and expanding their engineering team.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and execute deployments across Salesforce sandboxes and production using tools such as Salesforce DX, Gearset, Copado, or equivalents.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce, integrated with Git-based workflows.
• Collaborate with developers and admins to plan releases, resolve merge conflicts, and ensure all changes are tracked in version control.
• Implement automated validation, testing, and rollback procedures for Salesforce deployments.
• Monitor deployment health, troubleshoot failed releases, and document root causes.
• Maintain release calendars and coordinate with cross-functional teams to align Salesforce changes with broader product releases.

• Recommend process and tooling improvements to accelerate and de-risk deployments.

   

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Salesforce platform experience, including at least 1–2 years in release management or DevOps roles.
• Strong experience with Salesforce DX, Git, and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Gearset, Copado).
• Knowledge of Salesforce metadata structure, Apex, Lightning Components, and configuration migration best practices.
• Solid understanding of source control branching strategies and release workflows.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks for Salesforce (e.g., Apex test classes, Provar, Selenium).

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

   

Nice to Have:

• Salesforce certifications (Platform Developer I/II, Salesforce Administrator, DevOps Center experience).
• Experience with complex Salesforce orgs, including multiple sandboxes and integrations with external systems.