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As a Sr Advanced Salesforce Software Engineer within Honeywell's Life Sciences organization, you will play a pivotal role in building and enhancing Salesforce-based solutions supporting our TrackWise Quality platforms. You will design, develop, and optimize features using Salesforce Apex, contribute to solution architecture, and help scale platform capabilities that serve life sciences and other regulated industries.

You will report directly to our Engineering Manager and work out of our Hamilton, NJ location on a Hybrid work schedule. For the first 90 days, New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite M-F.

You will collaborate with cross-functional engineering, product, and QA teams within an Agile environment, delivering secure, compliant, and high-performance software. In this role, you will also help guide technical direction, mentor junior developers, and contribute to broader platform modernization efforts across Honeywell Life Sciences. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build scalable, reusable components and managed packages for ISV distribution.
• Delivering Salesforce packages and solutions to customers.
• Design, develop, and maintain applications and components using Salesforce Apex and Data Cloud.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical design for new Salesforce-based features and integrations.
• Integrate Salesforce functionalities with backend systems, APIs, and data services where applicable.
• Participate in code reviews, enforce coding standards, and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, QA, and cross-functional engineering teams to define requirements and ship high-quality releases.
• Support CI/CD workflows, automation processes, and version control best practices using GitHub.
• Investigate, debug, and resolve technical issues, driving root-cause analysis and long-term solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in development processes, performance, and system scalability.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Minimum 8 years of software development experience with 2+ years in a lead role
• Strong proficiency in Salesforce Apex and Lightning Components development
• Experience working with Salesforce and Data Cloud
• Experience working with software development tools and methodologies (GitHub, CI/CD, Agile/Scrum).

WE VALUE

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience working with SFDX methodologies and SF CLI tools
• You've worked collaboratively in a team to deliver a feature through SDLC
• Proficiency in Java
• Experience working as a Salesforce ISV and creating packages
• Proficiency in database technologies (SQL/NoSQL) and modern web service development (REST APIs).
• Experience building microservices or cloud-native enterprise SaaS products.
• Knowledge of JavaScript/React, or other complementary languages.
• Understanding of system observability (logs, metrics, tracing).
• Strong debugging, performance tuning, and architectural thinking.
• Ability to influence engineering direction and elevate team technical capability.
• Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and modern software development.

US PERSON REQUIREMENT

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Person, which is defined as a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status, or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.

The salary range for this position is $135,000 - $169,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL

In addition to a performance-driven salary, cutting-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information: https://benefits.honeywell.com/

ABOUT HONEYWELL

Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world's most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company committed to introducing state-of-the-art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high growth businesses in broad-based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe. Learn more here: https://www.honeywell.com/us/en

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Posting date: 3/25/2026