Staff GTM Systems Engineer at Workiva, Inc.

The GTM Systems Staff Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for architecture, governance, technical excellence and DevOps across our go-to-market systems. This role focuses on enabling the team to efficiently deliver scalable, maintainable solutions using appropriate technology choices and best practices for systems such as Salesforce and Workato.

What You'll Do

Architecture

• Define and maintain technical architecture standards and design patterns

• Establish governance frameworks to ensure appropriate use of declarative vs. programmatic solutions

• Create, review and approve technical designs for major initiatives and complex problems

• Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with Salesforce and Engineering best practices across our GTM Systems stack

Technical Leadership

• Be the Technical Lead on long-term, business-critical initiatives such as Order to Cash

• Design and implement solutions and POCs for our most complex problems

DevOps & Technical Infrastructure

• Design and implement mature CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation, ensuring deployment reliability and reducing manual overhead

• Build monitoring and observability solutions

• Manage technical environments and sandbox strategy

Test Automation

• Establish tooling and technical foundations for quality test automation

• Oversee technical implementation of test automation across frameworks such as Apex, Jest, and UI Automation tooling

Technical Debt & System Optimization

• Identify and prioritize technical debt based on business impact

• Architect and implement solutions to address system scaling limits

• Document technical systems and architecture decisions

Team Enablement & Mentorship

• Mentor engineers and admins on technical best practices

• Conduct design reviews and code reviews to elevate team capability

• Create technical documentation, patterns, and reusable components

• Build technical team's capability to work more independently

What You'll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of Salesforce development and architecture experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; MBA or Master's degree is a plus, or equivalent work experience

• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I (required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Salesforce platform capabilities (Apex, LWC, Flow, declarative tools)

• Experience building out Enterprise-grade best practices and technical frameworks

• Proven track record architecting scalable, enterprise-grade Salesforce solutions

• Strong understanding of Salesforce data model, security model, and governor limits

• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD tools, and version control (Git, Copado, Gearset, Flosum or similar)

• Demonstrated expertise and hands-on experience with Workato and other integration/automation and ETL tools (Mulesoft, Boomi, Informatica etc.)

• Experience with Marketing Systems such as Marketo or Hubspo

• Experience with other programming languages is preferred (Python, Go, C#, Java)

• Proven ability to lead complex technical projects to successful completion

• Strong soft and technical mentorship skills

• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II (preferred)

• Salesforce Certified Application Architect or System Architect (preferred)

Travel & Working Conditions

• Up to 10% travel for in-person team and leadership events

• Reliable internet access required for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office

How You'll Be Rewarded

A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email [email protected].

Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.