[Remote] Staff Engineer, Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thrivent is a financial services organization dedicated to helping people thrive with purpose. They are seeking a Staff Engineer to serve as a technical leader within a product team, focusing on delivering Salesforce Marketing Cloud campaign journeys and customer engagement capabilities while ensuring alignment to enterprise standards and long-term strategy.ResponsibilitiesApply expert industry knowledge and broad understanding of multiple disciplines with technical knowledge to drive outcomes for customers, including Salesforce Marketing Cloud campaign activationAbility to work and problem solve independently on initiatives that align to the broader engineering strategy, including integration and activation patternsDesign systems and software integration patterns across a diverse engineering ecosystem, including APIs, data pipelines, and microservices supporting SFMC. These patterns should align to high level engineering goals and business initiativesDefine scalable, reusable activation patterns to reduce one-off implementationsEnsure designs align with enterprise architecture, security, and data governance standardsUse independent, critical thinking to solve complex problems which are significant to the customer, including campaign execution and data integration. Uses application and system data, as well as past experiences to inform decision makingLeader in technical expertise; Develops most architecturally impactful components of solutions, including services and integrations that enable SFMCLead to identify, incorporate and define development frameworks and libraries useful to the product, including full-stack and integration patternsBuild and evolve APIs, services, and pipelines supporting campaign activationImprove performance, reliability, and scalability across systems and integrationsSeek out industry and technology knowledge along with best practices related to Salesforce Marketing Cloud, campaign activation, and full-stack engineering to share with the teamStay current on cloud (AWS), microservices, and integration trends relevant to SFMC enablementShare learnings and new patterns to improve team capabilities and outcomesCoordinate design and integration of the entire system including subsystems. Research and recommend technology to improve the current systemsParticipate in team’s collaboration session to provide technical expertise to solve a problem/remove technical roadblocks for the teamParticipate in product planning and implementation. Helps product owner to create technical user stories as required/neededContribute to detailed application specifications, standards, and diagrams and develop coding standards / best practicesBroker solution design and implementation across product teams to achieve outcomesContribute to overall systems design which involves multiple teams, research and provide customization or development recommendations, and implement accordinglyAct as an SME to provide over all operations and support processes to build resilient systems for the enterpriseLead the design of critical path/technology for the product group. Contribute to innovative solutions that align to strategic objectives for the customerProvide platform technology expertise to teams within product group as well as interdependent teams across the organizationHelp to define the technology / tools roadmap along with the product owner for the teamPartner with the engineering community inside and outside Thrivent in establishing best practicesShare engineering standards across internal teams and collaborate to help engineers apply these patterns to build solutions that achieve outcomesLead the resolution of critical incidents and provides leadership in proactively addressing product issuesContinuously assessing technology to build more stable, scalable, and resilient softwarePromote and expand on the use of the CI/CD pipeline to improve the deployment and build processLead the evaluation process for software solutions - advising on strengths and weaknesses of the external softwareProvide a summary of how a tool impacts business processes and goalsContribute in criteria’s for selecting the right platforms and software for the product teamProvide guidance and reinforcement around established engineering best practicesProvide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers of varying levels inside the product groupProvide trainings and demos to address knowledge gaps with in the teamEngage in the tech community to build the Thrivent technology brand and position as the employer of choice in the marketParticipate in the interview process or be part of the panel to recruit the right talent to the teamTake part in the Talent Captain role for the product group. This person also leads in how we interviewModels Thrivent’s leadership competencies ​Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clientsSkillsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience10+ years of experience in engineering environments, taking abstract concepts and ideas and formulating a detailed software engineering plan to deliverExperience architecting software solutions with requirements such as performance SLOs, high availability, reliability, security, etcUnderstand data and system integration patterns and technologiesProficiency in managing large scale projectsAbility to articulate and transfer complex ideas to a wide audience through both verbal and written communicationStrong conceptual, critical thinking, technical and problem-solving skills with good attention to detailsMust be articulate and have the ability to meet with high level management to present and/or deliver technical documentationMaster's degree in a related fieldFinancial Services industry experienceCoach / mentor other team members as appropriateBenefitsVarious bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives)Medical, dental, and vision insuranceHealth savings accountFlexible spending account401kPensionLife and accidental death and dismemberment insuranceDisability insuranceSupplemental protection insurance20 days of Paid Time Off each yearSick and Safe Time10 paid company holidaysVolunteer Time OffPaid parental leaveEAPWell-being benefitsOther employee benefitsCompany OverviewThrivent is a financial services organization that helps Christians be wise with money and live generously. It was founded in 1902, and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.thrivent.com.Company H1B SponsorshipThrivent has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 10 in 2025, 9 in 2024, 15 in 2023, 6 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.