Software Engineer (Enterprise Systems)

Summary : You will be joining a tight-knit team with a new approach to private equity investing. We are a private investment firm working alongside top financial and operating partners to pursue high-impact investments. The role demands a unique blend of research and qualitative data analysis skills, providing an opportunity to acquire diverse skills and experience through exposure to different teams. Our culture values excellence, innovation, collaboration, and the entrepreneurial drive to make things happen. You will be expected to contribute from day one.  Responsibilities Build Code-Driven Systems & Automation - Design and implement solutions using Apex, SOQL, and structured automation patterns - Write maintainable, testable code that follows strong engineering practices - Decide when to use declarative tooling vs. custom code, and clearly explain tradeoffs - Debug complex issues across code, automation, data, and integrations - Write unit tests and ensure deployment-safe changes Build AI-Enabled Workflows - Identify high-leverage opportunities to automate workflows using AI - Design human-in-the-loop automation where AI augments team workflows - Own tool selection and integration for AI systems used internally - Ensure AI-powered workflows are secure, auditable, and reliable - Partner with leadership to determine what should and should not be automated Integrations & Cross-System Workflows - Build and maintain API-based integrations between Salesforce and other systems - Work with REST APIs, authentication, error handling, retries, and monitoring - Reason about failure modes, edge cases, and long-running workflows - Help evolve event-driven or asynchronous automation patterns as systems scale Platform Engineering & Reliability - Contribute to the long-term health of the Salesforce platform - Improve performance, stability, and maintainability of existing systems - Refactor legacy automation and code to reduce technical debt - Support data quality initiatives through validation, deduplication, and defensive design Operational Ownership - Support day-to-day system operations & Salesforce administration - Build reports and dashboards that are backed by reliable, well-modeled data - Document code, workflows, and system behavior clearly and pragmatically - Participate in testing, QA, and release hygiene What Success Looks Like (First 3–6 Months) - You are shipping reliable, well-tested automation. Integrationscore workflows are simpler, faster, and more robust - Production issues are easier to debug. Resolvedata quality and system trust steadily improve Candidate Profile - 8+ years of experience in software engineering roles - Strong hands-on development experience in Apex, with solid grounding in general software engineering fundamentals (experience in Java/C#/etc.) - Solid engineering fundamentals: control flow, data structures, debugging, testing - Experience building and maintaining API integrations - Comfortable working in production systems with real users and real consequences - Ability to read, understand, and improve existing codebases - Experience working within Salesforce as a development platform - Curiosity about AI-enabled workflows and automation - Salesforce Architect Certification (nice to have) About Kingfish  Kingfish is a unique investment and advisory firm that works alongside various reputed private equity firms in North America. We have pioneered a new approach to private equity investing that places us at the intersection of people, ideas, and capital. Deep, systematic relationships with proven operating executives are at the core of our efforts. Our firm comprises two core business segments: our private equity investment business and an advisory business that supports a limited set of high-performing PE sponsors as they identify, invest in, and grow businesses.