Principle Software Engineer, Salesforce
Engineering Excellence, PMTS
World's leading CRM provider
Open for applications
World's leading CRM provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower companies to connect with their customers in a whole new way.
Role
Who you are
- Core Technical Expertise: 12+ years of professional software development experience, with expert-level, hands-on proficiency in Java
- System Architecture: Proven track record of architecting and implementing large-scale, distributed systems serving thousands of users
- Analytical Problem-Solving: A demonstrated ability to analyse complex, large-scale systems to identify and address root causes of instability, performance bottlenecks, or technical debt
- Cloud Mastery: Expert-level mastery of cloud platforms (AWS) including advanced services (e.g., networking, security, serverless) and enterprise features
- Containerization & Orchestration: Deep expertise in containerization platforms (Kubernetes, service mesh, advanced orchestration patterns)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Comprehensive experience with IaC at scale using tools like Terraform Enterprise or custom-built solutions
- CI/CD Architecture: Expert knowledge of CI/CD platform architecture, including Jenkins Enterprise, GitHub Actions, and custom pipeline orchestration
- Distributed Systems: Deep understanding of microservices architecture, event-driven patterns, and platform scalability challenges
- Product Mindset: A strong ability to think from a user's perspective, contribute to product strategy, and make pragmatic technical and design decisions
- Exceptional Communication: Proven ability to present complex data to diverse audiences. You are a clear, logical communicator who is comfortable in a room with senior leadership
Desirable
- Ecosystem Experience: Prior experience working on large-scale Salesforce implementations for enterprise customers is a significant asset
- A understanding of the Salesforce Platform, including deep familiarity with its APIs (e.g., Metadata, Tooling, REST), declarative automation (Flows), and security model (Profiles, Permission Sets)
- Broader Platform Knowledge: Familiarity with the wider Salesforce ecosystem, including integration platforms like MuleSoft and data visualization tools like Tableau
- Data Platforms: Advanced expertise with modern database and data platforms (e.g., data lakes, streaming platforms like Kafka)
- Polyglot Programming: Professional experience with other languages such as Python or NodeJS
- Regulatory compliance knowledge (SOX, FedRAMP, GDPR, industry-specific requirements)
What the job involves
- Our Engineering Excellence team is being formed to redefine how software is built, tested, and delivered across the enterprise
- We are looking for a technical leader to architect the next generation of our core engineering platforms and automation systems from the ground up
- This is a high-impact, strategic role where you will have the autonomy to shape our technical roadmap, mentor a growing team, and establish the foundational infrastructure that empowers thousands of engineers to ship high-quality products with greater velocity and confidence
- Architect & Innovate: Architect and lead the design of large-scale, multi-region infrastructure platforms and automation systems that directly improve the developer experience
- Define Strategy: Define the technical strategy and roadmaps for our core engineering platform's evolution and modernization, ensuring alignment with business objectives
- Drive Innovation: Lead proof-of-concepts, evaluate new and emerging technologies, and conduct platform research to keep our engineering capabilities at the forefront of the industry
- Mentor & Lead: Mentor and develop senior and mid-level engineers, providing expert technical guidance, fostering a culture of excellence, and supporting their career development
- This role positions you as a key technical leader within Salesforce's engineering organization, with direct influence on platform strategy affecting thousands of engineers
- You'll have opportunities to drive industry-leading innovations while building and leading world-class engineering teams
- The position offers clear progression paths toward higher-level Principal Engineer, Engineering Management, or specialized technical leadership roles
Our take
Salesforce is a global cloud computing company, best known for its on-demand, comprehensive customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. The company was launched to mitigate the doubts that business owners felt regarding third party companies holding their data.
By providing essential, customer-oriented CRM software, Salesforce places itself at the heart of digitised businesses. Furthermore, by building out its AI capabilities, the company removes the complexity of AI, enabling any business to deliver smarter, personalised and more predictive customer experiences.
Due to the continued innovation offered by the company, over 150,000 companies, both big and small, are growing their business with Salesforce today. Despite a tumultuous 2023 filled with activist investors, a boardroom shake-up and the unprecedented step-down of Co-CEO Bret Taylor, Salesforce continues to close several acquisition deals and managed to drive up its stock value by 96% from the end of 2022 to 2023.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2001
$46.9m
SERIES D
Nov 1999
$13.2m
SERIES C
Total funding: $64.5m
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Marc Benioff
(Chair & CEO)Previously Senior Vice President at Oracle Corporation for 13 years.
Parker Harris
(CTO)Previously worked as a Software Engineer for over six years. Harris also co-founded Left Coast Software.
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