Staff Engineer, Salesforce Production Support & AI Operations

Equinix, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix, Inc. in Bengaluru seeks a technically strong Salesforce professional to maintain stability of enterprise Salesforce apps and contribute to Sidekick AI initiatives.

This individual-contributor role requires hands-on production support, debugging, and collaboration with business and engineering teams to onboard suitable use cases to the Sidekick platform. You will troubleshoot Apex, SOQL, triggers, Flows and API integrations, lead RCA, and coordinate with vendor teams to ensure service

Qualifications

• 6–12 years of relevant Salesforce experience.
• Hands-on Apex and SOQL skills; ability to troubleshoot triggers and Flows.
• Experience with production support and incident management.
• Strong written and verbal communication; cross-functional collaboration.
• Willingness to learn AI/automation beyond Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Salesforce Production Support & Technical Troubleshooting.
• Own triage, investigation, escalation and resolution of Salesforce production issues; coordinate major incidents and provide timely updates to business stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot Salesforce issues involving Apex, SOQL, triggers, Salesforce Flow, debug logs, permissions, asynchronous jobs and platform limits.
• Investigate REST/SOAP API and integration failures, data synchronisation issues and related dependencies; collaborate with engineering teams to drive issues to closure.
• Lead root-cause analysis (RCA), identify recurring problems and follow through on corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate with vendor and managed-service support teams, monitor SLAs, maintain runbooks and documentation.
• Partner with Salesforce engineering, QA and other application teams on releases and post-release validation.
• AI Operations, Automation & Continuous Improvement: identify opportunities to reduce manual work and automate workflows.
• Learn and apply new AI technologies; support adoption with business users and teams.

Skills

Salesforce development

Apex

SOQL

Triggers

Salesforce Flow

Debug logs

APIs & integrations

Incident management

Stakeholder communication

Vendor coordination

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Deployment tools

Job description

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

Help us challenge assumptions, uncover bias, and remove barriers—because progress starts with fresh ideas. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary

We are seeking a technically strong Salesforce professional to help maintain the stability and reliability of enterprise Salesforce applications while contributing to AI Operations initiatives. This role combines hands-on production support, technical troubleshooting and incident ownership with collaboration across business and engineering teams to identify repetitive service requests and onboard suitable use cases to Equinix’s Sidekick AI platform. The role is an individual-contributor position requiring technical judgment, strong communication and a willingness to learn and work with technologies beyond Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Salesforce Production Support & Technical Troubleshooting
• Own triage, investigation, escalation and resolution of Salesforce production issues; coordinate major incidents and provide timely updates to business stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot Salesforce issues involving Apex, SOQL, triggers, Salesforce Flow, debug logs, permissions, asynchronous jobs and platform limits.
• Investigate REST/SOAP API and integration failures, data synchronisation issues and related dependencies; collaborate with engineering teams to drive issues to closure.
• Lead root-cause analysis (RCA), identify recurring problems and follow through on corrective and preventive actions to improve platform stability and reduce repeat incidents.
• Coordinate with vendor and managed-service support teams, monitor service-level commitments, support knowledge transfer and maintain operational runbooks and documentation.
• Partner with Salesforce engineering, QA and other application teams on releases, hotfixes, change readiness and post-release validation as required.
• AI Operations, Automation & Continuous Improvement
• Work with business users and application teams to understand service requests and identify opportunities to reduce manual, repetitive work.
• Translate suitable business use cases, such as routine access, setup or service requests, into requirements for onboarding to the Sidekick AI platform.
• Collaborate with the AI platform team and relevant engineers to validate use cases, coordinate implementation and support adoption.
• Identify opportunities for workflow automation and AI-assisted support; validate outcomes and follow approved security, privacy and human-review requirements.
• Bring curiosity and a learning mindset toward AI, Agentforce and other emerging technologies. Prior Agentforce implementation experience is beneficial but not required.

Qualifications - Must Have

• 6-12 years of relevant experience in Salesforce development, technical support or production support.
• Strong hands-on Salesforce technical knowledge, including practical Apex and SOQL skills and the ability to investigate triggers, existing Flows, debug logs and platform behaviour.
• Experience troubleshooting APIs and integrations and coordinating resolution across multiple technical teams.
• Experience in production support, incident management, prioritisation, root-cause analysis and service-level commitments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand business problems, explain technical issues clearly and provide effective stakeholder updates.
• Ability to work collaboratively with vendor or managed-service teams and drive issues through to closure.
• Curiosity, adaptability and willingness to learn and work with AI, automation and technologies beyond Salesforce. Prior AI or Agentforce implementation is not required.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to generative AI, AI-assisted support, Agentforce, AI agents or an automation proof of concept.
• Experience building Salesforce Flow automations, scripts or other workflow automation.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, DevOps, Git, CI/CD or Salesforce deployment tools.
• Experience supporting multiple enterprise applications or working across technology teams.
• Relevant Salesforce or IT service management certifications.

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This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.