AI-First Principal Full-Stack Architect

Salesforce; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 197,300 - 313,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid parental leave

Employee stock purchasing program

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Salesforce is looking for a Principal Engineer to drive the technical vision for Event Technology. This role involves overseeing architecture integrity, integrating AI tools into workflows, and ensuring high-quality software development.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of software development experience, including leadership roles, and expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies including JavaScript and AWS services.

Join us to shape the future of events technology and drive innovation at Salesforce!

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience in designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production systems.
• A demonstration of a genuine AI‑first approach to engineering — using AI to move faster.
• Strong understanding and embodiment of service ownership principles.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship high‑quality, production‑grade software using modern engineering practices.
• Lead the architectural strategy and direction for the Event Technology portfolio.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams in the application design process.

Skills

10+ years of professional software development experience

AI-first approach to engineering

Experience in a technical leadership role

Advanced prompt engineering skills

Expertise in building observable and resilient systems

Strong understanding of API security best practices

Experience developing front-end and back-end software

Experience building high-scale microservices

Proven ability to mentor team members

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

JavaScript with TypeScript

React

AWS

GraphQL and RESTful APIs

Job description

Salesforce is looking for a Principal Engineer to drive the technical vision for Event Technology. This role involves overseeing architecture integrity, integrating AI tools into workflows, and ensuring high-quality software development.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of software development experience, including leadership roles, and expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies including JavaScript and AWS services.

Join us to shape the future of events technology and drive innovation at Salesforce!