CRM Platform Support Engineer

100 Salesforce, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a technically skilled Technical Support Engineer to own the end-to-end customer experience for Salesforce platform products, including Sales Cloud. You will diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues, coordinating with Product Engineering when needed.

You’ll guide customers through onboarding, best practices, and architectural guidance to maximize platform value while communicating clearly to diverse stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in technical support, software engineering, or related customer-facing technical roles.
• Experience troubleshooting software applications and debugging code, including Java-based applications.
• Strong understanding of database concepts, data management, and SQL.
• Experience explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in fast-paced technical environments.
• Customer-focused mindset with ability to build consultative relationships with stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and manage competing customer issues effectively.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
• Sole US citizenship

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end customer technical experience by managing support cases from initial diagnosis through resolution.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues related to Salesforce platform products, including Sales Cloud.
• Coordinate resolution of critical and high-priority cases by collaborating with cross-functional teams and escalating issues to Product Engineering when necessary.
• Provide onboarding support and technical discovery sessions to help new customers successfully implement Salesforce solutions.
• Guide customers on best practices, product configuration, and architecture to accelerate product adoption and maximize platform value.
• Investigate customer-reported issues, analyze system behavior, and identify root causes using internal tools and troubleshooting methods.
• Manage multiple customer issues simultaneously while prioritizing work in a fast-paced technical support environment.
• Develop and maintain deep technical expertise in Salesforce platform functionality and related technologies.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering and internal teams to investigate defects, report product issues, and improve platform functionality.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and knowledge base articles to support internal teams and the broader support community.
• Mentor team members through collaborative troubleshooting frameworks such as the Swarming model.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Troubleshooting

SQL

Java

Communication

English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline

Salesforce Administrator (ADMIN201)

Tools

HTML

JavaScript

CSS

APEX

Tableau/CRMA

Spiff

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a technically skilled Technical Support Engineer to own the end-to-end customer experience for Salesforce platform products, including Sales Cloud. You will diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues, coordinating with Product Engineering when needed.

You’ll guide customers through onboarding, best practices, and architectural guidance to maximize platform value while communicating clearly to diverse stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.