Director of AI Software Engineering

100 Salesforce, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead the SDB AI team, shaping strategy and owning end-to-end delivery of AI-enabled database capabilities that drive business outcomes. You will guide a growing team of AI engineers and data scientists, partner with service owners and AI teams, and translate priorities into a practical roadmap while balancing long-term needs with near-term impact.

This role requires 10+ years in software, 5+ years of leadership, deep AI expertise, and strong

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading and developing engineering teams that deliver complex production systems.
• Proven track record of leading and scaling high‑performing, diverse engineering teams, setting direction, making clear tradeoffs, and delivering production AI systems.
• Deep expertise in AI, including machine learning and agentic systems, and strong technical judgment in system design, reliability, and operational risk.
• Able to review architecture and implementation decisions with senior engineers and architects.
• Experience with large‑scale databases and distributed systems, public cloud, and multi‑tenant platforms.
• Excellent communication skills, strong people leadership, and the ability to develop talent through direct feedback and coaching.
• A degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Shape the strategy and own end-to-end delivery for the SDB AI team, from technical roadmap and architecture decisions to execution and operational excellence.
• Lead and strengthen the team of AI engineers and data scientists as it scales: set goals and ownership, manage delivery and performance, remove obstacles, and develop technical leaders.
• Partner with database service owners, other stakeholders, and AI teams across Salesforce to translate business priorities into technical strategy and a roadmap.
• Prioritize work by expected business impact and define measurable outcomes.
• Guide technical decisions about agent context, model selection, tool design, and evaluation.
• Build on AI capabilities already available within Salesforce and develop database-specific tools where needed.
• Deliver production AI capabilities for database operations, including operational intelligence for proactive detection, investigation, security, and automation.
• Represent the team in architecture and planning forums, resolve cross-team dependencies, and communicate tradeoffs and progress to engineering leadership.

Skills

Software engineering

Team leadership

AI expertise

System design

Cloud & distributed systems

Database systems

Public cloud

Multi-tenant platforms

Communication skills

CS degree

Education

CS degree or equivalent

Job description

Salesforce seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead the SDB AI team, shaping strategy and owning end-to-end delivery of AI-enabled database capabilities that drive business outcomes. You will guide a growing team of AI engineers and data scientists, partner with service owners and AI teams, and translate priorities into a practical roadmap while balancing long-term needs with near-term impact.

This role requires 10+ years in software, 5+ years of leadership, deep AI expertise, and strong