Director of Platform & Reliability Engineering

Salesforce, Inc.; Washington; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a visionary Director of Engineering to lead the Experience Artifact Platform and Files Platform teams. You will mentor Engineering Managers, drive architecture and delivery, and partner with Product and GTM to align quarterly goals.

The role emphasizes high operational rigor, measurable SLAs, and scalable systems. You will own cross-functional delivery from PRD to production and foster a high-trust culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years at the Director level managing multiple teams and managers.
• Proven track record delivering complex software programs.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-quarter technical roadmaps and secure buy-in from cross-functional stakeholders.
• Identify resourcing gaps, architectural risks, and blockers with mitigation plans.
• Represent the engineering organization in senior stakeholder meetings with technical context.
• Mentor and delegate to Engineering Managers and Leaders to run autonomous domains.
• Drive organization-wide performance with gap analyses and remediation plans for underperformers.

Skills

Strategic leadership

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering delivery

Software architecture

Mentoring

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a visionary Director of Engineering to lead the Experience Artifact Platform and Files Platform teams. You will mentor Engineering Managers, drive architecture and delivery, and partner with Product and GTM to align quarterly goals.

The role emphasizes high operational rigor, measurable SLAs, and scalable systems. You will own cross-functional delivery from PRD to production and foster a high-trust culture.