Full Stack Engineer - Senior/Lead - Office of the CEO

Salesforce, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Senior/Lead Software Engineer to join the AI Trust and Governance engineering team within the Office of the CEO. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and guide large-scale distributed systems powering Salesforce AI.

You will partner with data, product, architecture, and platform teams to design cloud-native services, tackle concurrency and scalability, and drive high-impact technical initiatives in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Qualifications

• BS or higher degree in Computer Science.
• 4+ years industry experience in system or database internals programming.
• 4+ years technical leadership in architecture and design of enterprise server platform or systems.
• Deep expertise with distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
• Experience with highly concurrent multi‑threaded/multi‑process data structures and design.
• Strong problem‑solving and rapid learning in a fast-paced agile team.
• Proficiency in Java or C programming.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable architecture for enterprise server platforms.
• Lead the design and implementation of core AI/system functionality and governance features.
• Mentor engineers and drive code quality, reviews, and governance.
• Collaborate with product, data, and platform teams to deliver cloud-native services.

Skills

Distributed systems

Leadership

Architecture

Java

C programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Job Category

Software Engineering

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Experience

This role sits at the heart of the Office of the CEO organization, inside the AI Trust and Governance engineering team — the group making sure Salesforce’s AI is powerful and trustworthy. As a Senior/Lead Software Engineer, you’ll bring hands‑on technical leadership across architecture, platform innovation, and large‑scale distributed systems.

You’ll team up with engineering, product, architecture, and platform partners to design and build scalable, cloud‑native services that power Salesforce’s AI Trust and Governance mission. As a senior/lead IC, you’ll set the technical direction, mentor engineers, tackle thorny technical challenges, and raise the bar for the whole team.

If you’re well‑versed and passionate about Core and near‑Core systems, systems programming, and building highly concurrent, highly scalable, resilient systems, this is the team for you.

AI-first Mindset

You’re Our Person If:

• Strong orientation toward leveraging AI‑driven tools, automation, and intelligent workflows to supercharge developer productivity, system capabilities, and product value.

Adaptable And Results‑driven

• Adapt quickly to shifting requirements, priorities, and strategies in a fast‑moving environment built on Salesforce Core, partnering with teams such as Data Cloud and AI Platform.
• Lead the design and development of cutting‑edge AI system functionality.

Ownership And Leadership

• Design new architecture to solve complex scalability problems.
• Build comprehensive functional and system‑level tests for your area.
• Take features end‑to‑end and drive the design and architecture decisions that shape them.

Strong Collaboration Skills

• A proactive team player who engages across teams to drive solutions and improvements.
• Investigates issues through debugging and root cause analysis to diagnose defects.
• Takes an active role in the release and deployment process.
• The Multiplier Effect: Guide MTS/AMTS engineers through mentorship and code/design reviews, elevating the team’s overall craft.

Qualifications

• BS or higher degree in Computer Science.
• 4+ years industry experience in system or database internals programming.
• 4+ years technical leadership in architecture and design of enterprise server platform or systems.
• Deep expertise with distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
• Experience with highly concurrent multi‑threaded/multi‑process data structures and design.
• An innovator’s mindset with strong problem‑solving skills and a results‑oriented attitude.
• Ability to learn fast and deliver high quality code in a fast‑paced, dynamic agile team environment.
• Strong Java or C programming skills.

Even Better If

• Strong oral and written communication skills, with proven cross‑team collaboration experience.
• Comfortable juggling multiple projects, hitting deadlines, and rolling with shifting priorities.
• A team‑first mentality - you celebrate the win as much as the assist.
• The ability to turn strategic goals into concrete technical plans and architecture.
• Experience with the Salesforce platform (Apex, LWC, Data Cloud), or the hustle to learn it fast.
• Hands‑on experience with Salesforce Agentforce or Agent Builder.
• Skilled at critically evaluating code, human‑or‑AI‑generated for correctness, quality, security, and performance through rigorous review.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.

Posting Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $207,800 - $285,800 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.