Lead Platform Engineer, Cloud Services & APIs

salesforce.com, inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 172,500 - 260,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off programs

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Employee stock purchasing program

Job summary

Salesforce.com, inc. is looking for a Lead Software Engineer - Platform Services in Chicago. This role involves providing hands-on technical leadership for scalable cloud-native services, collaborating across engineering and product teams. Candidates should have 8+ years in software development, experience in microservices, and skills in AWS and JavaScript. This position offers a competitive salary range of $172,500 to $260,100, along with comprehensive benefits including health support, paid leave, and a 401(k).

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience in microservices architecture and domain-driven design.
• Hands-on engineer with experience in test-driven development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and design of scalable platform services.
• Drive technical strategy across multiple teams.
• Design and deliver high-scale distributed systems.

Skills

Distributed systems building and scaling

Collaboration

AI-assisted development tools

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science

Tools

AWS

API Gateway

Terraform

JavaScript

Node.js

Job description

Salesforce.com, inc. is looking for a Lead Software Engineer - Platform Services in Chicago. This role involves providing hands-on technical leadership for scalable cloud-native services, collaborating across engineering and product teams. Candidates should have 8+ years in software development, experience in microservices, and skills in AWS and JavaScript. This position offers a competitive salary range of $172,500 to $260,100, along with comprehensive benefits including health support, paid leave, and a 401(k).