Lead Software Architect - API & Integration (AI)

salesforce.com, inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 197,300 - 313,700; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Lead/Principal Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You will blend technical depth, strategic thinking, and people-focused leadership to deliver scalable integration capabilities across MuleSoft, Salesforce, and Agentforce.

With 8+ years of production software experience, you will shape long-term direction, mentor engineers, and drive innovation while collaborating with product teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building and operating production-grade software systems.
• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, or equivalent backend frameworks.
• Hands-on experience designing and building APIs, asynchronous workflows, and event-driven systems.
• Ability to influence design decisions across large codebases and teams.
• Holistic thinking about architecture, performance, and reliability.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving for complex issues.
• Clear communication with engineers, designers, and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of core integration capabilities and scalable connectivity across MuleSoft, Salesforce, and Agentforce.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and translate into technical solutions.
• Set technical direction and shape long-term strategy and team growth.
• Drive innovation through new ideas, improved processes, and bold experimentation.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, promoting best practices in coding, design, and architecture.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

APIs

Event-driven systems

System architecture

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

MuleSoft

Salesforce

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Lead/Principal Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You will blend technical depth, strategic thinking, and people-focused leadership to deliver scalable integration capabilities across MuleSoft, Salesforce, and Agentforce.

With 8+ years of production software experience, you will shape long-term direction, mentor engineers, and drive innovation while collaborating with product teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.