Lead Software Engineer – Enterprise AI Agent Systems

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce seeks a Lead Software Engineer for Enterprise Agents to own architecture and delivery of production Agent capabilities on a GA timeline. You will balance speed with reliability, security, and observability across backend and platform codebases while mentoring others.

You will design, implement, test, and scale Agent systems, collaborate with product and design teams, and contribute to cross-functional ship‑it goals for enterprise customers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of production software development experience.
• Experience architecting Agent-based systems for GA readiness.
• Strong CS fundamentals and API/service design.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver production Agent capabilities.
• Write high-quality code across services and data layers.
• Design orchestration patterns for Agent integration.
• Mentor team and present designs to stakeholders.
• Participate in on-call rotation and ensure uptime.

Skills

8+ years exp

OOP languages

Java

JavaScript

Python

C++

Distributed systems

API design

Cloud/CI-CD

LLM integration

Agent orchestration

On-call experience

Mentoring

Education

Degree in CS or related field

Tools

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Codex

Cursor

Job description

Salesforce seeks a Lead Software Engineer for Enterprise Agents to own architecture and delivery of production Agent capabilities on a GA timeline. You will balance speed with reliability, security, and observability across backend and platform codebases while mentoring others.

You will design, implement, test, and scale Agent systems, collaborate with product and design teams, and contribute to cross-functional ship‑it goals for enterprise customers.