Lead Software Engineer: Enterprise AI & Workday-MuleSoft

Salesforce; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,100; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a self-directed, visionary Lead Software Engineer within the DET IT Finance Engineering team to set the technical direction for Workday Finance and MuleSoft integration solutions, and champion AI adoption across the engineering lifecycle.

You will design secure, scalable integrations, lead architecture discussions, and mentor engineers while operating cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and/or GCP to modernize enterprise finance platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years enterprise software engineering experience, including 5+ years in Workday Financials / Accounting Center and integration-heavy environments.
• Demonstrated technical leadership in architecture and solution design for large-scale enterprise systems.
• Hands-on mastery of the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform — Studio, ESB, API Management, CloudHub — and building scalable, secure API-led integrations.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern end-to-end architecture for Workday Financials, Accounting Center, and enterprise integration platforms, setting engineering standards for quality, security, and scalability
• Architect and deliver secure, scalable Workday-MuleSoft integrations across Salesforce, RevRec, Vertex, and banking platforms, driving API-led connectivity best practices and integration reliability
• Lead adoption of AI developer tools (Cursor, Copilot, CodeWhisperer) and automation platforms, embedding AI-assisted practices into the engineering workflow and prototyping agentic AI use cases for finance
• Design and operate cloud-native integration infrastructure on AWS and/or GCP, modernizing legacy patterns with event-driven, serverless, and microservices approaches aligned to cloud governance standards
• Mentor engineers through architecture and code reviews, foster a culture of continuous learning and experimentation, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver end-to-end solutions at scale

Skills

Engineering leadership

Architecture

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or related technical degree

Tools

Workday

MuleSoft

AWS

GCP

Cursor

Copilot

CodeWhisperer

Splunk

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a self-directed, visionary Lead Software Engineer within the DET IT Finance Engineering team to set the technical direction for Workday Finance and MuleSoft integration solutions, and champion AI adoption across the engineering lifecycle.

You will design secure, scalable integrations, lead architecture discussions, and mentor engineers while operating cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and/or GCP to modernize enterprise finance platforms.