Mesh Networking Systems Architect for AI-Driven Platform

salesforce.com, inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 263,000 - 401,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Systems Architect to shape the technical foundation and long-term architecture of our mesh networking platform, working with engineering leaders to scale with customer demand.

You will define the system architecture across services, evaluate design trade-offs, and guide major decisions while partnering with teams to ensure consistency and address scalability and reliability risks.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience.
• Experience architecting distributed systems at scale.
• Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience guiding architecture across multiple engineering teams.
• Knowledge of agentic AI approaches and modern coding tools to accelerate delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define and document the overall system architecture across services and components.
• Evaluate technical trade-offs and guide major design decisions.
• Partner with engineering leads to ensure architectural consistency as the platform grows.
• Identify scalability, performance, and reliability risks early and design solutions to address them.

Skills

Distributed systems

Architectural leadership

Technical communication

Multi-team guidance

AI tooling (Claude, agent loops)

Tools

Claude AI

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Systems Architect to shape the technical foundation and long-term architecture of our mesh networking platform, working with engineering leaders to scale with customer demand.

You will define the system architecture across services, evaluate design trade-offs, and guide major decisions while partnering with teams to ensure consistency and address scalability and reliability risks.