Senior AI-Driven Enterprise Software Architect

Salesforce; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 218,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a senior software architect in Palo Alto to drive end-to-end architecture for mission-critical products and services, defining principles and standards for scalability and reliability.

You will partner with senior leaders to translate challenges into actionable roadmaps and lead AI integration while remaining hands-on in POCs and design reviews. Mentorship and on-call rotation are part of the role.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Proven track record designing enterprise-grade systems.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, backend technologies, and cloud-native platforms (AWS, GCP, Alibaba Cloud).

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end architecture for mission-critical products and services.
• Partner with senior business and technology leaders to translate challenges into actionable tech roadmaps.
• Spearhead integration of AI components and conduct hands-on POCs to validate patterns.
• Mentor engineers and participate in on-call rotation to resolve complex issues.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend development

Cloud-native

Agile / Scrum

Executive reporting

Tools

AWS

GCP

Alibaba Cloud

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a senior software architect in Palo Alto to drive end-to-end architecture for mission-critical products and services, defining principles and standards for scalability and reliability.

You will partner with senior leaders to translate challenges into actionable roadmaps and lead AI integration while remaining hands-on in POCs and design reviews. Mentorship and on-call rotation are part of the role.