Senior Engineering Manager, LMTS - Qualified

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce seeks an experienced Engineering Manager in Seattle to lead one or more Product teams that power core backend systems with AI integration. You will partner with Product, Design, and GTM to define priorities and drive delivery with rigor, mentoring engineers and scaling the platform.

You’ll guide full-stack decisions across frontend, backend, and data integrations, ensuring security, observability, and scalable growth in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in high-growth, AI-driven environments.
• Strong background in full-stack development across frontend and backend.
• Hands-on AI-driven application development incl. data sets, model training and deployment.
• Experience with SQL and PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor one or more teams; hire and develop talent.
• Own product roadmap and execution with product, design and GTM partners.
• Drive full-stack architecture and engineering excellence across systems.
• Champion product-first thinking to ensure stability, quality and performance.
• Collaborate with leadership to align technology with strategy and outcomes.

Skills

AI/ML experience

Full-stack development

People leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Java

Python

Go

PostgreSQL

Job description

Job Category

Software Engineering

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword - it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

Note: By applying to the Senior Engineering Manager posting, recruiters and hiring managers across the organization hiring software engineers will review your resume. Our goal is for you to apply once and have your resume reviewed by multiple hiring teams.

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead one or more of our various Product teams. This is a high-impact leadership role focused on developing and scaling the core backend systems that power our platform, with a strategic focus on integrating AI technologies. You will also lead a fullstack product team, ensuring seamless integration between the backend and user-facing features. You'll partner closely with senior technical leaders and help drive execution across AI integration, product strategy, and business growth. We're looking for someone who's helped grow teams with operational excellence and technical fluency, while bringing people leadership to the table.

What You'll Do

• Lead and Grow the Teams: Manage and mentor one or more teams. Hire and develop talent to support company growth and evolving product needs.

• Own the Product Roadmap & Execution: Partner with Product, Design, and GTM to define priorities, translate customer needs into clear plans, and drive delivery with strong operational rigor (planning, quality, and predictable execution).

• Drive Full Stack Architecture & Engineering Excellence: Guide end-to-end technical decisions across frontend, backend, and data integrations. Ensure the system is secure, scalable, observable, and easy for engineers to build on as the product grows.

• Champion Product-First Thinking: Instill a product-focused mindset across the teams to tackle technical challenges related to quality and performance. You'll ensure the core functionality of our product is stable, reliable, and continuously improving.

• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with leadership and product teams to align on priorities, ensuring technology is integrated into strategic decision-making and delivering results that move the business forward.

What We're Looking For

• Experience managing engineering teams in high-growth environments with a focus on leveraging AI/ML technologies.

• Strong background in full-stack development with proven proficiency in programming languages such as Ruby on Rails, Java, Python, or Go.

• Hands-on experience in AI-driven application development, including experiment setup, dataset curation, model training, and deployment.

• Experience working with SQL and RDBMS (PostgreSQL preferred).

• A "driver" mindset: proactive, outcomes-oriented, and unafraid to roll up your sleeves when needed.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially in cross-functional leadership settings.

Why Join Qualified

• Product Impact at Scale: As a key leader, you'll own the team and technical direction behind a core product area, shaping roadmap execution and the fullstack architecture that enables reliable, customer-facing experiences as we scale.

• High-Growth Environment: Join us at a pivotal stage where you can establish best practices that will scale with our rapid growth and expansion.

• Cutting-Edge AI: Work on unique and challenging problems related to integrating AI into a B2B platform, helping to define standards for a new generation of applications.

• Close Leadership Collaboration: Partner with leadership and product teams to ensure technology is integrated into our strategic decision-making.

Benefits & Perks

Check out our benefits site which explains our various benefits, including wellbeing reimbursement, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and more.

Salesforce Information

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually.The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.