Senior Systems Architect: AI-Driven Mesh Platform

Salesforce; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 218,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Systems Architect for MeshMesh to shape the technical foundation and long-term architecture of our mesh networking platform. You will collaborate with engineering leaders to ensure the system scales with customer demand and aligns with Salesforce’s standards.

The role emphasizes leading architectural decisions, guiding multiple engineering teams, and leveraging AI coding tools to accelerate delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience in systems or software architecture.
• Experience architecting distributed systems at scale.
• Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs to diverse audiences.

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.

Skills

Distributed systems architecture

Communicating trade-offs

Cross-team architecture guidance

Agentic AI tooling

10–15 years experience

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Systems Architect for MeshMesh to shape the technical foundation and long-term architecture of our mesh networking platform. You will collaborate with engineering leaders to ensure the system scales with customer demand and aligns with Salesforce’s standards.

The role emphasizes leading architectural decisions, guiding multiple engineering teams, and leveraging AI coding tools to accelerate delivery in a fast-paced environment.