Software Engineering SMTS

Leadout Capital; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Front End Developer to join the Digital Marketing Technology group to build experiences for visitors across the Salesforce ecosystem. You will design, implement, and test features ensuring high quality and scalability.

You will mentor teammates, lead frontend architecture decisions, integrate AI tools, and collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and engineers to deliver customer-focused web experiences.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of production frontend development on large-scale web apps.
• Expert HTML5, JavaScript (ES6+), CSS3, and TypeScript proficiency.
• Strong React experience; Angular/Vue/Ember also considered.
• Modern build tools (Vite, Webpack, Rollup, esbuild, npm/Yarn).
• Mobile-first responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.
• Web performance optimization and security best practices knowledge.
• Component architecture understanding and design systems.
• Testing expertise: TDD, Jest, Playwright, Cucumber.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build frontend solutions for the Salesforce.com website platform.
• Develop scalable frontend components and systems using modern web standards and component-based architectures.
• Lead frontend architecture decisions and drive design reviews.
• Take ownership of features from design through execution with tests and quality benchmarks.
• Actively integrate AI tools into the engineering workflow to accelerate development.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, UX designers, and performance engineers.
• Mentor team members on frontend technologies and engineering best practices.
• Present and defend technical designs to stakeholders and provide feedback on proposals.
• Champion quality through comprehensive testing strategies and performance optimization.

Skills

Frontend development

Architectural design

Mentoring

Cross-team collaboration

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

React

Angular

Vue

Ember

HTML5

ES6+

CSS3

TypeScript

Vite

Webpack

Rollup

esbuild

npm

Yarn

Jest

Playwright

Cucumber

Job description

The Experience

The Front End Developer role would be part of Salesforce’s Digital Marketing Technology group to help build the features that drive experiences for website visitors in Salesforce’s digital ecosystem. The focus also would to drive innovation of our digital experiences globally, leveraging best-in-class technology and systems.

This role encompasses architecture, design, implementation, and testing to ensure we build products right and release them with high quality. You will be working with a group of world-class engineers to build the breakthrough features our customers will love, adopt and use while keeping our trusted platform stable and scalable.

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience within the marketing technologies domain, with focus on areas like content management, classification and taxonomy, Customer Identity experiences
• Track record of delivering transformative solutions across complex platform ecosystems.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Design and build innovative solutions for the Salesforce.com website platform, creating engaging experiences for visitors and customers exploring the Salesforce ecosystem
• Develop scalable frontend components and systems using modern web standards (HTML5, ES6+, CSS3) and component-based architectures
• Drive technical excellence by mastering and continuously improving our development processes, culture, and codebase
• Lead frontend architecture decisions and ensure code quality through design reviews and collaborative engineering practices
• Take ownership of features from design through execution; writing design specs, defining test strategies, and delivering code that meets quality, performance, and observability standards.
• Actively integrate AI tools (e.g., Agentforce, Slackbot, Cursor, Claude, Codex) into your engineering workflow to accelerate development and help up-level the team's use of AI.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, UX designers, and performance engineers to deliver customer-focused features while maintaining platform stability and scalability
• Mentor and guide team members on frontend technologies, development practices, and engineering excellence
• Present and defend technical designs to stakeholders and provide constructive feedback on others' architectural proposals
• Champion quality through comprehensive testing strategies, automation frameworks, and performance optimization

You're Our Person If...

• 6+ years of production frontend development experience on large-scale, complex web applications
• Expert-level proficiency with modern HTML5, JavaScript (ES6+), CSS3, and TypeScript
• Strong React experience (Angular, Vue, Ember also considered)
• Modern build toolchain expertise - Vite, Webpack, Rollup, esbuild, npm/Yarn
• Mobile-first responsive design and cross-browser compatibility experience
• Web performance optimization and security best practices knowledge
• Component architecture understanding - MVC patterns, design systems, web components
• Testing expertise - Test Driven Development, Jest, Playwright, Cucumber, and frontend testing methodologies
• Strong communication skills for technical documentation and cross-team collaboration
• A related technical degree required

Even Better If...

• Design system experience - building and scaling component libraries from scratch
• Identity and authentication systems experience - OAuth, SAML, SSO, user management, security protocols
• A demonstrated, AI-first approach to engineering actively using AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Codex etc.) to move faster and help the team do the same.
• Accessibility champion - WCAG compliance and inclusive design implementation
• Internationalization/localization implementation experience