Software Engineering Architect - Missionforce

Salesforce is hiring a Software Engineering Architect - Missionforce in San Francisco, United States. It pays $218k-$365k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Salesforce.

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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.

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What You'll Be Doing & Why It Matters

We have an immediate opportunity for a Software Architect who wants to design and build next generation Government Cloud environments and offerings. This Architect will be a key contributor to Missionforce. In the role of this Architect, you are at the center of the action, leading the architecture and integration of market leading Salesforce products and services into new and existing Missionforce environments. Leveraging your strong architectural and technical foundation, you will collaborate to deliver Salesforce's market-leading Customer 360 suite of products to our higher education, state and local, federal, military and other public sector customers.

You will work hand in hand with Salesforce product and service teams to bring their capabilities into Salesforce's Missionforce architecture, provide expert insight to help teams better understand and adapt to Missionforce's unique requirements, as well as enable Missionforce innovation to be broadly leveraged across Salesforce. As such, Missionforce architects are uniquely positioned to make significant impacts for Salesforce, our customers, and for the nation.

Core Responsibilities & Scope:

Acts as the primary architect for one or more Missionforce systems and/or major products or functional areas
Collaborates with architects and engineering teams across Salesforce to share requirements, develops innovative solutions, engages in architecture and code reviews, and answers technical onboarding questions
Identifies opportunities for ongoing improvement and delivers innovative, repeatable solutions for stakeholders
Develops and enhances architectural and onboarding training, documentation, processes and tooling

Minimum Requirements:

15+ years of information technology industry experience
5+ years of experience in IT architecture, software architecture or equivalent field
Broad experience in software architecture, development, and deployment patterns and methods
Preferred experience with functional driven design, distributed systems, and micro-services
Experience architecting end to end, complex (large-scale) solutions for public cloud environments
Preferred experience with DevOps, zero-trust security models and container technologies
Preferred experience with production systems operating in AWS dedicated regions
Demonstrated technical expertise in multiple infrastructure, middleware and/or applications domains
Preferred experience with service ownership and designing self-healing, scalable services
Experience synthesizing functional and non-functional requirements for individual service teams
Preferred experience leading development of architectural designs, articles and training
Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills
Preferred experience tailoring content for executive, technical and non-technical audiences
Education:M.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent field (or equivalent experience)

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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Posting Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.

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.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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 $218,400 - $365,200 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $263,200 - $401,400 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

How we rate this

Software Engineering Architect - Missionforce at Salesforce rates 17 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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