Director/Sr. Director - Software Engineering

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. 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. The Experience You have 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in a significant leadership role. You have a proven track record building and operating large-scale distributed systems — microservices, service mesh, and event-driven architectures — and hands-on experience with Kubernetes, observability, and cloud infrastructure. You bring excellent communication skills, effective with both technical and non-technical audiences, and you're comfortable managing multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. What You'll Actually Be Doing   Define and execute a long-term roadmap for backend services, focused on high availability, low latency, and massive scalability. Drive alignment across cross-functional teams and architecture councils so your team's work integrates seamlessly with the broader engineering organization. Hire, develop, and retain a strong engineering organization of 15–40+ engineers, including managers and individual contributors, fostering a culture where engineers are empowered to innovate. Own the full software development lifecycle, championing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), automated testing, and secure-by-design practices; participate in high-level design reviews and help troubleshoot architectural issues in Java, Golang, or Python environments. You're Our Person If...   You have a proven track record leading large-scale distributed systems and translating complex backend constraints into clear business tradeoffs for executive audiences. You can influence effectively without direct authority, building buy-in across complex organizational structures for large technical initiatives. You have strong judgment on product and system design principles, with the ability to evaluate architectural integrity. You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and manage competing priorities well in a fast-paced environment. Even Better If...   You have active, hands-on experience with AI development tools, along with the technical depth to evaluate architectural integrity of AI-generated output and make informed decisions about it. You have experience assessing engineering candidates on prompt formulation, evaluating AI outputs, and orchestrating multi-agent workflows, in addition to core technical skills. You hold a degree in Computer Science or a related technical field. LI-Y* 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. Accommodations If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form . Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI)