Hybrid Software Engineering Architect

at Salesforce

• Job title: Software Engineering Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Tech skills: Apache, Cloud, Kafka, Pulsar, RabbitMQ
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bangalore, India

About the role

• Software Architect defining and driving software architecture for Salesforce's SaaS solutions. Collaborating with engineering teams to build scalable and secure systems in a multi-functional role.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for defining and driving software architecture and enterprise capabilities (scalability, fault tolerance, extensibility, maintainability, etc.)
• Design sophisticated software systems for high-end solutions independently
• Determines overall architectural principles, frameworks, and standards
• Works in a consultative fashion with other organizations such as security and operations
• Provide leadership to engineers, QE and product partners
• Drives research, case studies, and prototypes on groundbreaking technologies and how they can be demonstrated
• Leads all aspects of software architecture within the scope of assigned systems
• Analyzes and provides feedback on product strategy
• Works with other architects, principal architects, and CTOs to craft the architectural vision and roadmap for the organization.
• Drives long-term design strategies that span multiple sophisticated projects, deliver technical reports and performance presentations to customers and at industry events
• Actively communicates, encourages and motivates all levels of staff.
• Provides (informal) mentor to team members to support their understanding of the architecture and aid in their technical development.

Requirements

• Mastery of multiple programming languages and platforms
• 15+ years of software development experience
• Ability to independently craft and deliver large sophisticated projects
• Asynchronous event-driven architecture (EDA) experience, example - Kafka , RabbitMQ, Apache Pulsar, Amazon Kinesis, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Apache ActiveMQ.
• Experience with Agile development methodology (e.g., Scrum)
• Ability to work with other architects, principal architects, and Chief Technology Officers to craft the architectural vision and roadmap for the organization
• Develops technical performance architecture that solves most complex performance issues
• Ability to drive long-term design strategies that span multiple complex projects, deliver technical reports and performance presentations to customers and at industry events
• Experience in short release cycles, and the full software lifecycle.
• A related technical degree required

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including well-being reimbursement, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and more!
• World-class enablement and on-demand training with Trailhead.com
• Exposure to executive thought leaders and regular 1:1 coaching with leadership
• Volunteer opportunities and participation in our 1:1:1 model for giving back to the community