Salesforce · 9 hours ago
SVP, Software Engineering, Platform
Charlotte, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$371K/yr - $494K/yr
15+ years expSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. They are seeking an exceptional engineering leader to lead their AI Application Development organization, overseeing foundational technologies and driving innovation within the platform.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCRMSaaSSales EnablementSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the development, delivery, and adoption of foundational cross-cutting Agentforce Experience Layer (AXL) technology
Incubate and deliver innovative AI-driven experiences and experience building tools, pro code through low code
Partner with various organizations, such as Agentforce, to deliver an end-to-end Agentic experience for customers
Apply AI thoughtfully and strategically to enhance product capabilities, user experiences, and developer productivity
Champion the use of AI to accelerate engineering workflows, including test code generation, debugging assistance, and code quality improvements
Responsible for managing the primary UI frameworks (Lightning Web Components, React, Aura) on the platform that power B2B, B2C, and B2E experiences across desktop and mobile
Lead the UI product, performance, stability, and accessibility initiatives of the core Salesforce App (Lightning Experience), requiring oversight of execution as well cross-organizational influence and collaboration
Own the declarative app building experiences that enable customers, partners, and ISVs to build tailored solutions on the salesforce.com platform
Own the Salesforce Setup framework and Setup Home
Own the Salesforce Experience Cloud, the digital experience platform (DXP) for building branded websites and portals
Own the Salesforce CMS and digital asset management technologies
Balance new innovation delivery along with improving/evolving/transforming highly adopted in-market products and services
Champion and drive company-wide accessibility initiatives to ensure WCAG compliance and inclusive experiences
Lead right-to-left (RTL) language support implementation across the platform
Own platform-wide UI test frameworks, quality tooling (Jest, test code generation agents), and engineering productivity tools
Drive browser standards adoption and multi-UI language support
Drive measurable improvements in Lightning experience performance, including caching strategies, browser optimizations, and networking improvements
Partner with Customer Success on critical customer escalations
Drive engineering systems that are stable, fast, cost-efficient, secure, and inclusive by design
Work closely with product leadership across Sales, Service, Commerce, Marketing, and other clouds to power their own product roadmaps
Partner with architects across the organization to align on technical strategies and platform standards
Collaborate with PM and UX leadership to deliver cohesive product experiences
Represent engineering in executive forums and customer engagements
Recruit, develop, and retain deeply skilled technical leaders across your domains
Instill a culture of rigor, metrics, accountability, and continuous improvement
Lead with empathy, clarity, and a passion for helping engineering teams do the best work of their careers
Elevate engineering standards and operational maturity across large, distributed, multi-team organizations
Successfully manage and holistically iterate a geo-distributed organization spanning the US through India
Qualification
Required
15+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years of VP/SVP-level leadership engineering teams
Led organizations with 2 or more layers, managing senior directors and directors who themselves lead multiple teams
A proven ability to elevate engineering standards and operational maturity across large, distributed, multi-team organizations within the existing staffing of the organization
Demonstrated success driving accountability without direct control, influencing senior leaders through clarity, relationships, data, and strategic alignment
Proven ability to manage distributed leadership teams and organizations
Deep technical expertise in web technologies, UI frameworks, and large-scale platform engineering
Proven track record of delivering complex, multi-team engineering initiatives
Strong architectural judgment and ability to set technical direction across clouds
Experience with AI/ML technologies and agentic experiences
Leadership in applying AI appropriately to products and services, balancing innovation with responsible deployment
Track record of leveraging AI to increase developer productivity through intelligent tooling, automation, and workflow optimization
Ability to lead and inspire large engineering organizations
Strong cross-functional partnership skills with Product, UX, Architecture, Support, and Program Management teams
Track record of driving company-wide initiatives requiring influence without direct authority
Excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex engineering concepts to C-suite leaders, non-technical stakeholders, and engineering teams alike
A bias for action, grounded judgment, and a focus on measurable outcomes
Proven ability to deliver on aggressive timelines requiring judicious tradeoffs
Strong operational discipline and ability to balance innovation with quality and stability
Experience managing technical debt while driving new capability development
Data-driven decision making and focus on measurable customer impact
Ability to identify emerging technology trends and position the organization for future success
Experience incubating new technologies and transitioning them to production scale
Strong business acumen and understanding of how technology drives customer value
Vision for how AI will transform how humans and agents interact with Salesforce apps
Benefits
Time off programs
Medical
Dental
Vision
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
Employee stock purchasing program
Company
Salesforce
Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management software and applications.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65.38MKey Investors
Starboard ValueEmergence CapitalHalsey Minor
2022-10-18Post Ipo Equity
2004-06-23IPO
2003-01-01Series Unknown· $1M
Leadership Team
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Chairman & Ceo Salesforce India
Kendall Collins
CEO, GovCloud - Salesforce
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