Manager / Sr. Manager - Software Engineering

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Salesforce is looking for technically strong, energetic, highly collaborative, and passionate leaders to lead our software engineering teams! You will run and lead a team / teams of outstanding developers and keep quality in mind. We work in a collaborative environment, and we value open communication, feedback and making learning fun!

Your Impact

Participate in and lead

critical architecture discussions

and planning, ensuring technical decisions support long-term product success, stability, and scalability

Proactively

foresee and resolve systemic issues

before they impact the product

Advocate for

technical excellence

and guide teams toward resilient, high-quality engineering practices

Lead

multi-functional coordination, planning, and reviews

with peers and leads across the organization to ensure smooth delivery and unified technical direction

Act as a

multiplier

by providing exceptional

mentorship, technical guidance, and career development .

Empower teams to

self-coordinate

and maintain high morale.

Actively participate in the

hiring and interview process

to maintain and grow a high-performance engineering culture.

Partner closely with

Product Owners (POs)

and other stakeholders to align engineering efforts with product objectives, define clear priorities, manage tradeoffs, and communicate execution risks

Occasionally contribute to

deeply technical development tasks

to maintain hands-on expertise and provide critical support.

Ensure teams are equipped with

clear priorities and adequate resources

to maintain velocity and deliver committed outcomes

Make

critical, data-driven decisions

that directly contribute to the success and reliability of the product

Required Skills

10+ years

of progressive industry experience, including

3+ years

directly managing and mentoring high-performing software engineering teams

Deep technical background in

scalable, highly available platform development , with a focus on

Java / JVM languages

and modern cloud architecture

Leading teams and / or hands-on experience utilizing a

major public cloud platform

(AWS, Azure, or GCP) combined with expertise in

Kubernetes

and

Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) .

Proven track record for implementing

end-to-end service ownership , focusing on building

reliable, self-healing services

and driving robust automation

Demonstrated success in

leading complex programs

and effectively managing

cross-functional stakeholders

within a highly matrixed organization

Experience driving strategy around and actively utilizing

open-source technologies

Strong foundation in

Agile / Scrum

methodologies, emphasizing secure coding practices and uncompromising code quality

Exceptional

communication, influence, and interpersonal skills

needed to inspire teams, drive technical alignment, and collaborate effectively

Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience, or a Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) and two (2) years of related experience.

Benefits & Perks :

Check out our benefits site which explains our various benefits, including wellbeing reimbursement, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and more.

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