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Software Engineering

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“The world is experiencing one of the most profound technological shifts with the rise of real-time technologies and generative AI. This comes at a pivotal moment as every company is passionate about connecting with their customers in more intelligent, automated, and personalized ways,” said Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.. At the intersection of Sales, AI, and Data Cloud, this team will be at the forefront of innovation and build tremendous value for our customers - focused on developing intelligent and automated Sales Data apps. 3 main pillars will be the starting focus for the organization - Sales AI, Automated Prospecting, and Revenue Operations, along with a 4th foundational layer of integration with engagement data.

About The Team

We are chartered with building the next generation Intelligence platform layers within the Salesforce Data Cloud business, planned to make impact across all of the Salesforce Clouds.

As a Director, Software engineering, your job responsibilities will include:

Primary Responsibilities

• Implement the best engineering management and organizational development practices as we continue to scale.
• Build a world class engineering team: Foster and facilitate the professional growth of our engineering staff as well as lead effective cross-functional collaboration across groups within the organization.
• Build organizational capability within these teams by recruiting and retaining outstanding talent and providing mentoring, training (internal and external), and other opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Drive continuous systems improvement for managing, documenting, staffing, and reviewing engineering projects and services.
• Enjoy guiding and mentoring team members to reach the pinnacles of success, but you are always ready to get hands-on, if the situation demand.

Requirements

• 15+ years validated experience leading software development projects
• 8+ years experience in people management
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational and time management skills
• Ability to be nimble, proactive, comfortable working with minimal specifications
• Experience with short release cycles
• Experience in hiring smart, versatile engineers
• Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Collaborate well in an ever changing multi culture/global company that is reinventing the next generation Customer centric solutions.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Big-Data/ML/GenAI and Intelligence solutions
• Experience working in a high-paced and rapidly growing multinational organization

We pride ourselves on writing high-quality, maintainable code that strengthens the stability of the product and makes our lives easier. We embrace the hybrid model and celebrate the individual strengths of each team member while encouraging everyone on the team to grow into the best version of themselves. We believe that autonomous teams with the freedom to make decisions will empower the individuals, the product, the company, and the customers they serve to thrive.

Benefits & Perks

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

Open to Flex (1-3 days/week in the office), or Office-Based (4-5 days/week in the office).

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