Salesforce seeks a Manager/Sr. Manager of Software Engineering to lead teams focused on technical excellence, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration. You will be responsible for delivering reliable and scalable products that drive our mission of bettering business and the world through innovation.
What You'll Do
- Participate in and lead critical architecture discussions and planning to ensure 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 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.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of progressive industry experience.
- 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.
- A 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.
Technical Stack
- Languages: Java/JVM languages
- Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP
- Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Terraform
Team & Environment
You will lead a team or teams of developers within a collaborative environment.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $162,800 - $260,100 annually (typical base), $178,900 - $285,800 annually (select SF and NYC metro areas).
- Wellbeing reimbursement
- Generous parental leave, adoption assistance, and fertility benefits
- Time off programs
- Medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) and employee stock purchasing program
Work Mode
This is a local-city role based in select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan areas.
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination.






