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About Salesforce

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About the Team

The Event Technology team builds and operates the enterprise-grade technology stack powering Salesforce's global brand experiences-from flagship events like Dreamforce to digital content marketing initiatives. We develop industry-leading platforms and solutions that seamlessly connect audiences with relevant content across in-person, digital, and on-demand channels. Our mission is to enable customers and prospects to discover, engage with, and learn from Salesforce content in ways that accelerate product adoption and drive measurable business outcomes.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer in Event Technology, you will architect and build next-generation event attendee platforms aligned to our Future State Architecture, delivering exceptional experiences across the entire technology stack. Your work will directly impact millions of users across Salesforce's flagship events and digital experiences. The ideal candidate is a true full-stack engineer with strong backend API development skills and robust frontend capabilities, equally comfortable designing resilient distributed systems as crafting intuitive user interfaces. AI capabilities are central to our product roadmap, reflecting our commitment to leading innovation in marketing technology.

What You'll Be Doing

• Use AI-powered development tools and automation to accelerate feature delivery, improve code quality, and rapidly prototype solutions

• Build performant frontend experiences using TypeScript and React, with attention to component architecture, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility

• Design and implement scalable backend APIs and services on cloud-native architectures, ensuring high availability and reliability for millions of event attendees

• Design and develop micro frontend components with framework-agnostic deployment across multiple platforms and applications

• Architect and optimize end-to-end data flows across the full stack, from database design through API contracts to frontend state management and UI rendering

• Own the technical quality of attendee-facing platforms, partnering closely with designers and product managers on production-ready experiences

• Build and maintain component libraries and backend service modules aligned to design and architectural standards

• Optimize application performance through code splitting, caching, database query optimization, and API efficiency improvements

• Drive technical excellence in code quality, performance, security, and system reliability, contributing to all phases of the SDLC in a Hybrid Engineering model

• Mentor and inspire team members through code reviews, architectural guidance, and dedicated learning sessions

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience with demonstrated full-stack capabilities in production environments

• Proven experience leveraging AI-powered development tools (Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, etc.) to accelerate delivery and improve code quality

• Expertise in TypeScript, React, and Next.js with modern JavaScript and responsive web design

• Development expertise including API design (RESTful and GraphQL), microservices architecture, and distributed systems

• Experience with AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, AppSync, API Gateway) and cloud infrastructure

• Experience building component libraries, design systems, and micro frontend architectures

• Strong understanding of web performance optimization and security best practices, with experience in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring tools (Splunk, New Relic, CloudWatch)

• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and take ownership of complex projects under pressure, with strong cross-functional communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with server-less architectures and event-driven systems

• Experience with real-time technologies (WebSockets, Server-Sent Events, GraphQL subscriptions)

• Familiarity with CDN optimization and edge computing (Akamai, CloudFront, Lambda@Edge)

• Experience with A/B testing frameworks and feature flagging systems

• Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams

• Track record of driving platform modernization or technical migrations

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance andbe your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you cando your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what's possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $223,900 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $246,000 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.