Staff Application Engineer, Salesforce

Role overview Architect, build, and take long-term ownership of a Salesforce Sales Cloud platform supporting enterprise sales and revenue operations. You will lead its initial implementation with an external delivery partner, then guide its evolution through launch and beyond. The hands-on staff-level role also explores secure AI-assisted workflows that give sales teams approved ways to work with CRM information.

Responsibilities - Set platform architecture and development direction across enterprise product lines, including data models, sales processes, account and opportunity structures, access controls, and integrations. - Build Salesforce capabilities with tools such as Flow, validation and approval rules, custom objects, reports, and dashboards; review designs and code from contributors. - Develop lead-to-cash workflows covering quoting, contracts, orders, service delivery, entitlements, renewals, and finance handoffs. - Integrate the platform with business systems and data services, and establish environments, source control, automated testing, deployment pipelines, release controls, and operational documentation. - Maintain security and governance practices, including permissions and sharing architecture aligned with relevant controls. - Create secure MCP servers or other integrations so AI assistants and agentic workflows can use approved CRM data and actions.

Requirements - The source describes a need for strong Salesforce platform architecture and development experience, including enterprise sales processes and lead-to-cash workflows. - Experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise systems through APIs, event-driven approaches, middleware, or integration platforms. - Ability to communicate architecture choices and tradeoffs to business and technical audiences, and to lead complex work independently across teams. - A degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have - Salesforce credentials such as Advanced Administrator, Platform App Builder, Platform Developer, Application Architect, or System Architect. - Experience with CI/CD and Salesforce release management; ERP or data-platform integrations; tools such as Workato, Celigo, or MuleSoft; and subscription, CPQ, entitlement, or contract workflows. - Familiarity with controlled environments such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2, and with secure AI assistant, agent, or MCP integrations.

Benefits and work setup - The role is listed as remote in the United States. The source also lists medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement contributions; wellness and birthday days off; home-office and well-being stipends; professional development funding; and paid parental leave.