Staff Application Engineer, Salesforce

Role overview Architect and build a Salesforce platform to support enterprise sales and revenue operations, starting with a new Sales Cloud implementation and continuing through long-term platform ownership. This hands-on staff-level role combines technical direction and individual contribution, with responsibility for the platform’s architecture, integrations, security, delivery practices, and evolution. The work also includes exploring secure AI-assisted workflows that let sales teams interact with approved CRM data and actions.

Responsibilities - Define Salesforce data models, sales processes, account and opportunity structures, business-unit organization, and access controls. - Build platform functionality with Flow, validation and approval rules, custom objects, reports, and dashboards; review designs and code from contributors. - Develop lead-to-cash workflows covering quoting, contracting, orders, service delivery, entitlements, renewals, and finance handoffs. - Integrate Salesforce with finance, analytics, contract-management, and other operational systems using appropriate APIs or integration patterns. - Establish environment governance, source control, automated testing, deployment and rollback practices, documentation, and operational runbooks. - Develop secure MCP or other AI integrations, partner with business and technical teams on priorities, and lead complex production issue resolution.

Requirements - Eight or more years of Salesforce engineering, administration, or architecture experience, including a major role in implementing and operating a complex Salesforce environment. - Advanced command of Salesforce declarative tools, including Flow, approval processes, record types, permission models, and sharing rules. - Hands-on ability to read, write, test, and review Apex, SOQL, and Lightning Web Components. - Experience designing Salesforce data and security models across multiple business units, product lines, or sales processes. - Strong understanding of lead-to-cash workflows and integrations with enterprise systems. - Experience with AI assistants, agents, or MCP integrations that use enterprise data securely, plus the ability to explain architecture decisions and lead work across teams.

Benefits and work setup The position is listed as remote, with US hiring ranges that vary by location tier. Benefits include health coverage, retirement contributions, wellness and well-being support, paid parental leave, a home office stipend, and an annual professional development budget.