Robert Half
Salesforce Technical Architect (Software Engineer IV)
SAN RAMON, USA · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$119k-$180kDetected 15 days ago
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About the role
- You know where native features shine and where a custom cloud solution is the right call, and you make that call with confidence. - You move fast, but never at the expense of standards.
- You're energized by hard problems and you bring that energy to the people around you.
- The typical annual salary range for this position is shown below and is negotiable depending upon experience and location.
Responsibilities
- Own the on-platform vs. off-platform decision framework, knowing exactly when to build natively in Salesforce and when to extend into Azure (Node.js/Python) to meet business requirements.
- Design and oversee complex integrations between Salesforce and internal/third-party applications using event-driven, near real-time patterns that ensure data integrity across all systems.
- Lead the implementation of Salesforce Data 360 (CDP) for marketing segmentation and evolve our Agentforce and AI-enriched data pipelines.
- Lead with a security-first mindset, designing architectural patterns that scale while ensuring system integrity and data residency
- Serve as the final authority on design and code reviews, establishing global standards that ensure all contributions from a distributed team are secure, scalable, and maintainable.
- Build and enforce automated linting, testing, and security review gates (e.g., Checkmarx, security packages) that uphold engineering quality without slowing down delivery.
- Evolve our Python-driven CI/CD pipelines and build the foundation for multiple confident deployments per day.
- Mentor engineers on complex patterns spanning Apex, LWC, and distributed systems design, helping the team level up continuously.
- Independently design, develop, and implement highly complex, scalable Salesforce applications and integrations using advanced Apex, complex Lightning Web Components (LWC), and advanced declarative features (Flows, Process Builders).
- Design and maintain robust back-end services, APIs, and complex automation workflows utilizing Node.js, Python, and scalable cloud technologies (Azure, AWS).
Requirements
- Familiarity with Salesforce Data 360 and emerging AI/agentic workflows.
- You know where native features shine and where a custom cloud solution is the right call, and you make that call with confidence.
Nice to have
- Deep SDLC experience: SF CLI, Git, and hands-on ownership of automated CI/CD pipelines (Python experience is a strong plus).
Skills
- Robert Half and Protiviti run one of the most sophisticated Salesforce ecosystems in the professional services industry.
Compensation
- The typical annual salary range for this position is shown below and is negotiable depending upon experience and location.
Benefits
- proactively managing platform health so that security is a core requirement, not an afterthought.
- proactively utilize tools like Salesforce Health Check and Optimizer to maintain platform integrity.
- Serve as the technical North Star for 10+ Senior and Junior engineers providing clear architectural guidance and fostering a high-growth learning culture.
Company info
- Robert Half and Protiviti run one of the most sophisticated Salesforce ecosystems in the professional services industry. We don't just administer the platform
- we treat it as a core architectural component of a hybrid cloud environment that bridges Salesforce (Sales Cloud) and Azure at scale.
- We're looking for a Salesforce Technical Architect to own this ecosystem end-to-end and lead a distributed team of 10+ engineers across the US and India. This is an architect-level, hands-on leadership role: you'll set the technical direction, define engineering standards, and be the final authority on platform vs. off-platform decisions. You'll also drive a major greenfield initiative, implementing Salesforce Data 360 (CDP) for marketing segmentation and evolving our Agentforce and AI-enriched data pipelines.
- If you're the kind of engineer who is obsessed with automation, thinks deeply about architectural trade-offs, and wants to lead a high-growth team working on genuinely hard problems, this role was written for you.
- We don't just administer the platform; we treat it as a core architectural component of a hybrid cloud environment that bridges Salesforce (Sales Cloud) and Azure at scale.
- We're looking for a Salesforce Technical Architect to own this ecosystem end-to-end and lead a distributed team of 10+ engineers across the US and India.
- This is an architect-level, hands-on leadership role: you'll set the technical direction, define engineering standards, and be the final authority on platform vs. off-platform decisions.
- You'll also drive a major greenfield initiative, implementing Salesforce Data 360 (CDP) for marketing segmentation and evolving our Agentforce and AI-enriched data pipelines.
Equal opportunity
- The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application.
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