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Software Engineering Architect - Commerce

Salesforce

Bellevue, WA; Burlington, MA; Palo Alto, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA

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Full-time

1mo ago

Compensation

$230,700 - $384,100

Benefits & Perks

•401(k) matching

•Team events and activities

•Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

•Parental leave

•Generous paid time off and holidays

•Professional development budget

•Healthcare

•Parental Leave

•Learning

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Salesforce

Software Engineering Architect

Commerce

1 month ago• Seattle, WA (+4 more)Burlington, MASan Francisco, CAPalo Alto, CABellevue, WA
Viewed on February 1, 2026
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Salesforce brings companies and customers together in the number one Customer Relationship Management platform.

Size: 10000+ employees
Industry: Technology

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About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword - it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

At Salesforce Commerce Cloud, we are transforming the way the world's leading brands engage with their shoppers - unifying data, intelligence, and experiences across every channel. As part of this evolution, we're re-architecting our platform around Composable APIs and AI-native extensibility to power the next decade of enterprise commerce.

We are seeking a Backend Commerce Architect with deep expertise in Identity, APIs, and Developer Experience (DX) to lead the architectural evolution of Commerce Cloud's backend platform. This role will define the patterns, frameworks, and reference implementations that make our APIs secure, consistent, and delightful to build. Powering headless storefronts, agentic shopping experiences, and cross-cloud integrations at global scale.
As a senior technical leader, you'll collaborate across Core, Data Cloud, Service, and Platform Engineering to deliver a unified developer platform for commerce - one that's composable, scalable, and seamlessly integrated into the Salesforce Customer 360.

Our Vision
We are building the most trusted and intelligent commerce platform in the world - one that empowers developers to extend and innovate using composable APIs, unified identity, and first-class developer tools. Commerce Cloud will be AI-native by design, enabling developers to securely orchestrate shopper experiences across web, mobile, POS, and agentic interfaces - all backed by a consistent data and identity layer across Salesforce clouds.

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Shape the next generation of Commerce Cloud APIs and Identity systems that power Salesforce's unified commerce vision.
Drive the convergence of B2C, B2B, OMS, and POS through consistent data and identity architecture.
Define the API and developer experience foundation that accelerates adoption of headless and agentic commerce.
Play a key role in modernizing Commerce Cloud into an AI-native, composable, developer-first platform that sets the industry standard for trust, extensibility, and performance.

Responsibilities:

Lead the backend architecture for Identity, API, and Developer Experience domains within Commerce Cloud. Define the frameworks and principles that guide how our services are built, secured, and extended.
Define the next-generation SCAPI and MCP architecture, including schema governance, versioning strategy, performance SLAs, and extensibility patterns across shopper, merchant, and platform APIs.
Drive Identity unification across Commerce Cloud and Salesforce Core - including authentication (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT), authorization, token lifecycle, tenant isolation, and hybrid identity use cases.
Partner with the Core Identity and Data Cloud teams to ensure a consistent shopper identity model across clouds, enabling a single source of truth (Unified Shopper Profile) for personalization, marketing, and service.
Architect the API lifecycle and DX tooling, including OpenAPI 3.0 specs, typed clients, SDK generation, API catalogs, and CI/CD-based API deployment pipelines to improve developer productivity and consistency.
Partner with Developer Experience, CLI, and SDK teams to evolve the end-to-end developer workflow: discovery → build → test → deploy → monitor.
Ensure API and service reliability at global scale through modern caching, rate limiting, circuit breaking, and edge-based delivery patterns.
Collaborate with cross-cloud architects to align data contracts, eventing, and platform services (e.g., Event Bus, Data Graph, API Gateway).
Provide architectural leadership and mentorship to backend teams, ensuring strong design patterns, testability, and maintainability.
Drive a culture of simplicity, security, and operational excellence - helping Commerce Cloud deliver trusted, composable, and high-performance services.

Qualifications:

15+ years of backend software development and architecture experience, including 5+ years designing distributed, multi-tenant SaaS systems.
Deep technical expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) - OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, SAML, and service-to-service authentication.
Proven experience architecting and scaling API-first platforms
REST, GraphQL, or gRPC - including schema governance and API lifecycle management.
Experience with SCAPI-style frameworks (e.g., Commerce Tools, Shopify Hydrogen APIs, or Salesforce MCP) and API gateway patterns (Apigee, Kong, etc.).
Hands-on experience with developer productivity and SDK frameworks - code generation, client libraries, and API documentation automation.
Strong background in data modeling, caching, and service performance optimization using technologies such as Redis, Kafka, Postgres, or equivalent.
Deep understanding of Salesforce architecture or comparable large-scale enterprise systems - particularly around Core Identity, Data Cloud, and Customer 360.
Exceptional communication and cross-functional collaboration skills - able to influence product and engineering strategy across multiple orgs.
Passion for mentoring, architectural rigor, and improving the developer experience for thousands of internal and external developers.

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 and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do 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 $230,700 - $351,800 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $251,900 - $384,100 annually.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

Client-provided location(s): Seattle, WA, Burlington, MA, San Francisco, CA, Palo Alto, CA, Bellevue, WAJob ID: Salesforce-JR315759Employment Type: FULL_TIMEPosted: 2025-12-14T20:10:55Apply on company site

Perks and Benefits

Health and Wellness

Health Insurance
Health Reimbursement Account
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
FSA
FSA With Employer Contribution
HSA
HSA With Employer Contribution
Fitness Subsidies
On-Site Gym
Mental Health Benefits

Parental Benefits

Adoption Leave
Return-to-Work Program
Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
Fertility Benefits
Adoption Assistance Program
Family Support Resources

Work Flexibility

Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Opportunities
Hybrid Work Opportunities

Office Life and Perks

Casual Dress
Happy Hours
Snacks
Some Meals Provided
Company Outings

Vacation and Time Off

Paid Vacation
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Personal/Sick Days
Leave of Absence
Sabbatical
Volunteer Time Off

Financial and Retirement

401(K)
401(K) With Company Matching
Company Equity
Stock Purchase Program
Performance Bonus
Relocation Assistance
Financial Counseling

Professional Development

Tuition Reimbursement
Learning and Development Stipend
Promote From Within
Mentor Program
Shadowing Opportunities
Access to Online Courses
Lunch and Learns
Internship Program
Leadership Training Program
Professional Coaching
Work Visa Sponsorship

Diversity and Inclusion

Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
Unconscious Bias Training
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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