Senior/Lead Search Engineer

Salesforce

Burlington, MA

Full Time

Senior

184k-253k

2 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. The company is focused on innovation, AI, data, and CRM to help businesses connect with customers in new ways. Salesforce empowers employees to be Trailblazers, driving performance, career growth, and positive change through its core values and inclusive culture. The role involves shaping the future of Commerce Search within a collaborative, quality-focused team that builds scalable services for product and content discovery among trusted brands.

Key Responsibilities

Lead feature development throughout the software lifecycle: gather requirements, design, build, test, and deploy
Help scale search services to support low latency and high throughput
Deliver high-quality, distributed, testable, and scalable software reliably
Mentor others in development technologies, tools, and processes
Present designs to internal/external groups and review others' designs
Develop test strategies, design automation frameworks, and write unit/functional tests to improve code coverage and automation metrics
Operate the service, improve supportability, and resolve customer issues
Improve developer productivity through tooling and best practices
Participate in the team's on-call rotation to address complex problems and ensure service availability

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
At least 5 years of object-oriented programming experience
Good understanding of object-oriented programming and experience in languages such as Java or C++
Experience using Git / GitHub
Understanding of web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, XML, JSON, and Ajax
Knowledge of database technologies like SQL, PL/SQL, and relational schema design
Experience in automated testing with tools like Java, JUnit, JSUnit, Selenium
Previous experience with SaaS development
Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
Experience with Search technologies like Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr is a plus
Experience building Search Platforms or features is a plus

Nice to Have

Experience with Search technologies like Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr
Experience working on building Search Platforms/features

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Benefits & Perks

Parental leave
401(k)
Time off programs
Medical, dental, vision coverage
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
Employee stock purchasing program

Working at Salesforce

Salesforce fosters an inclusive, innovative, and collaborative workplace culture that values equality, merit, and diversity. The company emphasizes its core values, supports work-life balance, and encourages employees to be Trailblazers who drive impact through AI, data, and CRM solutions. Salesforce is committed to creating a workplace free from discrimination and promoting equality for all employees and applicants.

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