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Senior/Lead Search Engineer

Salesforce

San Francisco, CA
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 values ambition, trust, and making a positive impact on the world, empowering employees to grow their careers and be Trailblazers in a company that leads workforce transformation.

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
  • Own 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 at least one object-oriented language such as Java or C++
  • Experience using Git / GitHub
  • Validated understanding of web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, XML, JSON, and Ajax
  • Experience with database technologies like SQL, PL/SQL, and relational schema design
  • Experience in automated testing including unit and functional testing with Java, JUnit, JSUnit, Selenium
  • Previous experience with SaaS development
  • Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
  • Team player with a get-it-done attitude and quick learning ability

Nice to Have

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

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 values equality, inclusion, and non-discrimination. The company promotes a workplace that is inclusive and free from discrimination, assessing employees and applicants based on merit, competence, and qualifications. Salesforce encourages a culture of innovation, impact, and continuous growth, supporting employees to find balance and be their best through various benefits and resources.

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Job Details

Posted AtSep 12, 2025
Salary184k-253k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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Location

San Francisco, CA

Industry

Custom Computer Programming Services

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