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Senior/Lead Search Engineer

Salesforce

Bellevue, WA
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 and empower employees. Salesforce values ambition, trust, and making a positive impact on the world, encouraging employees to be Trailblazers and drive their careers forward in a culture of continuous improvement and inclusivity.

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 help 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
  • Understanding of web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, XML, JSON, and Ajax
  • Knowledge of database technologies including SQL, PL/SQL, and relational schema design
  • Experience in automated testing with tools like Java, JUnit, JSUnit, Selenium
  • Previous experience with SaaS development
  • Team player with a get-it-done attitude and quick learning ability
  • Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
  • Experience with search technologies like Lucene, Elasticsearch, or 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 or features

Qualifications

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

Benefits & Perks

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

Working at Salesforce

Salesforce values equality, inclusion, and merit-based assessment. The company promotes a workplace free from discrimination, emphasizing diversity and fairness in all employment practices. Salesforce encourages employees to be innovative, collaborative, and committed to making a positive impact on the world through technology and AI.

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Job Details

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

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About Salesforce

Website

salesforce.com

Location

Bellevue, WA

Industry

Custom Computer Programming Services

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