Principal Software Engineer, Backend (Connectivity)

Salesforce•San Francisco, CA

3d•$197,300 - $344,700•Hybrid

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking a Lead/Principal Software Engineer to join their growing engineering team. This role focuses on delivering impactful software and enabling others to do the same, blending technical depth, strategic thinking, and people-centered leadership. The team is responsible for driving agentic integration initiatives by empowering agents with connectivity through MuleSoft Connectors and Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable automation across platforms. Their mission is to make integration more intuitive, dynamic, and intelligent, and provide a better design-time experience for both integration developers and agent builders. The team thrives on innovation, taking bold ideas and turning them into real, high-impact products, having built AI-powered systems from the ground up. They embrace a hybrid work model and value individual strengths, supporting growth through mentorship and collaboration, believing that autonomous teams lead to better outcomes.

Requirements

8+ years of experience building and operating production-grade software systems
Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, or in comparable languages and frameworks for building scalable backend systems
Hands-on experience designing and building APIs, asynchronous workflows, and event-driven systems
Experience working with large codebases and influencing design decisions across teams
Ability to think holistically about architecture, performance, and operational stability.
Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to triage complex issues and identify opportunities to improve product quality and reliability
Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and work effectively with engineers, designers, and product teams

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with MuleSoft platform (Anypoint Studio, Mule Runtime, Anypoint Connectors).
Expertise in Salesforce platform, including Apex, Lightning Components, and Salesforce APIs.
Solid experience with system performance tuning, memory management, and optimizing resource usage in distributed environments
Familiarity with container runtimes such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
Familiarity with large language models (LLMs), RAG architecture, and integration of AI into developer workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of core integration capabilities and scalable connectivity solutions across MuleSoft, Salesforce, and Agentforce.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Set technical direction and help shape long-term strategy and team growth.
Drive innovation through new ideas, improved processes, and bold experimentation.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, promoting best practices in coding, design, and architecture.