Senior Staff Engineer, API Platform (DET)

Salesforce•Chicago, IL

21h

About The Position

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated senior engineer to join our API Platform team within Engineering Development and Delivery. You will play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality, modern solutions that enable engineers across the organization to rapidly deliver new applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful implementation and deployment of our products.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on enterprise solutions.
Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, Python, or JavaScript preferred).
Experience designing the AWS infrastructure to run common web services (VPC, Lambda, ECS, RDS, API Gateway).
Proficiency creating Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to deploy public cloud resources.
Experience working with automated CI/CD DevOps pipelines for application testing, release management, and deployment (GitHub Actions or GitLab pipelines preferred)
Experience using AI coding tools to accelerate technical delivery while maintaining strong quality controls.
Proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and creatively.
Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Experience in developing in a contract-first environment.
Proven ability to use a data-driven approach to continuous improvement and decision-making.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Salesforce technologies and platforms.
Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and best practices.
AWS Certifications.
Experience with event-driven architecture and technologies that interface with backend consumers (e.g. AWS Kinesis/SNS/SQS/EventBridge).
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience developing CI/CD pipelines and processes.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deliver scalable and robust, foundational enterprise solutions that scale across multiple product offerings to enable rapid application delivery across the development organization.
Establish and promote an API-first methodology across cross-functional teams to ensure consistency and quality in our API offerings.
Drive the capability for parallel feature development and ensure incremental delivery of software.
Collaborate on a team of engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to other teams and team members.
Effectively leverage AI tools on a daily basis to accelerate the design, development, testing, and documentation of our team’s applications and components.
Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
Ensure the quality and performance of the codebase through code reviews, testing, and continuous integration.
Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, including agile methodologies and DevOps automation.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in a timely manner.
Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our solutions remain competitive.