Software Engineering Architect, Mulesoft Platforms

Salesforce•Seattle, WA

11d•$218,400 - $401,400

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking an innovative and experienced Software Engineering Architect to design and build integration and application deployment solutions on the MuleSoft platform. The role focuses on architecting scalable, resilient, high-performance, enterprise-grade solutions that help customers connect data, applications, and devices. The architect sets technical standards and reusable patterns, provides technical leadership and mentorship, collaborates across product and engineering teams, and guides the technical roadmap. The role also leads prototyping and technology evaluation, defines non-functional requirements, and helps resolve complex production challenges while ensuring high availability, scalability, security, and performance.

Requirements

15+ years of software development experience.
At least 8 years in a technical leadership or architect role.
Deep, hands-on expertise designing complex integration solutions.
Strong understanding of containers and Kubernetes.
Expertise in enterprise integration patterns, microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems.
Strong proficiency in at least one major programming language, such as Java, Go, Python, or Node.js.
Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Platform Architect certification.
Experience with other parts of the Salesforce ecosystem, such as Core Platform, Experience Cloud, or Tableau.
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead architectural design and development of large-scale, enterprise-grade solutions on MuleSoft platforms.
Define best practices, reusable patterns, and technical standards for engineering teams.
Serve as a MuleSoft subject matter expert, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and oversight to senior engineers and development teams.
Drive technical roadmap discussions and influence product direction.
Collaborate with product managers, engineering leads, and architects to translate business requirements into technical designs.
Ensure seamless integration between MuleSoft and the core Salesforce platform.
Lead proof-of-concept projects and prototyping to evaluate technologies and validate architectural approaches.
Define and oversee non-functional requirements for high availability, scalability, security, and performance.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges in production environments.