Software Engineering SMTS

Salesforce•Palo Alto, CA

6d•$148,500 - $246,000

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) to join the Experience Library team, which is part of the Digital Marketing Technology organization. This team builds and owns a content authoring and rendering platform that powers marketing pages across salesforce.com. The platform enables marketing teams to create high-quality, localized, and performant web experiences at scale. The team works across the full stack with a strong frontend focus, building modular blade component libraries, WordPress integrations, and a robust rendering layer. They embrace a "you build it, you own it" culture and are currently integrating AI into their engineering workflows, running accelerated initiatives, and expanding internationalization support. The SMTS role will be a senior frontend-focused full-stack engineer, a key technical contributor and domain expert on the Page Builder platform. Responsibilities include designing and building high-quality, scalable frontend components, collaborating with Product and UX, and mentoring junior engineers. The role will also involve shaping the integration of AI tools into daily development workflows.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on frontend and full-stack web development.
Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript, with hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks (React preferred; Vue, Angular, or Ember also considered).
Solid experience with HTML5, CSS3, and CSS frameworks such as Sass or Tailwind.
Experience with Node.js and building backend services that support frontend experiences (BFF pattern a plus).
Experience working with Content Management Systems, particularly WordPress and/or Contentful, and understanding of how CMS-driven content flows into frontend rendering pipelines.
Proven experience building scalable, performant web applications on public cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred; GCP or Azure also considered).
Experience consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs, with a solid understanding of API design and security best practices.
Strong understanding of web performance fundamentals such as Core Web Vitals, lazy loading, caching strategies, and CDN behavior.
Experience with frontend testing methodologies and frameworks (Jest, Cucumber, Selenium, or equivalent).
Demonstrated ability to independently lead and deliver features of medium-to-high complexity, from design through production.
Experience mentoring engineers, providing technical coaching and constructive code review feedback.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to document features and present designs to peers and stakeholders.
A related technical degree required.

Nice To Haves

A demonstrated, AI-first approach to engineering actively using AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Codex etc.) to move faster and help the team do the same.
Experience with internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n); building experiences that scale across multiple languages and regions.
Experience working within or contributing to a design system or component library.
Familiarity with WordPress as a CMS platform, including theme development or Page/REST API consumption.
Experience with build tools such as Webpack, Vite, npm, or Yarn.
Experience with CDN configuration (e.g., Akamai) and understanding of how CDNs impact web performance.
Experience with analytics instrumentation and tag management (e.g., Google Analytics, Adobe, Tealium).
Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and experience as an active sprint contributor and planning partner.
Experience building with accessibility standards (WCAG) in mind.
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Technology, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain high-quality, production-grade frontend and full-stack features for the Page Builder platform, leveraging modern web technologies including JavaScript/TypeScript, React, HTML5, CSS3, and Node.js.
Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for one or more domains within the Page Builder platform; including the blade components library, CMS integration, or rendering pipelines.
Build and ship modular, reusable, and accessible UI components that power salesforce.com marketing pages at scale.
Take ownership of features from design through execution; writing design specs, defining test strategies, and delivering code that meets quality, performance, and observability standards.
Actively integrate AI tools (e.g., Agentforce, Slackbot, Cursor, Claude, Codex) into your engineering workflow to accelerate development and help up-level the team's use of AI.
Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, Principal Engineers, Architects and cross-functional engineering teams to define requirements and deliver exceptional digital experiences.
Mentor AMTS and MTS team members through pair programming, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing.
Contribute to code reviews, proactively monitor features in production, and champion engineering best practices and quality standards.
Help manage delivery complexity: slice stories and epics, define tasks, and expose dependencies and risks during sprint planning.
Present designs to internal groups and contribute to internal retrospectives, playbooks, and documentation.