Explore Lead Salesforce Engineer jobs for experienced professionals who build, customize, and scale Salesforce platforms. These senior roles combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, helping organizations translate business needs into reliable CRM solutions. Ladders features vetted professional opportunities with salaries of $100,000 or more.
Lead Salesforce Engineers guide the design and delivery of Salesforce applications, integrations, and platform enhancements. They may establish architecture standards, review code, troubleshoot complex issues, and mentor developers. Depending on the organization, the role can span Salesforce products such as Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and the Salesforce Platform.
Employers often seek strong Salesforce development experience, including Apex, Lightning Web Components, SOQL, and APIs. Familiarity with declarative tools, release management, automated testing, security, and integration patterns is also valuable. Lead-level candidates typically bring a record of technical ownership, cross-functional communication, and mentoring or team leadership.
Lead Salesforce Engineers work across industries and may join internal technology teams, consulting organizations, or growing businesses modernizing their customer platforms. Compensation varies with location, experience, company size, and scope of responsibility. Browse Ladders for vetted roles paying $100,000 or more and compare opportunities that match your expertise and career goals.
Search current Lead Salesforce Engineer openings and explore roles focused on platform architecture, product delivery, integrations, or engineering leadership. Use job details to assess responsibilities and qualifications, then apply to opportunities aligned with your experience.
Senior Manager, Software Engineering
$225K - $265K *
Partner with us to lead a high-performing engineering team, driving innovation and efficiency in our travel marketplace. You'll manage project lifecycles, enhance collaboration, and champion a custome...
1 week ago
Lead Product Designer - Qualified, AI Products
$172K - $260K *
Innovate the interface for an AI SDR by designing intuitive experiences that help users understand, trust, and engage with AI-driven conversations. Collaborate closely with engineers to shape intellig...
Reposted 1 week ago
$200K - $250K *
Join us to architect and lead the development of scalable fintech solutions. As a technical leader, you'll drive innovation, mentor teams, and ensure architectural integrity while shaping the future o...
Reposted 4 days ago
$200K - $250K *
Transform the architectural vision of a fintech platform by leading the design and implementation of scalable systems. Drive technical excellence and mentor teams to innovate and enhance the financial...
3 weeks ago
Lead Product Manager, Salesforce, Sales Cloud and PRM
$100K - $140K *
Shape the future of lead management and partner relationships by owning the Salesforce Lead-to-Opportunity and PRM domains. Drive strategy, execution, and collaboration across teams to enhance convers...
2 weeks ago
$140K - $160K *
Engage clients by analyzing requirements, delivering tailored Salesforce solutions, and leading end-to-end implementations across multiple clouds. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize p...
3 weeks ago
Sr. Software Engineer - Customer Facing Applied AI
$188K - $235K *
Develop AI-powered systems from concept to production, collaborating with clients to identify needs, prototype solutions, and ensure quality. Engage closely with users to iterate and enhance product f...
1 week ago
Senior Data Engineer - Data Platform
$130K - $160K *
Champion the migration to a modern Databricks lakehouse, designing robust data pipelines and ensuring data quality. Collaborate with teams to enhance analytics capabilities and set technical standards...
1 week ago
Staff Engineer, Experience Engineering
$214K - $295K *
Pioneer the development of innovative user experiences across platforms, harnessing deep technical expertise and leadership to enhance product design. Collaborate broadly to drive operational excellen...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Senior Product Marketing Manager, GTM (Qualified)
$143K - $216K *
Join a team that's redefining B2B marketing in the Salesforce ecosystem. Leverage your product marketing expertise to drive positioning, support launches, and enhance cross-cloud strategies, impacting...
1 week ago
$190K - $225K *
Optimize system performance by building scalable, robust services. Collaborate across teams to design public APIs, ensuring high-quality integration for retailers. Mentor others and evolve solutions t...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
$143K - $241K *
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable data solutions, optimize performance, and enhance software architecture while adhering to coding standards and leveraging AI to...
3 weeks ago
$94K - $266K *
Lead transformative customer engagements by managing relationships, guiding project teams, and driving innovative solutions. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery and account gro...
2 weeks ago
$125K - $150K *
Drive customer success by managing relationships and overseeing project delivery, ensuring quality and compliance. Act as a thought leader, guiding clients through transformation while collaborating w...
2 weeks ago
$120K - $145K *
Optimize runtime authorization strategies across diverse segments, driving technical wins and enabling Sales Engineers. Leverage deep IAM and PAM expertise to deliver impactful solutions, ensuring com...
1 week ago
$135K - $160K *
Elevate our engineering infrastructure by leading the design and development of scalable platform systems. Collaborate across teams to enhance performance, streamline deployments, and drive operationa...
5 days ago
Staff Engineer, Experimentation
$182K - $251K *
Champion the creation of advanced statistical engines and experimentation systems, driving data-informed decision making at scale. Collaborate across teams to enhance product impact and performance, w...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
$150K - $180K *
Empower your career by leading innovative GTM engineering initiatives. Drive AI workflows, automate marketing processes, and enhance productivity across teams. Collaborate with stakeholders to transfo...
3 days ago
Senior Enterprise Account Executive - West
$229K - $314K *
Drive success at large enterprise accounts, fostering relationships and ensuring robust account management. Collaborate across teams to elevate visibility and adoption, while navigating consultative s...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
$125K - $187K *
Transform energy efficiency initiatives by leading a skilled engineering team. Drive project execution, mentor talent, and enhance program delivery across multiple states, ensuring impactful cost savi...
4 days ago
$149K - $156K *
Unlock potential by leading a team of Salesforce professionals to enhance system efficiencies and deliver high-quality solutions. Oversee the software development lifecycle, ensuring alignment with or...
Reposted 2 weeks ago
Sr. DataOps Engineer, Data Platform
$130K - $160K *
Transform data operations by leading our Snowflake platform migration, ensuring security, reliability, and cost efficiency while collaborating across teams to standardize practices and enhance data ma...
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Principal Software Engineer, Agentic Data Platform
$255K - $290K *
Drive the technical vision for a complex database platform, ensuring scalability and performance. Lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to enhance data infrastruc...
1 week ago
$96K - $169K *
Engineer robust Salesforce applications and integrations, driving full-lifecycle development from design to deployment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance sales and service tools, ensu...
1 week ago
Staff Application Security Engineer
$182K - $215K *
Join our team to oversee application security, manage vulnerability pipelines, and collaborate with engineering teams to enhance security practices. Drive incident response and advocate for security a...
3 weeks ago
What does a Lead Salesforce Engineer do?
A Lead Salesforce Engineer designs and develops Salesforce solutions, guides technical decisions, ensures quality and security, and often mentors engineers or coordinates delivery with business and product teams.
What skills are commonly required for Lead Salesforce Engineer jobs?
Commonly requested skills include Apex, Lightning Web Components, SOQL, Salesforce APIs, platform configuration, integrations, testing, and release management. Employers may also value architecture experience and technical leadership.
How is a Lead Salesforce Engineer different from a Salesforce developer?
Both roles may involve hands-on development, but a Lead Salesforce Engineer generally takes broader ownership of architecture, engineering standards, complex delivery, and mentoring or coordinating other team members.
What salary can I expect in a Lead Salesforce Engineer role?
Pay varies by employer, location, experience, and job scope. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, though compensation details and requirements differ by listing.
Where can I find Lead Salesforce Engineer jobs paying $100,000 or more?
Browse Lead Salesforce Engineer listings on Ladders to explore vetted opportunities with salaries of $100,000 or more and find roles aligned with your Salesforce experience.