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.
$112K - $193K *
Engineer innovative Machine Learning and Generative AI solutions, enhancing enterprise applications by collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and leveraging advanced ML techniques for impac...
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Senior Backend Software Engineer, DX
$180K - $235K *
Lead the charge in developing robust backend applications, driving complex projects from design to launch. Collaborate across teams, mentor junior engineers, and tackle architectural challenges to enh...
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Senior Manager, Data Engineering - Remote
$112K - $193K *
Join a team that's shaping the future of data engineering by leading innovative projects and driving impactful health technology solutions through scalable data architectures and integration pipelines...
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$120K - $145K *
Lead the design and implementation of robust security measures to protect sensitive health information, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and other regulations while collaborating with cross-functional t...
3 weeks ago
$85K - $95K *
Lead the charge in guiding industrial energy teams to enhance efficiency through coaching, workshops, and continuous improvement strategies. Mentor new coaches and develop impactful training content w...
4 days ago
Senior Customer Success Manager
$120K - $130K *
Accelerate your career by managing a portfolio of mid-market accounts, ensuring customer success through strategic engagement, relationship building, and AI-driven insights. Drive measurable outcomes...
3 weeks ago
Director, Customer Success Onboarding
$120K - $145K *
Lead the onboarding function for diverse customer segments, managing a team to ensure a seamless transition from contract to go-live. Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance processes and drive cust...
1 week ago
Senior Customer Onboarding Engineer
$126K - $140K *
Shape the future of customer success by owning technical onboarding, guiding clients through implementation, optimizing deployments, and ensuring adherence to best practices for optimal use of the pla...
3 weeks ago
Managing Engineer (Java Engineering)
$120K - $193K *
Join a team that's redefining software engineering excellence by leading high-performing teams in building and modernizing enterprise applications. Drive technical strategy, foster innovation, and ens...
2 weeks ago
Senior Software Engineer II - LLM Observability
$250K - $280K *
Empower the development of AI observability capabilities, architecting data models and infrastructure while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user workflows and insights into AI sys...
1 week ago
Staff Developer Platform Engineer
$183K - $200K *
Transform the Developer Platform by enhancing infrastructure and deployment processes. Collaborate with teams to ensure safe, efficient product delivery while driving adoption of innovative tooling an...
1 week ago
Backend Engineer, Developer & End-user Experience Platform
$130K - $160K *
Drive the evolution of Stripe's authentication stack as a Backend Engineer, enhancing security and scalability while collaborating with teams to deliver innovative IAM solutions supporting enterprise...
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Senior Revenue Enablement Specialist - Product
$128K - $178K *
Elevate your career by owning product enablement for go-to-market teams. Design impactful training programs, partner with leaders, and leverage data to ensure sales readiness and drive success in a fa...
1 week ago
Software Engineering Manager, Billing
$150K - $180K *
Champion the evolution of our billing systems by leading a dynamic engineering team. Drive strategy, ensure accuracy, and collaborate across departments to enhance customer trust as we scale our usage...
6 days ago
Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform (Remote)
$196K - $222K *
Unlock innovative AI solutions by designing and building autonomous coding agents that enhance operational efficiency and integrate seamlessly with existing systems, driving measurable improvements in...
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Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Hybrid Cloud & Automation Solutions
$130K - $155K *
Optimize and implement secure, scalable infrastructure solutions across Windows, Citrix, AWS, and Azure. Collaborate with teams to drive automation and design zero-trust architectures, enhancing infra...
2 weeks ago
Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Hybrid Cloud & Automation Solutions
$130K - $155K *
Optimize and implement scalable, secure infrastructure solutions across Windows, Citrix, AWS, and Azure. Drive automation and collaborate with teams to design zero-trust architectures, enhancing infra...
2 weeks ago
$110K - $130K *
Champion the sales enablement strategy, crafting systems, processes, and training that empower the sales organization to excel and establish repeatable success in a collaborative environment...
3 weeks ago
$165K - $180K *
Transform healthcare solutions by leading the design and development of scalable, high-performance systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers to drive innovation and...
4 weeks ago
$130K - $180K *
Build a robust data foundation to elevate Market Intelligence. Drive automation and streamline data workflows, enriching insights for research and publishing, while ensuring data integrity and accessi...
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Overseer (Platform)
$186K - $218K *
Deliver innovative real-time systems that enhance financial integrity across all transactions, ensuring operational excellence and accuracy by collaborating with various teams to enforce robust financ...
3 weeks ago
Data Engineer | VA Claims Modernization
$120K - $180K *
Drive the modernization of Veterans Benefits Administration claims processing by designing and optimizing scalable data pipelines and solutions, ensuring efficient data integration and analytics for i...
4 days ago
$164K - $262K *
Take ownership of software architecture and development to create scalable, user-centric applications. Lead comprehensive development initiatives while optimizing performance and mentoring engineers i...
Reposted 3 days ago
Senior Lead Software Engineer, Analytics Products (REMOTE)
$140K - $190K *
Drive innovation in healthcare analytics as a Senior Lead Software Engineer, leading product development, designing ETL processes, and mentoring a collaborative team to enhance patient outcomes throug...
2 weeks ago
Senior Software Engineer, AI Automation
$134K - $199K *
Drive innovation by leading the design and delivery of AI agents and workflows that enhance operational efficiency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform complex challenges into scalabl...
4 days 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.