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.
$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...
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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
Senior Software Engineer, AI Automation
$130K - $195K *
Join a dynamic AI Automation team to design and deliver production-grade AI agents and workflows, enhancing operational efficiency across the organization while solving complex business challenges wit...
4 days ago
Enterprise Account Executive - Public Sector, West
$350K *
Drive revenue growth by building executive relationships in government agencies. Own customer engagements from prospecting to close, utilizing your sales expertise in complex transactions to create la...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Director, Distribution Strategy
$172K - $203K *
Empower the distribution strategy by designing and managing rate content across channels, ensuring accurate delivery and partner trust. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable progra...
6 days ago
$100K - $120K *
Unlock potential by driving high-quality growth experiences for users. Collaborate across teams to enhance marketing and activation surfaces, while leveraging cutting-edge technology to optimize small...
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Global Platform Engineer - Sales CPQ PRO AMP
$137K - $236K *
Champion the architectural vision and technical strategy for a global Customer Experience platform supporting sales, CPQ, and operations. Lead cross-functional teams to drive transformation using Micr...
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Enterprise Sales Director, Financial Services
$150K - $180K *
Lead enterprise sales initiatives by forging client relationships, negotiating complex deals, and driving revenue growth through tailored strategies, leveraging AI tools to enhance efficiency and cust...
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$185K *
Accelerate software development by leading a team of engineers, driving technical strategy, and ensuring delivery of scalable, customer-focused solutions with operational excellence...
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Director Software Engineering - Central Security
$180K - $220K *
Drive the development of innovative security systems using AI/ML, managing risk across identity and access management. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance security while maintaining ope...
4 days ago
Senior Director, Engineering, Precision Defense
$270K - $365K *
Lead a dynamic engineering organization to transform offensive capabilities into proactive defense. Shape strategy, scale teams, and deliver innovative solutions across multiple pillars, ensuring robu...
4 days ago
Sales Lead - Enterprise - Healthcare
$150K - $180K *
Lead the enterprise healthcare strategy, building a high-performing sales team to drive growth across providers, payers, and life sciences. Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize customer engagemen...
Reposted 4 days ago
Sr Site Reliability Engineer, Platform
$148K - $261K *
Transform the infrastructure landscape by architecting and scaling a Kubernetes-based platform that enables rapid deployment of innovative robotics solutions while mentoring engineers across teams to...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Full Stack Engineer - Trust and Safety
$187K - $227K *
Engineer robust systems to combat abuse in user interactions, enhance notification reliability, and collaborate across teams to ensure safety and compliance. Drive impactful solutions while maintainin...
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$59K - $106K *
Lead the charge in optimizing CAD workflows and standards, supporting engineering teams to enhance project delivery efficiency through effective management of CAD systems, templates, and technical doc...
2 weeks ago
Senior Director, Engineering - Proactive Offense
$315K - $370K *
Join a team that's redefining offensive security by leading engineering efforts to transform research into scalable, customer-facing products. Drive strategy, execution, and innovation across multiple...
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Solutions Engineering Manager | DX
$179K - $234K *
Lead the charge in developing a high-performing Solutions Engineering team, driving pre-sales strategies, optimizing processes, and collaborating across functions to enhance customer success and accel...
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$100K - $120K *
Innovate data solutions by leveraging Microsoft technologies to enhance client outcomes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and optimize data engineering processes, ensuring qua...
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Senior Full-Stack Cloud Developer
$102K - $170K *
Lead the charge in full-stack development, collaborating on enterprise modernization with Microservices. Deliver high-quality software, mentor engineers, and ensure best practices for cloud technologi...
Reposted 2 weeks ago
$130K - $160K *
Drive the development of autonomous AI systems that enhance decision-making across platforms. Shape AI architecture, integrate tools, and lead the creation of impactful AI solutions from concept to pr...
2 weeks ago
Lead MLOps Engineer (Remote in MA)
$150K - $180K *
Advance the future of AI infrastructure by leading the design and deployment of scalable, secure machine learning platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive technical direction and op...
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$210K - $260K *
Drive the evolution of our AI data platform, ensuring high-volume ingestion, processing, and governance of diverse media. Collaborate with researchers to create reproducible datasets and build infrast...
1 week ago
$150K - $180K *
Engineers a scalable data platform architecture aligning with business goals. Drive high-impact decisions, mentor team members, and ensure data quality while collaborating across functions to enhance...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Senior Software Engineer, Fulfillment
$168K - $177K *
Engineer robust backend systems that enhance logistics efficiency, ensuring timely order fulfillment and shopper compensation. Collaborate across teams to drive platform best practices and elevate sof...
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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.