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Systems Architect - MeshMesh

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Chicago, IL, USA
218K-401K Annually
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Chicago, IL, USA
218K-401K Annually
Expert/Leader
Define and document architecture for Salesforce’s MeshMesh networking platform. Evaluate technical trade-offs, guide major design decisions, collaborate with engineering leaders across teams, and address scalability, performance, and reliability risks. The role requires extensive distributed-systems architecture experience, strong communication skills, and expertise designing workflows using Claude and modern AI coding tools. Networking, mesh, edge-computing, and infrastructure-platform experience are preferred.
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Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

As a Systems Architect on MeshMesh, you will shape the technical foundation and long-term architecture of our mesh networking platform, working closely with engineering leaders to ensure the system scales with customer demand.

Responsibilities

  • Define and document the overall system architecture across services and components.
  • Evaluate technical trade-offs and guide major design decisions.
  • Partner with engineering leads to ensure architectural consistency as the platform grows.
  • Identify scalability, performance, and reliability risks early and design solutions to address them.


Required Skills/Experience

  • You have 10-15 years of experience.
  • You have significant experience architecting distributed systems at scale.
  • You are skilled at communicating complex technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • You have experience guiding architecture across multiple engineering teams.
  • You are an Agentic Engineer - you understand how to design systems and workflows that leverage Claude and modern AI coding tools (agent loops, tool use, context engineering) to accelerate delivery.


Preferred Skills/Experience

  • You have prior experience with networking, mesh, or edge-computing systems.
  • You have experience in a platform or infrastructure product used by other engineering teams.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $218,400 - $365,200 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $263,200 - $401,400 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

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