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Lead Software Engineer - Identity Platform Services

Salesforce · Chicago, IL · posted 8 days ago

In short: Lead Software Engineer - Identity Platform Services at Salesforce in Chicago, IL, posted 8 days ago.

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The job

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Employer	Salesforce
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Field	Technology › Software engineering
Level	Senior Level
Source category	Software Engineering
Posted	2026-10-31 (8 days ago)
Work arrangement	On-site at the location listed
Pay	Not published in the source listing

Job description

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Job Category
Software Engineering

Job Details

About Salesforce

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.

The Experience

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for Trailblazer Identity (TBID), a tier-1 B2C identity platform supporting more than 10 million users and 30+ Salesforce digital experiences and partner properties.

This is a highly technical individual contributor role for an engineer who combines deep hands-on engineering experience with strong architectural judgment, technical leadership, and the ability to influence across teams.

You will be part of the Platform Services team within Digital Marketing Technology and will provide technical leadership for the services that power Trailblazer Identity.

You will work across multiple engineering teams and partner closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and other technology organizations to design and evolve secure, scalable, highly available identity and platform services.

This role requires someone who can move comfortably between architecture and implementation: defining technical direction, evaluating trade-offs, solving complex engineering problems, mentoring engineers, and remaining close enough to the code to lead by example.

Success in this role requires more than designing strong systems. You will be expected to influence technical decisions across teams, navigate ambiguity and disagreement, drive alignment with stakeholders, and raise the engineering bar for the broader platform.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Lead the architecture, design, and evolution of large-scale, secure, and resilient backend platform services.
Provide technical leadership for services supporting Salesforce's Trailblazer Identity platform and broader digital ecosystem.
Translate ambiguous product and business requirements into clear technical architectures and implementation strategies.
Evaluate architectural alternatives and clearly articulate trade-offs related to scale, reliability, security, performance, operability, and development velocity.
Remain hands-on with engineering and contribute directly to the design, implementation, review, and evolution of production systems.
Drive technical decisions and alignment across multiple engineering teams, architects, product partners, and dependent organizations.
Lead the design of APIs, distributed systems, data flows, and event-driven architectures supporting high-scale customer-facing experiences.
Establish and champion engineering best practices across system design, testing, observability, operational readiness, security, CI/CD, and software quality.
Identify technical risks early and drive pragmatic solutions across teams.
Mentor and coach engineers while helping improve technical decision-making and engineering effectiveness across the organization.
Use data, prototypes, and technical evidence to influence architectural decisions and resolve technical disagreement.
Evaluate and adopt AI-assisted engineering tools and practices that improve developer productivity, software quality, and delivery velocity.

You're Our Person If...

8+ years of professional software development experience building and operating large-scale production systems.
Demonstrated experience leading the architecture and delivery of complex distributed systems or backend platforms.
Strong hands-on software engineering skills and the ability to remain technically close to implementation.
Strong architectural judgment, including the ability to evaluate alternatives, explain trade-offs, and make decisions across scalability, availability, reliability, security, performance, and operational complexity.
Experience influencing technical direction beyond your immediate team and driving alignment across multiple engineering teams and stakeholders.
Experience leading complex initiatives from architecture through implementation, testing, production readiness, and ongoing operation.
Strong experience with microservices, API design, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.
Strong experience with AWS and modern cloud architectures, including serverless and event-driven patterns.
Experience designing and operating highly available customer-facing services.
Strong understanding of application and web security principles.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and raise engineering standards across a team.
Experience using AI-assisted development tools and workflows to improve engineering productivity and software delivery.

We are looking for an experienced technical leader who has demonstrated the ability to operate at Lead Engineer level in complex, production-scale environments.

You should have:

Technical Experience

Strong experience in the following areas is important for success in this role:

TypeScript and JavaScript
Node.js and modern backend application development
AWS cloud services and serverless architectures
RESTful API design
Distributed systems and microservices
NoSQL and relational data stores
Event-driven architectures and messaging systems
Infrastructure as code
Automated testing and test-driven engineering practices
Observability, monitoring, and operational readiness
Web and application security

Experience with technologies such as API Gateway, Lambda, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, AppSync, Kafka, Kinesis, Terraform, Jest, and Playwright is highly relevant.

Identity & Security Experience

Experience building or operating consumer identity platforms is strongly valued.

Relevant experience may include:

B2C identity platforms such as Okta or Auth0
OAuth 2.0
OpenID Connect
JWT lifecycle management
Authentication and authorization patterns
Identity federation
Secure API design
CORS, CSP, XSS prevention, and related web security practices

Technical Leadership Expectations

At Lead Engineer level, we expect you to:

Independently drive architecture for complex systems rather than rely on others to define the technical direction.
Ask the right questions before designing a solution and establish clear functional and non-functional requirements.
Explain not only what you would build, but why - including alternatives considered and trade-offs made.
Lead technical discussions through ambiguity and disagreement.
Influence engineers and stakeholders across organizational boundaries.
Balance long-term architecture with pragmatic delivery.
Identify risks, challenge assumptions, and use technical evidence to drive decisions.
Take ownership for outcomes, not only implementation.
Improve the effectiveness of the engineers and teams around you.
Communicate technical ideas with clarity, structure, and appropriate depth.

Why Join the Team

You will have the opportunity to provide technical leadership for a critical Salesforce identity platform supporting more than 10 million users and 30+ digital experiences and partner properties, including experiences across the broader Trailblazer ecosystem.

You will work on complex challenges involving identity, distributed systems, scalability, reliability, security, and platform evolution while partnering across multiple engineering teams and organizations.

This is an opportunity to have significant technical influence on a highly visible platform while remaining a hands-on engineer.

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.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.

Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates' resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options.

Posting Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that's inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications - without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.

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 $172,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $207,800 - $285,800 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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The city

The job is in Chicago, IL. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Chicago compares. Among the 100 largest places in Illinois, Chicago is #1 by population, #96 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #87 for long commutes (#1 = fewest), #22 for remote work (#1 = most). Its county, Cook County, is #2 of 102 counties for average pay ($86,931).

The place in numbers

Chicago has 2,711,226 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 21.4% of the population of Illinois. It covers 228 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 11,904 people per square mile. The median age is 35.8, 8% younger than the state median (35.8 against 39.0).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,440 a month (rent plus utilities), 13% above the state median ($1,440 against $1,274). Over a year that is 22.2% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $334,100, which is 4.3 times the median household income ($77,902). 46.0% of households own their home, 31% below the state average (46.0% against 67.1%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area has 4,513,280 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $54,720 a year, 7% above the national median ($54,720 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (488,940 jobs, median $48,840); transportation and material moving (484,580 jobs, median $45,920); management (404,010 jobs, median $131,890). The area is most specialised in management (1.2 times) and transportation and material moving (1.2 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($131,890) and legal ($112,440). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Cook County was 4.7%. 67.5% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Cook County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 44.8% drive alone, 17.7% use public transit, 5.8% walk, 21.0% work from home. 27.5% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 39% above the state average (27.5% against 19.7%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

44.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 17% above the state share (44.3% against 37.9%). 20.9% of residents were born outside the United States, 42% above the state share (20.9% against 14.8%). The poverty rate is 16.8%, 43% above the state rate (16.8% against 11.8%).

Climate

The warmest month is Aug, averaging 73°F (22.6°C), and the coolest is Jan at 28°F (-2.5°C). About 981 mm (39 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (117 mm) and Jan the driest (48 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Cicero (4 miles, rent 20% lower); Berwyn (5 miles, rent 16% lower); Oak Park (6 miles, rent 11% higher); Burbank (8 miles, rent 12% lower). Rent differences are against Chicago; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Chicago, IL that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Place ⇅	Distance from the job city ⇅	Median rent ⇅	Median home value ⇅	Median household income ⇅	Commute 45+ min ⇅	Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅	Open jobs there ⇅
Chicago, IL	0 mi	$1,440	$334,100	$77,902	27.5%	n/a	Jobs
Cicero, IL	4 mi	$1,154	$249,400	$70,842	20.3%	n/a	—
Berwyn, IL	5 mi	$1,215	$299,800	$78,408	21.3%	n/a	—
Oak Park, IL	6 mi	$1,593	$465,500	$110,820	28.9%	n/a	—
Burbank, IL	8 mi	$1,265	$275,700	$80,116	26.7%	n/a	—
Elmwood Park, IL	9 mi	$1,334	$339,300	$91,955	31.4%	n/a	—
Oak Lawn, IL	9 mi	$1,335	$281,200	$83,911	27.4%	n/a	—
Melrose Park, IL	10 mi	$1,176	$275,800	$66,189	16.8%	n/a	—
Elmhurst, IL	14 mi	$1,975	$545,400	$149,644	24.5%	n/a	—
Skokie, IL	14 mi	$1,552	$387,200	$95,337	21.0%	n/a	—
Evanston, IL	14 mi	$1,762	$481,200	$96,434	21.6%	n/a	—
Park Ridge, IL	15 mi	$1,537	$551,200	$142,986	22.2%	n/a	—
Niles, IL	15 mi	$1,336	$358,700	$75,274	17.9%	n/a	—
Westmont, IL	15 mi	$1,533	$379,100	$88,090	17.1%	n/a	—
Morton Grove, IL	15 mi	$2,164	$389,100	$111,116	21.8%	n/a	—
Oak Forest, IL	16 mi	$1,328	$255,100	$91,990	27.3%	n/a	—
Wilmette, IL	17 mi	$1,978	$810,600	$190,662	32.6%	n/a	—
Lombard, IL	17 mi	$1,948	$335,700	$100,362	16.2%	n/a	—
Downers Grove, IL	18 mi	$1,656	$449,800	$115,114	20.8%	n/a	—
Des Plaines, IL	18 mi	$1,606	$335,600	$97,875	18.6%	n/a	—

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Distances

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From ⇅	Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅	Population of that city ⇅
Chicago, IL	0 mi	2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN	164 mi	885,860
Columbus, OH	277 mi	914,802
Charlotte, NC	589 mi	903,844
Philadelphia, PA	667 mi	1,579,706
Oklahoma City, OK	688 mi	697,125
New York, NY	718 mi	8,483,844
Dallas, TX	799 mi	1,307,930
Fort Worth, TX	820 mi	963,194
Jacksonville, FL	862 mi	977,670
Denver, CO	909 mi	718,877
Houston, TX	937 mi	2,328,253
Austin, TX	974 mi	979,539
San Antonio, TX	1,048 mi	1,479,835
Phoenix, AZ	1,445 mi	1,642,323
San Diego, CA	1,724 mi	1,389,526
Seattle, WA	1,732 mi	754,195
Los Angeles, CA	1,749 mi	3,857,263
San Jose, CA	1,832 mi	990,138
San Francisco, CA	1,885 mi	830,235

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City ⇅	Straight-line distance ⇅	Open jobs ⇅
Arlington Heights, IL	24 mi	10
Deerfield, IL	24 mi	2
Hoffman Estates, IL	28 mi	2
Aurora, IL	32 mi	3
Wauwatosa, WI	87 mi	1
Holland, MI	103 mi	2
Kalamazoo, MI	112 mi	2

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