Architect, Design Systems Engineering

Are you ready to join a team that empowers developers and designers to create stunning, high-performance, and accessible product experiences for the world's leading CRM? Salesforce's Design Systems Engineering team is seeking an experienced, high-reaching, and innovative design systems architect. In this role, you will be at the helm of designing and building the next-generation Salesforce design system architecture. You'll collaborate with product managers, engineers, designers, accessibility authorities, and enterprise cloud teams across the organization to create modern, cohesive, composable, AI-ready, and universally accessible user experiences, impacting millions of developers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead architecture discussions, planning, and multi-functional coordination activities
• Help lead alignment activities with cross-cloud engineering teams
• Define the future of design systems with a "yes and..." attitude
• Support collaborative working model globally with peer UX Engineering teams
• Contribute to the design systems engineering LRP and roadmap
• Partner with UX Foundations leadership to support the Chief Design Officer's plans
• Participate in evangelism opportunities

Required Experience/Skills:

• 15+ years professional software development experience
• Strong background in UI/UX development and Design Systems architecture
• Expertise in semantic HTML, native JavaScript, and modern web technologies
• Advanced knowledge of CSS and component-based UI development
• Solid understanding of end-to-end product development and deployment
• Proficiency with front-end testing frameworks and debugging
• Familiarity with UX design principles and tools like Figma
• Knowledge of Web Accessibility best practices and WCAG compliance
• Experience with Git, GitHub, and open-source development
• Related technical degree required

The team works in a collaborative, flexible environment, values equity and inclusion, and focuses on professional development. If you're passionate about design systems and modern web technologies, this role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of design systems at Salesforce.