Senior Director, Engineering

Salesforce

Distributed database architecture innovation
Next-generation data architecture
Technical innovation and architectural leadership
We are seeking a Senior Director of Distributed Database Systems Engineering to lead next-generation data architecture innovation within an R&D / incubation-style team

Job Summary

  • We are seeking a Senior Director of Distributed Database Systems Engineering to lead next-generation data architecture innovation within an R&D / incubation-style team.
  • This role is designed for a deeply experienced technical leader (typically 20+ years of relevant experience or equivalent depth) who can set architectural direction, drive hands-on prototyping, and influence platform strategy across a complex services ecosystem.
  • The emphasis is on technical innovation and architectural leadership, not long-term operational ownership of an established production platform.

Matching Summary

We are seeking a Senior Director of Distributed Database Systems Engineering to lead next-generation data architecture innovation within an R&D / incubation-style team.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • distributed database architecture innovation
  • next-generation data architecture
  • technical innovation and architectural leadership
  • forward-looking distributed database architecture
  • advanced data strategies

Nice-to-have

  • AI-assisted agentic workloads
  • intelligent and agent-driven workloads
  • workforce transformation in the agentic era
  • passion for bettering business and the world

Key Requirements

  • 20+ years of relevant experience
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems theory
  • Extensive experience with sharding, replication, high availability
  • Proficiency in systems-level or backend programming languages
  • Proven leadership delivering architecture strategy

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