Software Engineering Architect - Front End Commerce

OverviewAt Salesforce Commerce Cloud, we are building the future of e-commerce, tightly integrated into the World's #1 CRM. We enable customers worldwide to create engaging, high-performing, and personalized storefront experiences.We are looking for a Front End Commerce Architect to join us and build high-quality, easy-to-use storefronts leveraging the full spectrum of the Salesforce Platform, especially Data Cloud and Agentforce. As the Architect for this domain, you will craft the approach Storefront Developers and Merchandisers will use to build and manage impactful, high-converting, personalized shopper experiences. You will modernize our solution and empower merchants to work in an innovative, efficient, and intelligent way by leveraging Salesforce Customer 360 with a focus on cutting-edge front-end technologies.Our vision is to deliver an AI-driven modern storefront experience that helps merchants create experiences efficiently. Business users will use Salesforce Commerce Cloud as their one-stop shop to create product catalogs, manage inventory, launch promotions, and manage campaigns. Integrated into Customer 360, Salesforce will be a single source of truth, enabling data sharing across Salesforce Commerce products to grow businesses.ResponsibilitiesOversee and drive the front-end architecture for Commerce Cloud and directly influence the product roadmap.Determine overall architectural principles, frameworks, and standards with a front-end focus, specifically for the React 19, React Router, Vite, and Tailwind ecosystem.Craft and deliver large complex projects that meet functional and non-functional requirements, with emphasis on performance, including server-rendered fragments and avoiding oversized JavaScript dependencies on the client. Deliver solutions that are enterprise scalable and maintainable.Work closely with the runtime team to optimize integration with the runtime platform.Be hands-on and create prototypes that validate the vision and help teams get started.Collaborate with other Architects and Principal Architects to shape the architectural vision and roadmap for Commerce Cloud.Work with cross-cloud Architects to design and review data models and API contracts compatible with other domains, keeping a front-end perspective in municate effectively to improve collaboration and alignment among teams inside and outside the organization.Provide input into long-range product requirements, standard methodologies, and operational guidelines, focusing on continuous improvement of platform reliability and serviceability.Ensure engineering excellence and accountability for engineering best practices.Learn and grow, sharing knowledge to mentor others and support their technical development.Build an inclusive and open environment for transparent discussion of issues.Be productive in a remote team environment with teams across North America, India, and EU time dependently run multiple projects end-to-end, including planning, execution, analysis, and communication.Perform quality code reviews and proactively remove technical debt and security vulnerabilities.Contribute to the AI-native extensibility framework for CMS, Search, Personalization, and other APIs.Qualifications15+ years of software development experience.Deep expertise in modern JavaScript frameworks, specifically React 19, responsive design, and CSS frameworks like Tailwind and ShadCN.Excellent knowledge of software design patterns and architecture styles.Experience with database design and data modeling.Deep expertise with API consumption and performance testing with a strong understanding of UI/UX.Strong experience building and maintaining front-end focused applications or services.Strong focus on engineering best practices.Experience with the Salesforce Commerce Cloud ecosystem, or other headless commerce platforms, is a huge plus.Unleash Your PotentialWhen you join Salesforce, you can be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support balance and growth. Our AI agents accelerate impact so you can achieve your best.AccommodationsIf you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions, please submit a request via an Accommodations Request Form.Posting StatementSalesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Applications are evaluated on merit, competence, and qualifications without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. For California-based roles, base salary ranges vary by location; Salesforce offers a variety of benefits and compensation structures. For details, please refer to the official benefits information. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-17