155 Software Architect jobs in San Francisco

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Software Engineering Job Details About Salesforce We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place. Note: By applying to the architect posting, recruiters and hiring managers across the organization hiring architects will review your resume. Our goal is for you to apply once and have your resume reviewed by multiple hiring teams. There are multiple opportunities within Backend Architecture, Front-End Architecture and AI/ML Architecture (this can change frequently). Salesforce has Software Architect opportunities throughout the company! These positions require technical skills and outstanding analytical and influencing skills paired with extraordinary business insight. It is a multi-functional role that requires alignment building and communication within a large engineering organization. Your Impact: Coordinates and drives the end-to-end architecture of the product Crafts overall architectural principles, frameworks, and standards Creates solutions that are enterprise scalable and maintainable Drive strategic technology initiatives, working with Product Managers, other Architects, Engineers, SMEs, and the broader Salesforce organization Works in a consultative fashion to improve communication, teamwork and alignment among teams inside and outside of the organization Analyzes and provides feedback on product strategy Provides input into long-range product requirements, standard methodologies, and operational guidelines, with focus on continuous improvement of platform reliability and serviceability Drives research, case studies, and prototypes on innovative technologies and how they can be used Ensures that we are continuously raising our standard of engineering excellence Participate in the team's on-call rotation to address complex problems in real-time and keep services operational and highly available Required Skills: Mastery in multiple programming languages and platforms 15+ years of software development experience Ability to independently craft and deliver large sophisticated projects Ability to provide (informal) mentorship to team members to support their understanding of the architecture and aid in their technical development Experience with Agile development methodology (e.g., Scrum) Ability to work with other architects, principal architects, and Chief Technology Officers to craft the architectural vision and roadmap for the organization Develops technical performance architecture that solves most complex performance issues Ability to drive long-term design strategies that span multiple complex projects, deliver technical reports and performance presentations to customers and at industry events Ability to build an environment for clear and open discussion of all issues. Involve the right people, from your team and others, to resolve critical issues Experience in short release cycles, the full software lifecycle. Some roles require experience on a product that was released for public consumption across multiple releases A related technical degree required Preferred Skills: Familiarity with Salesforce platform a plus Accommodations If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form . Posting Statement At Salesforce we believe that the business of business is to improve the state of our world. Each of us has a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay, employee resource groups, inclusive benefits, and more. Learn more about Equality at and explore our company benefits at . Salesforce is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Salesforce does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Salesforce will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Salesforce. Salesforce welcomes all. 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. For Washington-based roles, the base salary range is $211,500 to $51,800. For California-based roles, the range is 230,800 to 384,100. Compensation will be determined by factors such as location, level, knowledge, skills, and experience. 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Note: By applying to this position you will be considered for multiple Architect opportunities across the organization. All of our positions do require in office hybrid expectations. Architect positions are IC positions at Salesforce, if you have interest in people leadership please apply to our people leadership opportunities! The Opportunity: Define the Future, Deliver Impact As a Software Architect at Salesforce, you won't just design systems – you'll be at the forefront of defining scalable, resilient, and intelligent solutions that power the world's most critical business operations. This is a highly influential role where your technical mastery and strategic vision converge to drive groundbreaking innovation. Here’s how you’ll make an impact: Architecting the Core: Drive the end-to-end architecture for mission-critical products and services, ensuring enterprise-grade scalability, maintainability, and reliability. You'll craft overarching architectural principles, frameworks, and standards. Hands-On Innovation: Maintain your coding edge by dedicating approximately 20% of your time to hands-on development, proof-of-concepts (POCs), and validating new architectural patterns. Strategic Partner: Partner directly with SVPs, EVPs, and business leaders to translate complex challenges into actionable technical roadmaps. You'll drive strategic technology initiatives, providing critical input into long-range product requirements and best practices. Distributed Systems & Cloud Mastery: Leverage your deep expertise in distributed systems, backend technologies, and diverse cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Alibaba) to architect robust and high-performing solutions. Pioneering AI Integration: Spearhead the integration of cutting-edge AI components into our platforms, shaping the future of intelligent CRM. Leadership & Mentorship: Cultivate a culture of engineering excellence by actively mentoring and guiding a significant number of engineers (20-100+), fostering their technical development and understanding of complex architectures. Cross-Functional Catalyst: Act as a critical liaison, working consultatively across a large engineering organization to improve communication, foster teamwork, and drive technical alignment. Continuous Improvement: Champion continuous improvement in platform reliability and serviceability, driving research and prototyping of innovative technologies. Operational Excellence: Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, applying your deep expertise to resolve complex real-time challenges and ensure highly available services. Who You Are: A rare blend of deep technical mastery, strategic vision, and exceptional leadership, ready to tackle the most complex challenges at scale. Your extensive experience includes: 15+ (ideally 20+) years of hands-on software development experience with a proven track record of designing, building, and delivering large, complex enterprise-grade projects. Mastery across multiple programming languages and platforms, with a strong understanding of architectural patterns for highly scalable and resilient systems. Demonstrated expertise in architecting and implementing distributed systems, backend technologies, and cloud-native solutions (AWS, GCP, Alibaba experience highly valued). A passion for innovation, with experience driving research, POCs, and integrating emerging technologies like AI. Exceptional ability to independently craft and deliver strategic technical reports and performance presentations to executive leadership and external audiences. Proven success in fostering technical performance architecture that addresses the most complex performance bottlenecks. Deep experience in setting long-term design strategies that span multiple complex projects. Strong informal mentorship capabilities, with a passion for guiding and developing engineering talent. You build an environment for clear and open discussion, involving the right people to resolve critical issues. Comfortable working within short release cycles and the full software development lifecycle, with experience in publicly released, multi-release products. Proficiency with Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum). A related technical degree is required. *LI-Y #J-18808-Ljbffr

• Software AI, ML, and Deep Learning initiatives for heart medical device product.
• Goal to take product to a production version.
• 4 Keys to the role in terms of candidate's knowledge, focus, and day-to-day project work:
• Image Analysis
• Image Pattern Recognition
• Imaging Specific AI/ML
• Real-Time Image Augmentation

• Image Analysis Software knowledge such as Python, Matlab, OpenCV, ImageJ, or other.
• Image Processing, Video Capture, or Processing with C/C++, Python, Java, or JavaScript.
• With Algorithms implemented on one of the above.

Join to apply for the Principal Software Architect role at Teambridge 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Principal Software Architect role at Teambridge Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. About Teambridge: More than 60% of workers in the US (and 70% of workers in the world) are paid hourly, and the businesses that employ them each have their own unique processes and workflows when it comes to managing their workforce. Unfortunately, the workforce management tools that have historically been available to them are some combination of rigid, outdated, or not built for an on-the-go workforce. About Teambridge: More than 60% of workers in the US (and 70% of workers in the world) are paid hourly, and the businesses that employ them each have their own unique processes and workflows when it comes to managing their workforce. Unfortunately, the workforce management tools that have historically been available to them are some combination of rigid, outdated, or not built for an on-the-go workforce. Teambridge is the world’s first flexible workforce management platform–it’s fully composable and built mobile-first, making it easy for companies to mold Teambridge to the unique shape of their business. Teambridge is powered by modular, no-code blocks that can be combined to automate any task or process that comes with managing a large workforce, such as hiring and onboarding, or time tracking and scheduling. With a $28M Series B raised in 2024, Teambridge is funded by General Catalyst, Mayfield and industry leading angel investors as we build flexible, efficient, and intuitive solutions for complex workforce challenges. Based in San Francisco, Teambridge is committed to redefining the industries we partner with. About the Candidate: We’re looking for a Principal Software Architect to join our Engineering organization and help drive the long-term technical direction of our platform. This person will partner closely with our Head of Engineering to own and evolve the architecture across our systems—ensuring performance, scalability, and security, while maintaining a developer-friendly foundation that enables fast iteration. The ideal candidate is hands-on, opinionated (in the best way), and passionate about solving hard problems in elegant ways. You’ll serve as a technical thought partner across engineering and product and act as a multiplier—elevating the work of those around you through mentorship, reviews, and architectural leadership. Responsibilities: Own the end-to-end architecture of our platform—balancing speed and scalability across multiple services, languages, and components. Collaborate with engineering, product, and design to ensure our architecture supports our product roadmap and long-term vision. Lead technical design discussions and architectural reviews to ensure alignment and quality. Be a key contributor to technical decision-making across infrastructure, backend, and platform-wide patterns. Mentor and support engineers across the org—leveling up our team’s collective technical acumen. Drive adoption of best practices in software engineering, reliability, security, and cloud architecture. Support multiple engineering teams with architectural guidance and technical oversight. Partner with the Head of Engineering as a strategic advisor on planning, resourcing, and org-wide technical direction. Partner with Cross-Functional leads across departments to make the business successful. Qualifications: 12+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in a senior or staff-level architectural role. Deep experience designing and building scalable, reliable, and secure systems in production environments. Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture (preferably AWS), distributed systems, and modern infrastructure practices. Experienced in both relational and non-relational database design (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis, etc.) and event driven architecture. Excellent communicator, comfortable aligning both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proven ability to drive consensus across functions and influence decision-making at all levels of an organization. Previous experience mentoring and guiding engineering teams at scale is a plus. Our Tech Frontend: React, TypeScript Backend: Kotlin, Micronaut Data: PostgreSQL, Redis Infrastructure: AWS (ECS, RDS, SQS, SNS, S3, etc.) Tooling: GitHub, Slack, Linear, Notion, AI (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT) Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Teambridge by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Principal Software Architect” roles. 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• Expertise in Software Architecture: Proven experience in designing complex software systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.
• Hands-on experience with coding at an advanced level in NodeJS/TypeScript and at least one more programming language in our tech stack (Java, Python, Julia).
• Good understanding of tools, frameworks, design patterns, and tech stacks.
• Excellent understanding of database design (both relational and NoSQL) and industry best practices in software design.
• Mastery in Cloud Architecture: Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their services, with a track record of successful implementations.
• Good understanding of industry best practices in software and cloud security.
• Leadership Skills: Strong ability to lead and inspire teams, manage conflicts, and drive consensus.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Outstanding ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Project Management: Demonstrated capability to plan, execute, and deliver projects on time while managing risks and priorities effectively.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Experience working across departments and international time zones, with an understanding of cultural and operational nuances.

• Own the entire architecture of the company's software product, which includes many moving parts written in different programming languages and running in AWS and deployable to the customer cloud.
• Design the software using industry best practices and in the context of business needs.
• Coordinate the work of engineering teams in the context of the architecture.
• Lead architectural reviews, provide technical guidance, and ensure compliance with organizational standards.
• Work with product management and scientific teams to understand needs and capabilities.
• Manage projects from concept to completion, ensuring timely delivery within scope and budget.
• Advise the CTO and be the CTO's key partner in leading the engineering team.
• Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Design and implement software architectures that are scalable, maintainable, and reflective of industry best practices.
• Develop and refine cloud architecture solutions to support business objectives, with an expert-level understanding of cloud platforms and services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and stakeholders, to align on project goals and deliverables.
• Work effectively across time zones and departments, maintaining clear communication channels and efficient workflows.

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful, and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Software Architect / Software Engineer Developer (Experienced or Senior Level) to join the Special Equipment Group (SEG) team located in Berkeley, MO. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization.

The SEG Team is seeking a Software Architect to lead the development and execution of new architecture solutions for a proprietary program, as well as a Software Engineer Developer to support product development. The successful candidate will work with the SEG team, the customer, program management, and others to develop an overall software solution throughout the capability releases that affect the SEG team products.

The customer is expanding product capabilities to support the fielding of new systems and to incorporate new technologies. Upon successful design of an architecture that meets all system requirements, the architect will lead the engineering team in its implementation and maintenance of that design through the development, lab test, and flight test phases of the development cycle.

This proprietary program attracts new business as a result of user community recognition. The product target OS is Windows running on PCs. All products are developed using .NET C# within a strong object-oriented architecture. The Integrated Development Environment for source code and GUI development is Microsoft Visual Studio. Automated unit and integration testing are developed in C# using a custom C# framework for automated integration testing using UI Automation. Qualification testing is manual and is performed on the target PC hardware. Developer workstations consist of a development tech PC and a PC for external access.

Our team is currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels, including: Experienced and Senior Software Engineers.

1. Design, develop, integrate, and test software in C# / Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
2. Lead activities to develop, document, and maintain complex architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces, and designs for software systems
3. Lead development of code and integration of complex software components into a fully functional software system
4. Develop software verification plans, test procedures, and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software system requirements are met
5. Provide technical leadership for software projects and lead software supplier management activities
6. Lead development, selection, tailoring, and deployment of processes, tools, and metrics
7. Lead software research and development projects. Serve as a subject matter expert for software domains, system-specific issues, processes, and regulations
8. Track and evaluate software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards
9. Investigate and resolve software problem reports / bugs
10. Define software requirements
11. Train and mentor others
12. Participate in an Agile scrum team
13. Implement new features and enhancements

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work on-site at one of the listed location options.

This position requires an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)

• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Great communication and writing skills (Critical thinking skills; flexible team environment)

• Design experience within a layered software architecture using Object-Oriented (OO) principles
• Design and analysis concepts along with OO Design Pattern application
• Experience developing applications for Windows-based PC applications using C# and WPF
• Familiarity with SQL and SQL Server
• Experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum or SAFe
• Knowledge of tools such as Jenkins, Git, Jira, BitBucket, and Visual Studio

Additional information about workplace policies, benefits, and application process details are included in the original description.

This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance and is a US-based job. No sponsorship for visas is available. The application deadline is July 10, 2025.

Note: This job is not expired and is actively accepting applications.

• Located in The Bay Area - San Francisco or Menlo Park
• Hybrid working from home and/or going into office a few times as needed
• 15+ years in Software Development / Sr and Lead Engineer or Architect level experience
• 10+ in Java, Python, C++, C# etc
• 4+ building within Cloud Platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc)
• Modular Architecture and Super-Speed Delivery
• Building AI and ML models into very modern SaaS utilized by Fortune 500 industry leading large-enterprise clients
• If you enjoy working with fast-growing Pre-IPO businesses that already have over $25M ARR and major clients in their portfolio with tons of market momentumwe NEED to talk!

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Chief Software Architect to join the Model-Based Software / team located in Berkeley, MO . This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization.

As a Chief Software Architect, you will play a critical role in shaping the company's product architecture. This is an exciting opportunity to work on multiple aspects of the business, including Backend Architecture, Front-End Architecture, and Large-Scale Software System Architecture.

At The Boeing Company, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Position Responsibilities :

• Oversees the architecture, design, development, analyses, and maintenance of large scale software systems that meetindustry, customer and quality.
• Partners withappropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and oversees translation of system-levelrequirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational andperformance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.
• Oversees codereviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standards.
• Oversees monitoring and reviewingtest completion, verification processes and issue resolution for software systems.
• Oversees review of product and process for alignment with project plans and industrystandards by consulting on tracking and evaluation of internal team and supplier performance.
• Researches and oversees implementation of current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworksand changes in regulations relevant to software development.
• Oversees software projectmanagement and software supplier management activities.
• Provide comprehensive technical oversight for different systems, guiding teams in designing and operating production-ready systems.
• Engage in architectural discussions, influence the roadmap, and take ownership of key projects and initiatives.
• Resolving complex technical issues and driving innovations that improve system availability, resilience, and performance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and seek innovative solutions to address existing and new challenges.
• Mentor and develop engineers across all levels through sharing and learning.
• Ability to take projects from beginning to end with little direct supervision.
• Teamwork and coordination skills with ability to create clarity from ambiguity.

We work in a casual but professional environment with multi-disciplined teams of engineers that take pride in developing, integrating, testing and delivering innovative solutions. There is long-term potential for career growth into technical leadership or management positions and we value the curiosity, tenacity and imagination our engineers bring to our teams each day.

To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience) :

• Ability to obtain a Top Secret US Security clearance (Post-Start).
• 8+ years of experience in large-scale software system architecture, design, and development of distributed / on-premises end-to-end scalable software.
• 10+ years of software development experience.
• Proven understanding of microservices, client-server architecture, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design (DDD), and other modern architectural styles to build robust and adaptable systems.
• 5 years of experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL), caching strategies, and data pipelines.
• Strong experience with programming languages such as Go, Node.js, Java, or Python.
• Familiarity with the Agile software development process.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills / Experience) :

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• Cloud integration experience.
• Real-world experience working with large datasets and NoSQL database technologies.
• Ability to evaluate trade-offs in architectural decisions, balancing scalability, cost, and complexity.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with teams of varied strengths.
• Experience leading architecture and technical development for digital teams with large-scale and high volume web-based transactional systems.
• Skill and ability to : collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources.
• Knowledge of how to derive and allocate requirements (e.g., system, sub-system, software) and show traceability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Knowledge of software development processes in compliance with established internal and industry standards, guidelines, and best practices in the development, testing, and deployment of software.
• Knowledge of implementation, validation, and verification processes, practices, and guidelines to ensure software development quality, performance, and safety.
• Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the system, including the impact of changes in one area on another area. This includes the ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of systems and plans, anticipate future events, and apply the principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance.

Travel :

Drug Free Workplace :

Boeingis a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range : $156,400.00 - $211,600.00

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jul. 07, 2025

Export Control Requirements : This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 is required. U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details : US based job, US Person required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim U.S. Top Secret Clearance Pre-Start and final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer :

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military / veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.