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INTRODUCTION
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
Every service on a global, multi-cloud platform rests on one foundation: trust. The systems that issue certificates, establish workload and AI agent identity, and protect cryptographic keys let millions of services prove their identity to one another.
As an Architect, you define the strategy and technical direction for this foundation as the industry moves to shorter certificate lifetimes, fully automated lifecycle management, and post-quantum cryptography.
This is a hands-on architecture role for a distributed-systems leader with strong security depth. You design for continuous global availability, guide the evolution of our cryptography without disrupting dependent services, and implement working systems across multiple engineering teams. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and key-management expertise are strong advantages, but deep distributed-systems and security judgment matter most.
WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE DOING
- Own the target architecture and multi-year strategy for certificate lifecycle, trust distribution, and cryptographic identity across workloads and AI agents, and lead execution through production.
- Architect highly available, globally scalable trust infrastructure with measurable Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and fleet-wide automated certificate renewal capabilities.
- Drive automation-first, cost-effective architecture focused on zero-touch lifecycle operations, zero-downtime migrations, and data-driven build-versus-buy decisions.
- Establish architectural and security standards for the interfaces between the trust platform and dependent infrastructure, and guide teams through complex design trade-offs.
- Stay hands-on by prototyping, writing critical-path code, and validating architecture in live systems.
- Present investment and architecture proposals to senior leadership, mentor engineering leads, and scale technical expertise across the organization.
YOU'RE OUR PERSON IF...
- You have 12+ years of experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure services, with a proven track record of driving multi-team technical strategy into production.
- You have deep expertise in distributed-systems architecture, reliability, and performance at scale.
- You have hands-on experience operating mission-critical, highly available services on public cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Kubernetes and service mesh.
- You have security domain experience in identity and authorization, applied cryptography, or infrastructure security.
- You have working knowledge of PKI, X.509 certificates, mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS), and key management.
- You have proven leadership in aligning cross-organizational initiatives without direct authority.
- You have strong communication skills, with a track record of authoring adopted architecture proposals and presenting effectively to both engineers and executives.
- You bring a demonstrated, genuine AI-first approach to engineering, using AI to move faster, build fluency across the stack, and contribute well beyond your core specialty.
- You have experience using AI tools (for example, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, or Cursor) in development workflows.
- You hold a related technical degree.
EVEN BETTER IF...
- You have built or operated certificate, identity, or key-management services at scale.
- You are familiar with workload identity standards (for example, Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone (SPIFFE)) and short-lived credentials.
- You know post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards, such as Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism (ML-KEM), Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Algorithm (ML-DSA), and hybrid key exchange in TLS 1.3, as well as emerging approaches like Merkle Tree Certificates and crypto-agility design principles.
- You have contributed to technical standards bodies (for example, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the CA/Browser Forum, or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) or to major open-source projects.
COMPENSATION
- The typical base salary range for this position is $218,400 - $365,200 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $263,200 - $401,400 annually.
The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
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
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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.
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Align your credentials to EB-2 requirements
EB-2 covers advanced-degree professionals and candidates with strong credentials. A master's degree in computer science or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive architecture experience both satisfy the advanced-degree standard USCIS applies to Software Architect petitions.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search OFLC disclosure data to identify companies that have filed PERM applications for Software Architect roles in the past two years. Repeat PERM filers have established legal workflows, which shortens your time from offer to active filing.
Verify the job description matches O*NET
PERM requires the employer to advertise the role using DOL-compliant language. Cross-check the posted job description against the O*NET occupation profile for Software Architects to catch degree-requirement mismatches before the recruitment phase locks in the wording.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsoring employers
Filter Software Architect openings by verified green card sponsorship history using Migrate Mate. This removes companies with no PERM filing record from your search, so you spend time on roles where the employer has already demonstrated willingness to sponsor.
Negotiate filing timing before signing your offer
Ask the employer whether they will initiate PERM within 90 days of your start date. PERM recruitment, DOL review, I-140 filing, and adjustment of status each add months. Starting the clock early matters most if your priority date is subject to backlog.
Understand how country of birth affects your wait
EB-3 has no per-country annual cap concern for most nationalities, but applicants born in India or China face priority date backlogs that can extend the green card wait by years. Factor your birth country into the EB-2 versus EB-3 tier decision with your sponsoring employer.
Green Card Software Architect: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Software Architect role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Software Architect positions typically qualify for both tiers. EB-2 applies when the role requires a master's degree or when you hold a bachelor's plus at least five years of progressive, specialized experience that USCIS recognizes as the equivalent. EB-3 applies to roles requiring a bachelor's degree. Your employer's attorney documents the minimum requirements during PERM, so the job description wording directly determines which tier applies.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status capped at six years in most cases, subject to an annual lottery, and tied to that specific employer. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no lottery, no annual renewal cycle, and results in permanent residency. The tradeoff is time: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and adjustment of status together take longer than an initial H-1B filing, and priority date backlogs can extend that further depending on your country of birth.
What does the PERM recruitment process require for a Software Architect opening?
The employer must run a DOL-mandated recruitment campaign advertising the Software Architect role at the prevailing wage determined through the OFLC Wage Search tool. This includes print ads, job postings, and internal notices over a set window. If no minimally qualified U.S. worker applies, the employer certifies that finding to DOL, which is the prerequisite for filing the I-140 immigrant petition on your behalf.
How do I find Software Architect jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
Search specifically for employers with verified PERM filing history for Software Architect roles rather than assuming any company that sponsors H-1B will also run PERM. Migrate Mate lets you filter Software Architect openings by green card sponsorship history, so you can focus on companies that have already filed for this job category and are likely to do so again.
Can I change jobs after my employer files the I-140 but before I get my green card?
Yes, once your I-140 has been approved for at least 180 days and your adjustment of status application has been pending for at least 180 days, you can port to a new employer in a same or similar Software Architect role without losing your priority date. This is called AC21 portability. Confirm the new role falls within the same occupational classification before making the move.