Salesforce Engineer Jobs in California

INTRODUCTION

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

THE ROLE

At Block, we build elegant solutions to solve real problems. As a CRM Salesforce Developer, you will be responsible for developing customized solutions within the Salesforce platform. Designing, coding, and implementing Salesforce applications. Creating timelines and development goals. Testing the stability and functionality of the application.

YOU WILL

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate delivery and code quality
• Develop world class technical solutions to support critical business objectives
• Lead projects throughout key phases of the Salesforce development lifecycle
• Improve platform code performance, security, scalability, and reliability by identifying process bottlenecks, data issues, and inconsistencies
• Design and implement feature flag strategies for safe, decoupled deployments
• Drive test automation modernization (mocking/stubbing, selective test execution, sub-10-min validation)
• Build event-driven integrations using Platform Events, Change Data Capture, and Pub/Sub API
• Contribute to developer experience tooling — sandbox automation, deployment scripts, AI-powered code review
• Own CI/CD pipeline health — build, test, and deploy automation
• Collaborate with business partners, engineers, and business systems analysts to determine CRM needs and help implement best practices

YOU HAVE

• 8+ years of Salesforce development experience supporting enterprise scale solutions leveraging Sales Cloud & Service Cloud.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Buildkite, GitHub Actions, or similar) for Salesforce deployments
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows and prompt engineering for code generation
• Experience with trunk-based development, feature branching, and delta deployment strategies
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture patterns (Platform Events, CDC, Pub/Sub API)
• Experience with test optimization — mocking frameworks, selective test execution, parallel testing
• Extensive development experience using Apex, Triggers, Visualforce, Lightning Components, Web Services, and Salesforce API (REST/SOAP/MetaData)
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce Administration including configuration, standard data model, security, and automations such as validation rules, workflows, process flows
• Experience and knowledge of relational databases, data modeling, and ETL tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

EVEN BETTER

• Experience with CPQ and quote to cash processes a plus
• Experience building or consuming AI/LLM-powered agents or automation
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code for Salesforce environments (sandbox seeding, metadata automation)
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Splunk) for production Salesforce monitoring
• Knowledge of Salesforce DevOps Center or similar source-tracking tools

COMPENSATION

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Zone A:
$142,000—$213,000 USD
Zone B:
$132,100—$198,100 USD
Zone C:
$124,900—$187,300 USD
Zone D:
$113,600—$170,400 USD

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed.

USE OF AI IN OUR HIRING PROCESS

We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws.

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Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offerings.

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