Principal Member Technical Staff - Frontend (UI Developer)

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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.

Do you want to be part of the team that enables developers and designers create beautiful, performant, and accessible product experiences for the world’s number 1 CRM? If so, Salesforce’s Design Systems Engineering team may be just what you are looking for.

The Design Systems Engineering team is expanding and looking for smart, ambitious, and creative UX Engineers. In this role, you will contribute to the next iteration of our design system, delivering the HTML, CSS and JavaScript for enterprise-level UI components, built with the latest web technologies. Your work will also involve partnering with product managers, designers, accessibility and enterprise cloud teams, to create robust experiences that are accessible to all and used by millions of developers across the globe.

If you love developing for the modern web, obsess over the details, and have an interest in a challenging and rewarding career working on an enterprise-level design system, we hope you apply!

Your Core Skillset
We consider these skills to be essential for success in this role:

• A proven track record of architecting complex and robust front-end applications.
• 15+ years professional software development experience with a solid experience in UI/UX development within cross-functional teams using modern frontend technology stacks.
• Lead architecture discussions, planning, and cross-functional coordination activities.
• Help Lead alignment activities with cross-cloud engineering teams.
• Play a critical role in defining the future of design systems by bringing a yes and.. attitude, a design-minded approach to strategy workshops, and providing experimentation opportunities.
• Support collaborative, mutually beneficial working model globally with peer UX Engineering teams.
• Contribute to the creation and evolution of the design systems engineering LRP and roadmap.
• Strong JavaScript skills, with a solid foundation in native JavaScript, its patterns, and experience with Web Components or frameworks like React, Vue, Angular, or Ember.
• Well versed with one of the Object Oriented programming languages (Java or NodeJS) and Design patterns
• Advanced knowledge of CSS.
  • Experience working on complex projects with a large-scale impact.
  • A clear understanding of modular CSS development, such as BEM, OOCSS, SMACSS, and Atomic Design, and enough experience to articulate the differences between these methodologies.
  • Practical knowledge of browser compatibility issues, support, and how to create experiences that adapt across browsers and devices.
• Experience with modern UI frameworks and a tinkering mindset for trying new tools and approaches.
• Attention to design details, ensuring that the final product aligns with design principles and user needs.
• Agile/Scrum/Lean development methodology experience
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity, delegate tasks effectively, and make informed decisions with limited information
• The ability to clearly communicate and document technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Your Side Skills & Interests
While these skills are not critical for success in this role, having an interest in growing your skills in these areas will be helpful when dealing with your day-to-day work.

• Multi-functional collaboration with Product Managers, Design Leaders, and Engineering Leaders is essential to the success of this role.
• Solid foundational knowledge of semantic HTML, native JavaScript, and its patterns and good understanding of different JSON/YAML file formats and parsers/ASTs.
• Familiarity with UX design principles and tools like - Figma, Sketch, etc.
• Practical knowledge of Web Accessibility best practices, WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 AA compliance, and ARIA.
• Experience with Git and GitHub integrations to deployment infrastructure such as Heroku, etc.
• Experience with contributing to open-source development and performing peer code reviews.
• A love of solving problems — both human and technical.
• Demonstrate attention to detail, with the ability to match design specs.
• Experience with AI-powered development tools
• Hands-on experience with developing for different form factors through responsive design
• An interest in open source software & cloud technologies

Our Technologies and Tools
We geek out over this tech and we hope you do, too. These are the technologies and tools we use to build, test, and maintain our system.

• Java, NodeJS, Git
• HTML5, CSS3, Javascript
• ReactJS/Angular/Web Components
• Github, Heroku, CI/CD
• Modern HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• PostCSS
• Gulp, Rollup, Webpack
• Jest, Enzyme, Axe
• Chromatic, Applitools
• VSCode, Figma, Storybook
• Heroku, CircleCI

Our Team

• Works in a collaborative, flexible, and friendly environment
• Believes in equity, inclusion, and giving back, both in our industry and in our community
• Is building a pioneering, enterprise-scale product, used by over a million developers around the world
• Values your professional development and wants to see you excel and grow in your career

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