VP, Software Engineering, SRE

Leading cloud-based software company providing customer relationship management and enterprise solutions.
$307,100 - $491,500
Site Reliability
Principal Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
15+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For VP, Software Engineering, SRE

The Customer Centric Reliability Engineering (CCRE) organization at Salesforce is seeking a VP of SRE to lead its Site Reliability Engineering organization. This is a crucial leadership role combining deep technical expertise with strong software engineering leadership and customer focus.

The ideal candidate will lead a global team of 100+ members, driving Salesforce's Service Ownership culture transformation. This role requires extensive experience in different SRE models and will be instrumental in defining Salesforce's SRE strategy. The position demands someone who can build and scale first-of-its-kind teams while delivering measurable outcomes.

As VP of SRE, you'll be responsible for developing and implementing reliability solutions across Salesforce's platform and services. You'll work closely with Cloud leads throughout Salesforce's technology stack, ensuring the building of fast, reliable, and durable production systems. The role involves strategic planning, workforce management, and delivering best-in-class reliability engineering solutions.

The position offers the opportunity to work with one of the world's most respected technology companies, with access to substantial resources and talent. You'll be at the forefront of reliability engineering, driving innovation while ensuring system availability and performance at scale. This role is perfect for a technical leader who combines strategic thinking with hands-on expertise in modern software engineering practices and reliability principles.

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Responsibilities For VP, Software Engineering, SRE

  • Lead and grow a global team of nearly 100 SRE team members
  • Give to the overall ambitious strategy of Salesforce's extraordinary SRE organization
  • Hire reliability experts with strong software engineering background
  • Own, innovate and build programs, software solutions, process innovations, and analytics
  • Work multi-functionally with Cloud leads across Salesforce's stack
  • Develop strategic directions, workforce allocations, organizational structures
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor on reliability of sophisticated systems
  • Develop broader strategy to ensure deep engagement with software development leadership teams
  • Inspire innovation and new thinking to increase long-term feature velocity while meeting reliability targets

Requirements For VP, Software Engineering, SRE

Python
Java
Go
  • 15+ years of proven experience leading software engineering teams
  • Experience forming software engineering SRE teams from the ground up
  • Direct experience forming different engagement models
  • Technical engineering leader with depth in reliability solutions
  • Observability and telemetry expert
  • Organizational design and construction expertise

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