Technical Architect – Pre-Sales

Salesforce

. The Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect is a pre-sales customer-facing enterprise domain expert applying broad technical skills, with industry knowledge and deep business acumen, supporting sales teams in developing Salesforce value propositions that align to our customers’ business strategies on digital transformation and cloud adoption.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, Illinois, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $143,850 - $225,260 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoJavaJavaScriptNode.jsPythonRuby

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect is a pre-sales customer-facing enterprise domain expert applying broad technical skills, with industry knowledge and deep business acumen, supporting sales teams in developing Salesforce value propositions that align to our customers’ business strategies on digital transformation and cloud adoption.
Uses a consultative approach to understand business and technical requirements.
Determines which Salesforce and third party technologies to leverage in customer driven architectures, based upon product knowledge, industry experience, industry standard integration frameworks and Salesforce Architecture methodologies.
Leads key discussions and considerations around change programs from both a business and technical perspective.
Helps the sales teams develop specific, repeatable propositions and go to market strategies.
Participates in the delivery of solution best practices, reference architectures, educational sessions and industry summits to existing customers, partners and to internal audiences.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to understand business & IT department requirements, translate those business needs into a compelling solution, and present your recommendations to executive, technical, and business audience.
Deep knowledge of enterprise software applications and their delivery
Some coding experience and a willingness to work with code (Apex, Node, Go, R, Java or C#, JavaScript, python, Ruby, etc.)
Database and data management fundamentals
Web and mobile application development and architecture
Application lifecycle management
Integration principles and tools
Enterprise data management tools and methods
Process orchestration
Principles of network, application, and information security
Strong oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication and relationship skills.
Strategic problem solver, thought leadership and comfort communicating with executive audiences.
Excellent time management skills and the ability to support multiple, concurrent projects.
Lifelong learner, inquisitive, practical, and passionate about technology and sharing knowledge.
Willing and able to travel domestically.

Benefits

Comp & perks

time off programs
medical
dental
vision
mental health support
paid parental leave
life and disability insurance
401(k)
employee stock purchasing program

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Hard Skills & Tools

ApexNodeGoRJavaC#JavaScriptPythonRubydatabase management

Soft Skills

oral communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillsinterpersonal skillsstrategic problem solvingthought leadershiptime managementrelationship buildingconsultative approachlifelong learner