Lead Member of Technical Staff

Location(s):
Paris, France
 
Description: Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company. Our portfolio of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, including our award-winning customer relationship management (CRM), has revolutionized the ways that customers manage and share business information over the Internet. Salesforce.com has evolved from a startup founded by four people in a cramped San Francisco apartment ten years ago to a company described by Barron’s as “the fastest growing business software company in the world.” With more than 3,800 employees, over $1.3B in annual revenues, and over 68,000 customers worldwide, we are proud to contribute to the success of companies of all sizes, in all industries, around the globe. According to Gartner, 25% of all software will be deployed via the cloud computing model by 2011. No matter how you slice it, the future of software is cloud computing. Consider joining the cloud computing leader, Salesforce.com, and be part of the team that is creating this future.

Salesforce.com provides a compelling opportunity for Technologists to build innovative apps and to make an immediate impact, Based from our central Paris offices you will be part of a rapid growth company with unlimited career opportunities. Are you interested in contributing, creating and participating with an organization defining the game-changing technology of SaaS (Software as a Service)? How about working within a technology-driven organization that continually innovates the implementation of Agile software development? Want to be a part of one of Fortune's 2009 "100 Best Companies to Work For"? Top talent across the world joins salesforce.com for its “change the world” mentality; the opportunity to excel in a performance-driven, fast-paced, and competitive atmosphere; the chance to be surrounded by peers and leaders that inspire, motivate, and innovate and a corporate philosophy that incorporates community involvement into its fabric.

The Salesforce Applications team has immediate opportunities for extremely talented lead software developers who want their lines of code to have significant and measurable positive impact for users, the company's bottom line and the industry. You will be working with a group of world-class engineers to build the breakthrough features our customers will love, adopt and use while keeping our trusted platform stable and scalable. Please submit your resume today!

Responsibilities:
  • Master our development process, culture and code base, then improve it
  • Work closely with a team of product managers, user experience experts, and quality engineers to build new features our customers will love, adopt and use while keeping our trusted platform stable and scalable
  • Mentor others in development technologies, tools, and processes
  • Present your own designs to internal/external groups and review designs of others
  • Develop test strategies and frameworks to drive up code coverage and automation metrics


Required Skills/Experience:
  • Track record of being a top performer in current and past roles
  • Deep understanding of object oriented programming and experience with at least one object oriented programming language
  • Solid understanding of web technologies, such as HTTP, XML, JavaScript, and/or AJAX
  • Solid knowledge of SQL and understanding of relational database schema design
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Bachelor's Degree in computer science or equivalent experience


Desired Skills:
  • Experience building highly scalable web applications
  • Familiarity with client side web development (Javascript/AJAX)
  • Expert level knowledge of Java/C++
  • Experience working on teams using agile development techniques


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