Salesforce Application Engineer

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

As an Application Engineer Salesforce at YouTube, you will be a part of the salesforce-focused engineering team building business systems for the YouTube GTMS T&I Partnership Systems team that is tasked with achieving greater creator satisfaction and success.

Your work enables our partnership teams to provide strategic, outcomes-focused insights for our top YouTube creators. Outcomes of the team keep the YouTube business organization nimble, able to understand partner needs and innovate accordingly.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we share and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun - and we do it all together.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy Salesforce features using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and SOQL, applying established patterns with guidance from senior engineers.
• Build and maintain system integrations and data pipelines connecting Salesforce with Google's internal (1P) and third-party (3P) platforms, writing unit/integration tests and participating in code reviews to maintain foundational code quality alongside vendor teams.
• Support day-to-day release operations, CI/CD deployments, and first-line production incident triage, identifying and escalating technical challenges and contributing to their resolution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners, product leads, and business system owners to help translate business requirements into technical solutions and clear documentation.
• Manage assigned tasks and priorities effectively, contributing to project goals and milestones with regular guidance and supervision.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience coding in one or more of the following programming languages: Python, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Apex, Java, Django.

Preferred qualifications:

• Salesforce Certified JavaScript Developer.
• Experience building Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and Apex, and working with Salesforce integration patterns (REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events).
• Familiarity with enterprise integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, enterprise content management (ECMs), identity), Cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP), or AI/ML and agentic technologies.
• Familiarity with Salesforce Data Cloud, CRM Analytics (CRMA), or Agentforce/Einstein.
• Exposure to SFDC cross-organization or cross-instance integrations in support of multiple business process environments.
• Exposure to system design or workflow/orchestration frameworks.