Innovator Software Engineer - Keynote Demo

About the role

Salesforce's Keynote Demo team in Mexico City is hiring an Innovator Software Engineer (hybrid, with at least 33% travel to events such as Dreamforce and product launches). The role creates visually engaging demos and prototypes for Salesforce keynotes, mentors junior developers and leads small teams, working with product teams on future features and product launches.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with product marketers, demo architects and designers to turn product strategy into engaging demo experiences
• Develop compelling stories and demonstrations that showcase Salesforce, and build prototypes for major product launches
• Own the architecture of software prototypes and physical experiences for keynotes, and keep current with technology trends
• Manage vendor relationships as needed
• Own demo technical readiness: rehearsals, code freezes, live show support, stability across devices and presentation formats, and coordination of deployment timing and environment locks
• Create Demo Setup Guides, clickpath documentation and driving guides, and optimize display settings for large venues
• Support speakers during rehearsals and coach them on demo execution
• Evaluate emerging features, recommend what to showcase, and make architectural decisions (real product vs mock, single-org vs multi-org, live vs static)
• Contribute to the team's proof pattern library, enablement documentation and continuous improvement of demo stability

Required profile

• 5+ years of industry experience
• Proven track record in designing, developing and delivering creative and engineering concepts, from concept to production
• Ability to lead and inspire through influence, and to collaborate with product marketing, design, engineering, production and localization teams
• Location: Mexico City (preferred); travel to events required

Required skills

• Front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript); modern frameworks such as Angular, React, Vue or Node
• Java, Python or similar languages
• Git, Heroku and AWS
• Preferred: experience building live product demos, Slack platform development, Tableau integration, Salesforce development (Aura, Apex, LWC), unit testing and package management, and non-traditional UIs such as large screens, car dashboards, AR/VR