Principal Enterprise Salesforce Platform Architect at Avalara
$205,200–$349,000
Jul 7, 2026
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Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior architecture role responsible for defining and governing the enterprise-wide Salesforce platform strategy at a large tax-compliance software company. The work centers on establishing design standards, integration patterns, and governance frameworks across Sales, Service, and Quote-to-Cash domains, while guiding delivery teams and reducing technical debt. Suited to a seasoned Salesforce architect with broad enterprise systems experience and a track record of cross-functional influence.
Senior level · 12+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $119,144 (middle half $81,115–$160,963).
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Why we read it this way (6)
The title 'Principal Salesforce Platform Architect' is advertised as Principal, but the actual scope — owning a single platform (Salesforce) within one company, reporting to a Sr. Director — is consistent with a Senior individual contributor rather than a true org-wide Principal. Seniority is set to Senior accordingly.
SOC classification is genuinely ambiguous: the role is primarily enterprise/platform architecture (15-1299 or 15-1211) rather than hands-on software development (15-1252). 15-1299 is used as the best fit for a dedicated platform architect role; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the close runner-up given the cross-functional alignment and standards-setting work.
Einstein AI and Salesforce CDP appear in the responsibilities and AI-enablement sections as capabilities to govern and embed, but are not explicitly listed as hard gates in the Qualifications block — treated as preferred.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
The B.S. in Computer Science or Engineering is listed under 'Qualifications (Required)' with no equivalent-experience substitution offered, so it is treated as a hard degree requirement.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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