This role pays more than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$166,116–$238,636
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$355k
versus about
$202k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Salesforce
Salesforce is the world''s leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform, offering cloud-based software for sales, service, marketing, analytics, and application development. Industry: Enterprise Software & Cloud Computing
Salesforce currently has
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Listed pay typically runs
$150,100–$260,100
across 109 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Architect at Salesforce, you will lead as the technical authority for the Identity Platform, ensuring robust authentication and authorization systems are in place to secure billions of global transactions. Your daily tasks include designing advanced frameworks for modern identity protocols, overseeing cryptographic governance, and harmonizing identity lifecycles across diverse products like Core, Slack, and Tableau. You’ll work with senior leadership to establish unified standards and mentor senior architects, while also integrating AI-augmented coding tools into the engineering culture. This role demands expertise in Identity and Security at a global scale, including deep knowledge of modern authentication and authorization patterns, operational agility, and the ability to bridge technical domains effectively.