Is Salesforce a good company to work for as a Software Engineering Architect?

Software Engineering Architect professionals working at Salesforce have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 101 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Salesforce employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineering Architect Jobs at Salesforce now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineering Architect interview questions at Salesforce .

Does Salesforce pay Software Engineering Architect employees well?

Software Engineering Architect professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Salesforce with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 101 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineering Architect salaries at Salesforce.

How happy are Software Engineering Architect professionals working at Salesforce?

87% of Software Engineering Architect employees at Salesforce would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 26% in the past 12 months. Software Engineering Architect professionals have also rated Salesforce with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Salesforce?

Account Executive (2540) , Software Engineer (539) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (531) , Senior Account Executive (426) , Technical Support Engineer (385) , Sales (311) , Director (282) , Solution Engineer (229) , Enterprise Account Executive (225) , Senior Software Engineer (222) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (217) , BDR (212) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (211) , Solutions Engineer (200) , Manager (197)

What are the pros of working at Salesforce according to real employee reviews?

"Many might have told about all the great benefits salesforce offers and everything is true :" ((in 2888 reviews)); "Salesforce promotes a great culture as a company and that is reflected in the employees' interactions at the company" ((in 2869 reviews)); "They hire a great bunch of people and generally people in SFDC are smart and team players." ((in 1623 reviews)); "Good Work life balance and OOM" ((in 1371 reviews)); "fun to work for and the poeple are nice plus pay is good" ((in 1010 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Salesforce according to real employee reviews?

"Managers are bad and rude here" ((in 455 reviews)); "Recent organizational changes and layoffs" ((in 405 reviews)); "Long hours (depending on which team you support) but generally speaking it's long hours and sometimes odd hours" ((in 133 reviews)); "Our upper management forced us to come in to the office the day before a major Holiday and is routinely cruel for sport." ((in 86 reviews)); "Inexperienced middle management" ((in 78 reviews))

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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(101 total reviews)

Marc Benioff

91% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

Software Engineering Architect employees have rated Salesforce with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 101 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineering Architect professionals have an excellent working experience there. Salesforce is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineering Architect professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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101 reviews

4.0

Jul 7, 2026

Good salary and work-life balance, but project variety lacks

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compared to consulting firms, I think the salary is pretty good considering the work-life balance.

Cons

Depending on the clients or projects I'm assigned to, there are times when I feel bored or that things are unfair.

5.0

Jun 23, 2026

Very good exposure to technology with no downsides

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very good expsure to the technology

Cons

i am not able to find one in my tenure

5.0

Jun 15, 2026

Great company with career advancement, but hands-off roles

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity and relevancy. Great company and career advancement. Great leadership and coworkers.

Cons

Professional services hands off roles for SAs.

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