SMTS/LMTS Full Stack Software Engineer, Tableau Next

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We are part of the Tableau organization, driven by a mission to help people see, understand, and act on data. Our goal is to empower users by transforming complex data into clear, visual insights that drive informed decision-making.Our team is shaping the next generation of analytics, delivering seamless, interactive visualization experiences embedded directly into user workflows and integrated with modern platforms to enhance engagement and collaboration. We strive to support effective decision-making and enable timely actions through intuitive and powerful analytics tools.

Beyond serving data professionals, we have a unique opportunity to innovate with Generative AI-powered intelligence experiences designed for business users. This enables organizations to extend the reach of data-driven insights to a significantly broader audience, making data more accessible and actionable than ever before.

We are seeking a Senior/Lead Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in shaping the Agentic and Visualization Experiences for the next-generation of Tableau(aka Tableau Next). In this role, you will drive the design and development of high-performance, scalable, and extensible platforms, enabling seamless and interactive analytical experiences.You will collaborate closely with UX designers, backend engineers, and product teams to create intuitive, insightful, and visually compelling analytics solutions.

If you're passionate about data visualization, graphics performance, and Agentic Analytics, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of analytics and data storytelling.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and develop core visualization components and frameworks for the next-gen Tableau product, ensuring scalability, performance, and flexibility.

• Optimize large-scale data rendering with Canvas, WebGLwhile enhancing interactivity through filtering, animations, and real-time updates for a smooth user experience.

• Collaborate with UX designers to implement elegant and intuitive visual representations of complex data.

• Work collaboratively to design efficient APIs and data-fetching strategies that optimize visualization performance and responsiveness.

• Drive innovation by exploring and integrating emerging visualization technologies, frameworks, and methodologies.

• Improve code quality and maintainability through best practices, including modularization, automated testing, and continuous integration.

• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.

• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring smooth rendering and interactions across different platforms and devices.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of industry experience building enterprise-grade distributed systems at scale

• Strong computer science foundation including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns, with a proven track record in software architecture and system design

• Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as Java and JavaScript

• Experience with database technologies including SQL, PL/SQL, relational schema design, and implementing web services and RESTful APIs

• Expertise in modern web technologies and frameworks including Node.js, React, HTML5, CSS/SASS, JSON, HTTP, and Web Components standards (Shadow DOM, Custom Elements, etc.)

• Proficiency in web technologies and real-time interaction patterns including streaming APIs, WebSockets, and event-driven architectures

• Proficiency in engineering best practices including fault tolerance, concurrency, reusability, extensibility, API design, database modeling, maintainability, security, scalability, testability, and overall software quality

• Experience integrating and orchestrating LLMs and AI services using APIs, SDKs, and agent frameworks such as OpenAI APIs, LangChain, MCP, RAG pipelines, tool calling, and vector databases

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows including code generation tools, automation agents, and developer productivity tooling

• Experience working with structured and unstructured data systems including SQL/NoSQL databases, vector databases, semantic indexing, and knowledge retrieval systems

Bonus Qualifications:

• Familiarity with data visualization tools like Tableau or similar BI platforms, and a basic understanding of VizQL concepts.

• Strong understanding and hands-on experience with modern Data Lakes and Data Warehousing providers, such as Snowflake, Databricks, and Salesforce Data Cloud, among others.

• Deep experience in JavaScript, especially in rendering frameworks (Canvas, WebGL, SVG).

• Understanding of AI reliability and quality practices including prompt testing, model evaluation, hallucination mitigation, observability, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop workflows

• Good understanding of AI application architecture including prompt engineering, context management, retrieval systems, embeddings, memory, evaluation, and latency optimization

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At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $285,800 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.