Enterprise Applications Architect 1, Remote

 About Axiom:

As the leading alternative legal services provider globally, Axiom gives in-house legal teams on-demand access to top legal talent and lawyers — deployed when, where, and how clients need it, for up to 50% less than national law firms. Axiom's network of 14,000+ legal professionals includes 4,000+ lawyers with Fortune 500 experience, delivering AI-enabled legal services across more than 12 practice areas. Trusted by 75% of the Fortune 100 and thousands of mid-market leaders, Axiom ranks #1 among Alternative Legal Service Providers in 8 of 9 performance categories — including talent quality, breadth, productivity, and client experience — according to a top 5 global consulting firm. Across more than 3,000 engagements annually in 6 regions and 4 continents, 93% of clients rate Axiom lawyers as good as or better than top law firm attorneys, with 96% client satisfaction and measurable cost savings that reduce outside counsel spend without sacrificing quality. Stop overpaying for law firm work. Start with Axiom.

About the role:

The Salesforce Technical Lead serves as Axiom's senior Salesforce architect and platform owner. This role provides architectural direction for the Salesforce org, leads a team of two Salesforce Engineers, and acts as the primary technical partner to Commercial and other Salesforce-dependent business domains. The incumbent sets engineering standards, governs the platform, and shapes Salesforce's contribution to Axiom's broader enterprise data and integration strategy.

Core Responsibilities: 

• Own the Salesforce platform architecture: data model, security model, integration architecture, and overall technical health of the org.
• Lead technical design and delivery for complex Salesforce features, integrations, and platform enhancements.
• Directly manage two Salesforce Engineers; provide technical direction, code review, mentorship, and career development.
• Architect and maintain integrations between Salesforce and enterprise systems via Boomi middleware and direct API patterns.
• Define and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and release management practices across the Salesforce org.
• Lead discovery and requirements analysis sessions with business stakeholders; translate needs into scalable technical specifications.
• Evaluate third-party AppExchange solutions and advise on build-vs-buy decisions.
• Manage technical debt, governor limit health, and platform security posture including profiles, permission sets, and data sharing rules.
• Drive Salesforce release management: assess tri-annual release impact, coordinate testing, and manage opt-in adoption.
• Advise on Salesforce roadmap alignment in partnership with the VP, Enterprise Applications and Commercial leadership.
• Partner with the Data Architect on Salesforce data governance, master data strategy, and alignment with Axiom's enterprise data model.
• Contribute to cross-platform architecture decisions in coordination with the VP, Enterprise Applications and peer platform leads.

About you:

• 7+ years of Salesforce engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a lead, architect, or senior individual contributor role.
• Expert-level Apex: asynchronous patterns (Batch, Queueable, Future), SOQL optimization, and governor limit management.
• Salesforce Platform Developer II required; Application Architect, System Architect, or equivalent credential strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience designing and governing Salesforce integrations with enterprise systems (Workday, Boomi, or comparable middleware).
• Strong understanding of the Salesforce security model, sharing architecture, and data access patterns.
• Experience with SFDX, CI/CD pipelines, and version-controlled Salesforce development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers.
• CPQ or Revenue Cloud experience, a plus.
• Excellent communication skills; comfortable in both technical architecture reviews and business stakeholder sessions.
• Effectively manages priorities in a fast-paced, interrupt-driven environment.
• Background in professional services, legal services, or staffing industries, a plus.

• Our People Reflect Our Values! We are:
  • Innovative: We generate new, creative, and disruptive ideas to change the status quo in their fields
  • Performance Oriented: We possess an unbelievable work ethic and unwavering commitment to quality
  • Cross-functionally collaborative: We bring others together, creating strong relationships across lines of difference
  • Data & Fact Based: We seek to understand and learn from information and perspectives everywhere
  • Customer First: We aim to delight our clients and legal talent at every opportunity

Please note that the Technical Interview for this role will be conducted in person with an Axiom team member.

Axiom’s total rewards philosophy is to be transparent and equitable with all job candidates. The annual base salary range for this role located in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, or Nashville is $170,000 - 182,750 + a 20% annual bonus depending on experience. You can also participate in our benefits programs that include healthcare, life and disability coverage, 401K with company match, paid sick and personal time off, paid parental leave and more. Please note that the final compensation is determined by several considerations, including the quality of your experience and expertise, your ability to immediately contribute to Axiom, your potential to move up to the next level, the market you are located in, and other business considerations.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the application process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at benefits@axiomlaw.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.

To preserve interview integrity, candidates may use AI tools to prepare for interviews, but may not use AI tools, live transcription, answer-generation tools, or third-party assistance to generate responses during live interview conversations unless Axiom has expressly permitted tool use for a specific exercise or approved an accommodation in advance. For some technical exercises, the interviewer may expressly allow reference materials or AI tools; otherwise, assume they are not permitted.