Loïc Julien is a seasoned engineering leader with 24 years of experience delivering production software and over a decade in senior management roles, now serving as Senior Director of Engineering at Salesforce in Seattle. He has a strong background in data systems and developer tooling from long tenures at IBM, where he led architectures for Db2 Event Store, Data Server Manager, and IoT visualization projects that bridged streaming, analytics, and web UIs. Known for empowering teams and fostering trust, he combines hands-on architectural depth with people leadership to ship customer-focused, innovative products at scale. His technical roots include significant contributions to Eclipse-based tooling and enterprise Java tooling dating back to Rational, reflecting a persistent focus on developer productivity. Loïc holds an MS in Computer Engineering from San José State University and a BS in Computer Science, and he often blends research-grade systems thinking with practical delivery. An atypical strength is his ability to translate low-level database and middleware expertise into compelling user experiences and operational tooling.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Computer Engineering, MS, Computer Engineering at San José State University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Ecole spéciale de Mécanique et d'Electricité
Contributions:2 releases, 9 commits, 8 PRs in 7 months
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Loïc Julien - Senior Director Of Engineering at Salesforce