About

William Jeyaraj is a Lead Software Engineer at Salesforce with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He started his career as a faculty teaching kids and adults about computers, software, and programming. His passion for programming led him to software development, where he enjoyed learning various programming languages and applying their strengths to solve complex and challenging problems. He feels privileged to have had the opportunities to develop and architect various products, from in-house software to customer-facing APIs. William has been inspired by many of his leaders who encouraged him to take up leadership roles. His passion for leadership grew when he learned that leadership is an art and, in many ways, similar to architecture. The journey has led him to apply good leadership and the right architecture to deliver simple and elegant solutions. William finds immense joy in seeing others succeed and loves to share the accomplishments and joy with the teams he works with. He strives to build passionate, self-organized teams tapping into the synergy to multiply potential. He enjoys working with customers, listening, and understanding their processes and problems, providing solutions, and engaging with them frequently to drive an idea to reality. William values trust, equality, humility, transparency, creativity, quality, and fun. He believes that continuous learning, evaluation, and improvement based on feedback are crucial to growth and success. William's current designation is Lead Software Engineer at Salesforce, where he has been working for some time. Before joining Salesforce, he worked as a Sr. Manager, Engineering at Demandware, and as a Sr. Development Manager at Tomax Corporation. William holds an MCA degree in Computers from the University of Madras. William's tech stack includes Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, and Salesforce. With 19.29 years of relevant experience, William is a valuable asset to any team he works with.