# Amy Hurlbut

> Amy Hurlbut is Executive Vice President of Software Engineering at Salesforce, where she leads the Hyperforce initiative - the company's next-generation public cloud infrastructure platform handling tens of billions of transactions daily. A Harvard and Stanford-trained engineer with over 35 years in tech, she spent 23 years at Echelon Corporation before joining Salesforce in 2013, rising steadily from Senior Director to EVP. Recognized by Girl Geek X as one of '60 Engineering Leaders to Watch in 2020,' she is a quiet force behind some of the most consequential infrastructure work in enterprise software.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President, Software Engineering at Salesforce
- **Organizations:** Salesforce, Echelon Corporation, Breakthrough San Francisco
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences, magna cum laude, Harvard University, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Named one of Girl Geek X's '60 Engineering Leaders to Watch in 2020' (lead position on the list), Led Hyperforce - Salesforce's next-generation public cloud infrastructure platform processing tens of billions of transactions daily, Oversaw migration of approximately 50% of Salesforce's customer traffic to Hyperforce

## Career timeline

- **~1990** — Began career as hardware engineer
- **~1990-2013** — Rose to VP of Software Engineering at Echelon Corporation over ~23 years, leading global software development for Smart Grid solutions
- **2013-03** — Joined Salesforce as Senior Director, Core Infrastructure Engineering
- **2014-12** — Promoted to Vice President, Software Engineering at Salesforce
- **2019-02** — Promoted to Senior Vice President, Software Engineering at Salesforce
- **2020** — Named one of Girl Geek X's '60 Engineering Leaders to Watch in 2020'
- **2025-03** — Promoted to Executive Vice President, Software Engineering at Salesforce

## Achievements

- Named one of Girl Geek X's '60 Engineering Leaders to Watch in 2020' (lead position on the list)
- Led Hyperforce - Salesforce's next-generation public cloud infrastructure platform processing tens of billions of transactions daily
- Oversaw migration of approximately 50% of Salesforce's customer traffic to Hyperforce
- Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in Engineering Sciences
- Built and led global engineering teams at Echelon Corporation for ~23 years, delivering Smart Grid solutions
- Promoted from SVP to EVP at Salesforce in March 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Promoted to Executive Vice President, Software Engineering at Salesforce
- **2025-01** — Hyperforce reported to be handling tens of billions of transactions daily with ~50% of Salesforce customer traffic migrated

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyhurlbut/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/amyhurlbut

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Last updated: 2026-04-30