SMTS, Software Engineering (Python/AWS)

621 Salesforce.com India Private Limited Hyderabad Branch; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) – AWS Cloud Engineer to join its IT Engineering organization in Hyderabad. The role focuses on designing, building, and operating scalable AWS cloud‑native, serverless applications with strong Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, and CloudWatch expertise.

The candidate will own end‑to‑end delivery, mentor engineers, and drive architecture decisions while leveraging CloudFormation and CI/CD pipelines via CodePipeline and GitHub.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong AWS expertise.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda and Python.
• Strong knowledge of API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, CloudWatch.
• Experience with CloudFormation and YAML templates.
• Experience building CodePipeline CI/CD pipelines with GitHub.
• Strong understanding of serverless and event‑driven architecture.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON, and distributed systems.
• Solid fundamentals in coding, testing, debugging, and code reviews.
• Experience owning solutions end-to-end from design to production.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate scalable AWS cloud‑native/serverless apps.
• Build production‑grade AWS Lambda services using Python.
• Design solutions using Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, EventBridge, CloudWatch.
• Develop REST APIs and event‑driven integrations with enterprise systems.
• Create CloudFormation templates and CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to cloud architecture and standards.

Tools

AWS Lambda

Python

API Gateway

DynamoDB

S3

IAM

CloudWatch

CloudFormation

YAML

CodePipeline

GitHub

Serverless architecture

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Job description

Job Category Software Engineering Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level‑up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. DET IT is looking for a Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) – AWS Cloud Engineer to join our IT Engineering organization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate scalable AWS cloud-native and serverless applications.
• Build production‑grade AWS Lambda services using Python.
• Design solutions using Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, EventBridge, and CloudWatch.
• Develop REST APIs and event‑driven integrations with enterprise systems.
• Build and maintain AWS CloudFormation templates using YAML.
• Develop AWS CodePipeline CI/CD pipelines integrated with GitHub.
• Implement secure AWS solutions using IAM roles/policies and least‑privilege access.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and troubleshooting using CloudWatch.
• Drive technical design, code reviews, testing, deployment automation, and production support.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to cloud architecture and engineering standards.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including significant hands‑on AWS experience.
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS Lambda and Python.
• Strong experience with API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, and CloudWatch.
• Experience with CloudFormation and YAML templates.
• Experience building AWS CodePipeline CI/CD pipelines with GitHub.
• Strong understanding of serverless and event‑driven architecture.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON, asynchronous processing, and distributed systems.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including coding, testing, debugging, and code reviews.
• Experience owning solutions through design → development → deployment → production support.
• Strong communication and technical problem‑solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Desired Skills

• Experience with SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Step Functions.
• Experience with AWS Secrets Manager and cloud security.
• Experience with AWS networking, KMS, and security.
• Experience building high‑volume, highly available serverless applications.
• Experience with enterprise integrations and distributed systems.
• Experience with Splunk, Datadog, or similar observability platforms.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical design discussions.

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