Cloud-Scale Distributed Systems Engineer

salesforce.com, inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a software engineer to join Public Cloud engineering, focusing on large-scale distributed back-end systems and AI-first tooling. You will design, build, and operate highly available services across multiple data centers, contributing to Terraform-based infrastructure and containerized microservices.

The role emphasizes concurrency, data management challenges, and production-grade code with a strong AI-first approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of backend software development experience.
• Proven experience in Java, Golang, Python, or Ruby.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate resilient distributed systems at scale.
• Build cloud infrastructure automation tools and validation platforms.
• Develop microservices using Kubernetes, Docker, and other container tech.
• Contribute to AI-enabled development workflows and tooling.
• Ensure code quality, security, and performance through reviews and testing.

Skills

Backend Dev

Java

Golang

Python

Ruby

Distributed Systems

AI Tools

Agile

Test Driven

AI-first

Education

Related technical degree

Tools

Spinnaker

Zookeeper

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Mesos

Cursor

Windsurf

Claude

OpenAI API

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a software engineer to join Public Cloud engineering, focusing on large-scale distributed back-end systems and AI-first tooling. You will design, build, and operate highly available services across multiple data centers, contributing to Terraform-based infrastructure and containerized microservices.

The role emphasizes concurrency, data management challenges, and production-grade code with a strong AI-first approach.