Distributed Systems Software Engineer SMTS/LMTS

Salesforce.com, inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off programs

Medical, dental, vision

Employee stock purchase program

401(k)

Job summary

Salesforce.com, inc. in New York seeks a Senior/Lead Member of Technical Staff to design and deliver large-scale distributed systems within the Security ecosystem. This hands-on role owns features end-to-end and influences architecture across teams.

You'll build scalable, secure backend services and drive improvements using AI-driven tools. Collaboration with Data Cloud, Tableau Next, ATF, and other groups is essential to deliver high-impact solutions at global scale.

Qualifications

• Senior/Lead technical staff responsible for end-to-end features.
• Experience building large-scale distributed backend services.
• Strong ownership and architectural influence.

Responsibilities

• Drive design and delivery of large-scale distributed systems in Security.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to implement secure backend services.
• Own features end-to-end and contribute to architecture decisions.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend development

Security

Job description

Distributed Systems Software Engineer SMTS/LMTS

• We are seeking a Senior/Lead Member of Technical Staff to drive the design and delivery of large-scale, distributed systems within Salesforce’s Security ecosystem. This is a hands-on technical role focused on building scalable, reliable, and secure backend services. The role includes end-to-end ownership of complex initiatives, influencing architectural decisions, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver high-impact solutions at global scale.
  Team Overview
  Our team leads the development of Security Mesh, a new Salesforce product that connects and analyzes security signals across multiple systems and platforms. This enables detection of complex threats, such as impossible logins occurring simultaneously across non-Salesforce applications, indicating potential account compromise. Insights are surfaced through Security Center and proactively delivered via Agentforce.
  Ideal Candidate Profile
  AI-first mindset: Strong orientation toward leveraging AI-driven tools, automation, and intelligent workflows to improve developer productivity, system capabilities, and overall product value.
  Adaptable and results-driven: Comfortable working in a fast-evolving environment built on Salesforce Core and dependent on multiple teams (Data Cloud, Tableau Next, ATF, etc.).
  Strong collaboration skills: A proactive team player who engages across teams to drive solutions and improvements.
  Ownership and leadership: Takes full ownership of features end-to-end and actively contributes to design and architectural decisions.

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The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $223,900 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $246,000 annually.
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