GovCloud Software Engineer — AI-Driven Cloud

Salesforce; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Mental health support

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Software Engineer for GovCloud in Herndon, VA to design and build highly available backend systems and AI-enabled tooling. You will own and operate multiple critical services, write microservices with Kubernetes, Docker and Terraform, and push the boundaries of AI-driven development.

Join a team delivering cloud infrastructure automation across major public clouds and contributing to advanced data management challenges at scale, while maintaining strict security and

Qualifications

• A related technical degree is required.
• 3+ years backend software development experience.
• Deep knowledge of Java, Golang, Python, or Ruby.
• Experience owning and operating multiple critical services.
• Experience with Agile development and Test Driven Development.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, logging and reporting apps.
• Experience with distributed databases including PostgreSQL is a plus.
• Demonstrated AI-first approach and ability to use AI tools in workflows.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cloud infrastructure automation tools and validation platforms on public clouds.
• Design, develop, debug and operate resilient distributed systems across data centers.
• Build production-grade software using modern engineering practices with AI integrations.
• Contribute to open source tech and IaC with Terraform.
• Write microservices on Kubernetes, Docker, and Mesos.
• Ensure AI agents integrate seamlessly into human workflows at scale.
• Critically evaluate code for security, performance and quality.
• Participate in on-call rotations to keep services available.

Skills

Java

Golang

Python

Ruby

Backend development

Production ownership

Agile / TDD

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Mesos

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Software Engineer for GovCloud in Herndon, VA to design and build highly available backend systems and AI-enabled tooling. You will own and operate multiple critical services, write microservices with Kubernetes, Docker and Terraform, and push the boundaries of AI-driven development.

Join a team delivering cloud infrastructure automation across major public clouds and contributing to advanced data management challenges at scale, while maintaining strict security and