Lead Backend Engineer — Cloud SaaS & Distributed FS

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San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Salesforce is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to design and build components for a scalable distributed filesystem on our cloud platform. You will influence architecture, mentor engineers, and work across cross-functional teams in a hybrid setting.

Ideal candidates have deep expertise in systems design, Java/Python, and experience with SaaS on public cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP). You will drive quality, performance, and reliability while delivering high-impact features for millions of users.

Qualifications

  • Mastery of systems design and programming fundamentals across languages and platforms.
  • Deep knowledge of distributed filesystems and cloud deployments.
  • Strong SQL skills and experience with relational/non-relational databases.

Responsibilities

  • Research, design, and develop software components and frameworks for distributed filesystems.
  • Build production-ready code for a multi-tenant SaaS cloud environment.
  • Mentor engineers, lead code reviews, and contribute to architecture decisions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align roadmaps and deliverables.

Skills

Systems design
Java
Python
SQL
Distributed systems

Tools

Terraform
Kubernetes
Docker
Kafka
Elasticsearch

Job description

Salesforce is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to design and build components for a scalable distributed filesystem on our cloud platform. You will influence architecture, mentor engineers, and work across cross-functional teams in a hybrid setting.

Ideal candidates have deep expertise in systems design, Java/Python, and experience with SaaS on public cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP). You will drive quality, performance, and reliability while delivering high-impact features for millions of users.

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