Lead Backend Engineer — Cloud SaaS & Distributed FS

Engg; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

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.