Lead Distributed File Systems & Cloud Platform Engineer

Relha LLC; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to shape distributed file systems and the cloud platform. You will envision and build new components, deliver production-ready code used by millions of users, and mentor junior engineers in a hybrid team.

Expect 8+ years of software experience, deep cloud expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP), and a track record of designing scalable distributed systems with robust data management practices.

Qualifications

• Mastery in systems design and programming languages with 8+ years of experience.
• Deep knowledge of distributed file systems in on-prem and cloud.
• Strong OO programming and scripting with Java, Python; SQL and DB knowledge.
• Experience building SAAS products over public cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proven ability to design and develop distributed systems at scale.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs.
• Update software or enhance existing software capabilities.
• Contribute to the scrum team's success through code reviews, automation, documentation, planning, and retros.
• Lead, collaborate, communicate, and mentor others on the team and in the company.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver a roadmap to meet shared business goals.
• Resolve complex technical issues and drive innovations that improve scalability, robustness, and availability.
• Troubleshoot issues with the services that team develops and owns.
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation to keep services operational and highly available.
• Create, maintain, and share technical documentation used by engineers and other team members.

Skills

Systems design

Programming languages

Distributed filesystems

Java

Python

SQL

PostgreSQL

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

AWS/Azure/GCP

Distributed systems

Event-driven architecture

Leadership

Best practices

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to shape distributed file systems and the cloud platform. You will envision and build new components, deliver production-ready code used by millions of users, and mentor junior engineers in a hybrid team.

Expect 8+ years of software experience, deep cloud expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP), and a track record of designing scalable distributed systems with robust data management practices.