Principal Backend Engineer — AI-First Platform

Salesforce, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 237,000 - 344,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a senior backend software engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable APIs across Marketing, Commerce, Sales, and Einstein platforms.

You will work with Java, C++, Go, Python, and JavaScript in a hybrid, multi-tenant cloud environment, applying AI-first approaches and modern CI/CD practices. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of backend development, strong API experience, and a passion for high-quality, secure, production-ready code.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science or related field.
• Strong object-oriented programming and API design experience.
• Demonstrated AI-first engineering mindset and modern development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services and robust APIs.
• Develop scalable, multi-tenant cloud solutions and data processing pipelines.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate AI-driven features into Salesforce platforms.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure reliability and performance.

Skills

Java

C++

Go

C#

Ruby

Scala

Python

Node.JS

JavaScript

REST APIs

SOAP

XML

WSDL

HTTP

JSON

Spring

gRPC

Education

Related technical degree

Tools

AI tools (Claude, Copilot, Codex, Cursor)

OpenAI API

Cursor

Windsurf

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a senior backend software engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable APIs across Marketing, Commerce, Sales, and Einstein platforms.

You will work with Java, C++, Go, Python, and JavaScript in a hybrid, multi-tenant cloud environment, applying AI-first approaches and modern CI/CD practices. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of backend development, strong API experience, and a passion for high-quality, secure, production-ready code.