Senior Data Platform Engineer - Cybersecurity SaaS

Salesforce; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) to lead and contribute to a next-generation Cybersecurity Data Platform. You will design and implement scalable data flows, storage, APIs, and analytics integrations, while guiding engineering standards and cross-functional collaboration.

This in IC leadership, focusing on multi-tenant SaaS evolution, data ingestion, and cost-aware platform performance. You will mentor engineers and drive architectural decisions across teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software development, with SaaS/PaaS/IaaS focus and 24/7 systems.
• Extensive hands-on data platform experience using Spark, AWS S3, streaming/batch pipelines, cloud-native architectures.
• Expertise in distributed systems, data governance, and API frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement the roadmap for the Security Data Platform.
• Lead hands-on development of scalable, secure platform capabilities.
• Design self-service onboarding tools and high-performance data APIs.
• Collaborate with data producers to implement robust ingestion patterns.
• Mentor engineers and uphold engineering standards.
• Prototype AI/ML opportunities for risk assessment and remediation.

Skills

SaaS/Cloud-scale software

Spark, AWS S3, streaming/batch

Distributed systems

End-to-end ownership

Self-service data solutions

API design (OpenAPI)

Clear communication

Education: CS/Engineering

Agile/Scrum/Kanban

Education

M.Sc./M.Eng or BA/BS in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Apache Spark

AWS S3

OpenAPI

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) to lead and contribute to a next-generation Cybersecurity Data Platform. You will design and implement scalable data flows, storage, APIs, and analytics integrations, while guiding engineering standards and cross-functional collaboration.

This in IC leadership, focusing on multi-tenant SaaS evolution, data ingestion, and cost-aware platform performance. You will mentor engineers and drive architectural decisions across teams.