Senior Foundations Engineer: Cloud Infra & CI/CD Lead

salesforce.com, inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior/Lead/Principal Software Engineer - Foundations to build scalable cloud infrastructure powering AI-enabled services. You will own architecture, deployment, and reliability across public clouds, with a strong emphasis on performance, observability, and secure design.

You’ll work with Go, Python, TypeScript, and Ruby, leveraging Terraform, CDK, and Kubernetes. Expect a fast-paced, high-ownership team solving large-scale distributed systems challenges while mentoring

Qualifications

• 5+ years in professional software development with backend, cloud, and infra focus.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, TypeScript, or Ruby.
• Experience architecting secure cloud solutions on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Proven IaC using Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build secure, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure on public cloud services.
• Continuously optimize system performance for highly-trafficked services.
• Lead CI/CD evolution in a multi-service environment to reduce complexity and increase resilience.
• Manage infrastructure upgrades using infrastructure-as-code for faster execution and cost efficiency.
• Leverage DataDog, Sentry, and other tools to monitor and ensure system health.
• Define and maintain runbooks, procedures, and architecture diagrams; enforce high-quality code reviews.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of engineering excellence.
• Embrace agile practices in a startup-like environment with multiple hats.

Skills

Go

Python

TypeScript

Ruby

Cloud platforms

IaC

Kubernetes & Docker

Observability

SQL & PostgreSQL

AI-assisted development

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

CDK

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS ECS

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Senior/Lead/Principal Software Engineer - Foundations to build scalable cloud infrastructure powering AI-enabled services. You will own architecture, deployment, and reliability across public clouds, with a strong emphasis on performance, observability, and secure design.

You’ll work with Go, Python, TypeScript, and Ruby, leveraging Terraform, CDK, and Kubernetes. Expect a fast-paced, high-ownership team solving large-scale distributed systems challenges while mentoring