Senior/Lead Distributed Systems Software Engineer(Cloud Infra)

salesforce.com, inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 117,200 - 313,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) and employee stock purchasing program

Paid parental leave

Time off programs

Job summary

Salesforce.com, inc. is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to envision and build innovative components in distributed filesystems. Responsibilities include coding high-quality software for millions of users and leading a team in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of systems design, cloud technologies, and a passion for mentoring junior engineers. Join us at the forefront of AI and cloud innovation!

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience.
• Deep knowledge of designing distributed filesystems.
• Mastery in object-oriented programming.

Responsibilities

• Envision and build new and exciting components/frameworks.
• Design and develop high-quality, production-ready code.
• Research, design, and develop specialized utility programs.

Skills

Distributed filesystems design

Software development

Java

Python

SQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

Event-driven architecture

Terraform

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Elastic Search

Job description

Job Category

Software Engineering

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword - it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

Responsibilities

As a Lead Software Engineer, your job responsibilities will include:

• Envision and build new and exciting components/frameworks in distributed filesystems in an ever-growing and evolving market technology to provide scale and efficiency.
• Design and develop high-quality, production-ready code that can be used by millions of users of our cloud platform.
• Build efficient components/algorithms on a microservice multi-tenant SaaS cloud distributed filesystem environment, code review, mentoring junior engineers, and providing technical guidance to the team.

Job Duties

• Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs.
• Update software or enhance existing software capabilities.
• Contribute to the success of the scrum team through code reviews, deployment process automation, documentation, refinement, 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 system 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.

Required Skills

• Mastery in systems design and platforms with 6+ years of software development experience.
• Deep knowledge of designing distributed filesystems in both on-premises and cloud.
• Deep knowledge of object-oriented programming and other scripting languages: Java, Python along with strong SQL skills and experience with relational and non-relational databases (Postgres, Trino).
• Experience with developing SAAS products over public cloud infrastructure – AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Proven experience in designing and developing distributed systems at scale.
• Proficiency in queues, locks, scheduling, event-driven architecture, and workload distribution, along with a deep understanding of relational database and non-relational databases.
• A deeper understanding of software development best practices and demonstrate leadership skills.

Preferred Skills

• Design patterns.
• Experience with big-data/ML and S3.
• Hands-on experience with streaming technologies like Kafka.
• Experience with Elastic Search.
• Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker.
• Experience working in a high-pace and rapidly growing multinational organization.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request.

Posting Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment.

Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law.

Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.

Compensation and Benefits

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.

The typical base salary range for this position is $117,200 - $313,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $141,200 - $344,700 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.