Senior/Lead Software Engineer - AI-Driven Distributed DB

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San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

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Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

Employee stock purchasing program

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior/Lead Software Engineer to build scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems with a strong AI focus. You will design, implement, and test across stacks, emphasizing reliable AI-driven workflows and secure, high-quality code.

The role emphasizes advanced prompt engineering, evaluation of code quality, and mentoring within a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Senior engineers with enterprise experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

5-9+ years of professional experience or a M.Sc. in a relevant field with 3-7+ years of experience.
Experience designing scalable, fault-tolerant transactional and distributed systems in enterprise environments.
Proven ability to write precise, structured prompts and maintain system context for reliable AI outputs.

Responsibilities

Build and ship high-quality, production-grade software with AI as a core part of the development workflow.
Design and orchestrate complex systems where AI agents integrate into human workflows at scale.
Contribute to a shared system context repository with designs, constraints, and standards.
Critically evaluate code (human or AI-generated) for correctness, quality, security, and performance.