Senior Platform Orchestration Engineer (AWS & CI/CD)

salesforce.com, inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce in Seattle is seeking a Platform Engineer to lead end-to-end delivery of software projects that improve how services are deployed, managed, and observed across our infrastructure. You will design and build foundational orchestration systems that enable reliable, scalable, and compliant service operations, collaborating with engineering teams to ship faster and more confidently.

The role requires hands-on AWS experience, IaC with Terraform, and a pragmatic approach to automating

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and scalable system design.
• Curiosity and a systems mindset for platform and infrastructure work.
• Solid grasp of reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of software projects that improve deployment, management, and observation of Slack's infrastructure.
• Design and build foundational orchestration systems enabling reliable, scalable service operations.
• Develop tools to streamline continuous delivery, automate incident workflows, and track service health and reliability metrics.
• Implement platform solutions using infrastructure-as-code, automation frameworks, and AWS-native services.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate platform capabilities into their workflows for faster, more reliable shipping.
• Contribute to and extend internal deployment frameworks and lifecycle management.
• Advocate for platform efficiency and cost-conscious engineering via tooling and automation.
• Drive adoption of best practices in service orchestration and cloud resource usage to lower operational costs.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Systems thinking

AWS expertise

Terraform / IaC

Backend production experience

Automation & tooling

Team collaboration

Platform empowerment

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Salesforce in Seattle is seeking a Platform Engineer to lead end-to-end delivery of software projects that improve how services are deployed, managed, and observed across our infrastructure. You will design and build foundational orchestration systems that enable reliable, scalable, and compliant service operations, collaborating with engineering teams to ship faster and more confidently.

The role requires hands-on AWS experience, IaC with Terraform, and a pragmatic approach to automating