Senior Software Engineer, Foundations & Cloud Infra

salesforce.com, inc.

California (MO)

On-site

USD 117,000 - 314,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an experienced Software Engineer for the Foundations team who will build highly scalable cloud infrastructure and core systems powering AI-enabled applications. You’ll own architecture decisions, accelerate deployment velocity, and raise quality through observability and rigorous reviews.

You will mentor peers, drive secure, fault-tolerant designs, and work across a fast-paced, startup-like environment backed by enterprise scale.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software development with backend, cloud, and infra focus.
  • Proficiency in Go, Python, Typescript, or Ruby.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build secure, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure on public clouds.
  • Continuously improve system performance and scale for highly-trafficked services.
  • Lead CI/CD evolution in a multi-service environment to reduce complexity and increase resilience.
  • Plan and execute infra upgrades using infrastructure-as-code for faster deployment and cost efficiency.
  • Leverage observability tools (DataDog, Sentry, etc.) to monitor health and reliability.
  • Define and maintain runbooks, procedures, and architecture diagrams; uphold rigorous testing and reviews.
  • Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence across teams.
  • Embrace agility and fast delivery in a startup-like environment.

Skills

Go
Python
Typescript
Ruby

Education

B.S. or Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
CDK
CloudFormation
Pulumi
AWS ECS
DataDog
Prometheus
Grafana
ELK

Job description

Salesforce is seeking an experienced Software Engineer for the Foundations team who will build highly scalable cloud infrastructure and core systems powering AI-enabled applications. You’ll own architecture decisions, accelerate deployment velocity, and raise quality through observability and rigorous reviews.

You will mentor peers, drive secure, fault-tolerant designs, and work across a fast-paced, startup-like environment backed by enterprise scale.

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