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Senior Software Engineer

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Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Jan 6, 2026

Description

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on software engineer to join a team of highly motivated software engineers and infrastructure experts. Your charter will be to deliver multi substrate infrastructure automation tools , frameworks, workflows, and validation platforms, applying AI tools, that help Salesforce scale infrastructure to meet the phenomenal growth we are experiencing.

Attributes of an ideal candidate

- A solid foundation in software and storage design and implementation, with particular focus in cloud services.

- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, and passion for data-driven, iterative improvement to code and process.

- Fast learner, capable of working in a fast-paced ambiguous environment with focus on delivery.

- Development and/or operational experience with cloud infrastructure technologies such as AWS

- Experience in applying AI to practical solutions - data modeling, applications of models, data analytics.

- Experience with datacenter technologies including compute, storage, network, and application lifecycle management.

- Experience with live-site management, feature delivery, and retirement of technical debt of an always-on service.

Example job responsibilities and opportunities for this position:

- Design, implement and maintain the automated cloud infrastructure on which the Salesforce service runs.

- Resolve complex technical issues that cut across multiple subsystems.

- Guide junior team members across the organization.

- Create, maintain and share technical documentation used by engineers and other team members.

Requirements

- 5+ years of industry experience in software development, design and testing.

- Design and implementation experience of large projects with multiple teams

- Development experience with Go, Java or Python.

- Development experience in a Linux/UNIX environment

- Deep understanding of algorithms and data structures

- Bachelor's degree in CS or any engineering discipline, or equivalent experience

- Excellent English-language written and verbal communication skills

For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: 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.