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From the employer's careers site First seen 1 Nov 2026

Software Engineer

Salary

$148,500 - $223,900 annually

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Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our team, which develops and manages the Salesforce API Platform's runtime plane. The successful candidate will have 4+ years of development experience, proficiency with Golang, Java, and/or C++ in a Linux/UNIX data center environment, and experience in operating large-scale cluster management systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and manage the Salesforce API Platform's runtime plane
  • Apply API policies, handle requests, and enforce security
  • Execute sophisticated routing rules to the appropriate upstream services
  • Work with Envoy and Istio to build an extensible infrastructure layer

Requirements:

  • 4+ years of development experience
  • Proficiency with Golang, Java, and/or C++ in a Linux/UNIX data center environment
  • Experience in operating large-scale cluster management systems (e.g., Kubernetes)
  • Strong knowledge of network technologies, such as TCP/IP, DNS, TLS termination, HTTP proxies, network load balancing
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure automation tools, frameworks, workflows, and validation platforms
  • Working knowledge of CI/CD, configuration management, and Infrastructure as Code principles
  • Experience with Agile development methodology and Test-Driven Development
  • Participation in the team's on-call rotation to address complex problems in real-time

What does success look like in your first 60-90 days?

  • Ability to quickly learn the technical stack, including OSS service mesh technologies, Kubernetes, Helm charts, Spinnaker, load balancing, security groups
  • Developing a strong understanding of network technologies, such as TCP/IP, DNS, TLS termination, HTTP proxies
  • Openness to working in an agile environment, delivering within milestones and dependency constraints, while focusing on quality coding, test coverage, high availability, and security

Benefits:

  • Time off programs
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Mental health support
  • Paid parental leave
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Employee stock purchasing program

The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $223,900 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $246,000 annually.

Skills

Required

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