# Senior / Lead / Principal Software Engineer - Foundations Team

**Company**: Salesforce
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $117,200 - $313,700 annually
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join a high-ownership, high-velocity engineering team working at the frontier of AI and modern software development. As a Software Engineer on the Foundations team, you'll build the infrastructure and critical systems that power Salesforce's operations , highly scalable cloud infrastructure, robust CI/CD pipelines, advanced observability, and top-tier engineering tools.

**Responsibilities:**

- Architect & Build: Lead the design and implementation of secure, fault-tolerant, and highly available cloud infrastructure on public cloud services.

- System Optimization: Continuously improve system performance, identify bottlenecks, and deploy optimizations for smooth operation at scale for highly-trafficked services.

- CI/CD Evolution: Lead the evolution of Continuous Integration and Deployment pipelines in a multi-service environment, reducing complexity and increasing resilience.

- Infrastructure Management: Plan and execute timely infrastructure upgrades and changes using infrastructure-as-code to enable faster execution, improved scale, and increased cost efficiency.

- Observability: Leverage tools like DataDog, Sentry, and others to monitor system infrastructure, configure alerts for anomalies, and proactively ensure system health.

- Documentation & Standards: Define, promote, and maintain runbooks, operating procedures, and system architecture diagrams. Uphold high standards of quality through rigorous testing and code reviews.

- Mentorship: Act as a force multiplier by providing technical guidance, mentoring other engineers, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.

- Agility: Embrace a culture of flexibility and efficiency, moving fast to capture opportunities while wearing multiple hats in a startup environment.

**Requirements:**

- 5+ years of experience in professional software development with a strong emphasis on backend systems, cloud platforms, and infrastructure.

- Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python, Typescript, or Ruby.

- Deep experience architecting secure solutions on cloud-based infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure).

- Proven experience in automated provisioning using tools like Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.

- Experience with automated deployments using container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, AWS ECS, or Docker.

- Strong hands-on experience with monitoring and logging tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK.

- Familiarity with SQL, RDBMS (PostgreSQL preferred), and data warehousing solutions (e.g., ClickHouse).

- Proficiency in AI-assisted software development (e.g., Claude, Cursor, etc.).

- B.S. or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.

**Benefits:**

- Time off programs

- Medical, dental, vision

- Mental health support

- Paid parental leave

- Life and disability insurance

- 401(k)

- Employee stock purchasing program

## Skills

### Required
- Go
- Python
- Typescript
- Ruby
- Terraform
- CDK
- CloudFormation
- Pulumi
- Kubernetes
- AWS ECS
- Docker
- DataDog
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- ELK
- PostgreSQL
- ClickHouse

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