GovCloud Software Engineer

Salesforce

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CAHerndon, VABellevue, WA
Salary
$117,200–$223,900 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
13 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Feb 22, 2027

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This role $171k
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This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $134,314–$199,650 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $171k versus about $167k for comparable roles.

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Salesforce is the world''s leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform, offering cloud-based software for sales, service, marketing, analytics, and application development. Industry: Enterprise Software & Cloud Computing

Salesforce currently has 221 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · GovCloud Software Engineer

The GovCloud Software Engineer joins the GovCloud Developer Platform team to support a large-scale distributed systems engineering platform for high-compliance environments. In this role, you will work within team-defined designs to deliver robust product onboarding experiences, cloud-native services, and resilient infrastructure. Daily responsibilities include building and maintaining microservices, authoring substrate-aware configurations, modules, and templates, and resolving system issues with high test coverage. You will collaborate with senior engineers to ensure high availability and security compliance while participating in on-call rotations. The position requires proficiency in Python, Go, or Java, along with experience using Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes. You must demonstrate skills in Agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development to maintain a clean codebase while solving complex technical problems within a high-compliance cloud environment.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain microservices and cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Implement microservices and cloud-native services within team-defined designs and architectures.
  • Author substrate-aware configurations, modules, and templates based on established team patterns.
  • Analyze, debug, and resolve standard system issues to support feature delivery with high test coverage.
  • Participate in the team’s on-call rotation to handle alerts and troubleshoot operational problems.
  • Write clean, maintainable code to ensure the codebase remains in good condition.
  • Deliver robust product onboarding experiences and resilient infrastructure for high-compliance environments.

What we're looking for

  • 2 - 4 years of experience in a software development role building and managing cloud infrastructure or distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern language such as Python, Go, or Java.
  • Familiarity with cloud-native tooling and orchestration such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience working within Agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
  • Experience writing well-tested, clean, and maintainable code.
  • Strong willingness to ask questions, learn system architectures, and collaborate effectively with a team.

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