Principal Software Engineer, Platform Security

Salesforce

Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$197,300–$313,700 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Closes
Sep 28, 2026
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $256k
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This role pays more than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$230,400 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $256k versus about $198k 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 85 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, Platform Security

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As a Principal Engineer in the Endpoint Protection & Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning team at Salesforce, you will lead end-to-end software development for complex security data pipelines and vulnerability scanning platforms. Your responsibilities include designing system architectures, building APIs and services, ensuring platform reliability, and setting engineering standards across the organization. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate systems securely and mentor junior engineers through PR reviews and technical deep dives. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of software development experience, expertise in database engineering, API development, and distributed systems, and a proven track record in infrastructure hardening and operational reliability. Strong skills in agile methodologies, security disciplines, cloud infrastructure management, and automation are essential for this high-impact role at scale.

Skills

AWS GCP Azure Unix/Linux Python Ruby TCP/IP SDN REST API Database Engineering Event-Driven Architectures Distributed Systems CI/CD Agile Scrum Mentorship Security Engineering Vulnerability Analysis Firewalls Encryption IAM ELB S3 EMR OSI Stack MTTR Reduction System Design Records Architecture Decision Records

What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end software development for complex security data pipelines.
  • Own system architecture for vulnerability scanning and endpoint protection platforms.
  • Drive platform reliability through monitoring, alerting frameworks, and infrastructure hardening.
  • Design APIs and services including REST API optimization and policy evaluation engines.
  • Set engineering standards for code quality, design consistency, and documentation practices.
  • Mentor Lead and Senior Engineers through PR reviews, sprint planning, and technical deep dives.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of core software development experience with mastery in multiple programming languages.
  • Strong foundation in database engineering, API development, and data pipeline construction.
  • Proven ability to deliver large, sophisticated projects across the full software lifecycle.
  • Experience with infrastructure hardening and operational reliability strategies.
  • Ability to design systems at scale and craft architectural vision for complex projects.
  • Skilled in fostering cross-functional technical collaboration and mentorship within teams.
  • Strong engineering process discipline including PR reviews, sprint execution, and documentation.

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