Senior Lead Principal Software Engineer, Foundations Team

Salesforce

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
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Work type
Remote
Location
CaliforniaSeattle, WAAtlanta, GA
Salary
$117,200–$313,700 / yr
Posted
29 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

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This role $215k
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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

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TL;DR · Senior Lead Principal Software Engineer, Foundations Team

Senior / Lead / Principal Software Engineer - Foundations Team (Infrastructure/Platform) joins a high-velocity engineering team focused on building foundational infrastructure, scalable cloud systems, and critical internal tools. You will design and implement secure, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure, manage CI/CD pipelines in multi-service environments, and perform system optimizations to improve performance for highly-trafficked services. The role involves managing infrastructure as code, enhancing observability through monitoring and alerting, and providing technical mentorship to other engineers. Required skills include proficiency in Go, Python, TypeScript, or Ruby; experience with AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure; and expertise in Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, or Pulumi. You will also utilize Kubernetes, Docker, DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK. The work addresses large-scale distributed systems challenges to support real-time customer interactions while utilizing AI-assisted development tools like Claude and Cursor.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement secure, fault-tolerant, and highly available cloud infrastructure on public cloud services.
  • Optimize system performance by identifying bottlenecks and deploying solutions for high-traffic services.
  • Evolve CI/CD pipelines in multi-service environments to reduce complexity and increase deployment resilience.
  • Manage infrastructure upgrades using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to improve scale and cost efficiency.
  • Monitor system health and configure alerts using tools like DataDog, Sentry, and Prometheus.
  • Create and maintain runbooks, operating procedures, and detailed system architecture diagrams.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers to foster a culture of excellence.

What we're looking for

  • Hold a B.S. or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
  • Have 5+ years of professional software development experience focused on backend systems, cloud platforms, and infrastructure.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python, TypeScript, or Ruby.
  • Possess deep experience architecting secure solutions on public cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
  • Have proven experience in automated provisioning using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
  • Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, AWS ECS, or Docker is required.
  • Possess hands-on experience with monitoring and logging tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK.
  • Be proficient in AI-assisted software development tools like Claude or Cursor to accelerate output.

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