Senior / Lead Software Engineer - Database/Distributed Storage Engineering

Salesforce

Actively hiring
Remote (California - San Francisco, US) Posted 34 days ago $117,200–$260,100 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

The Salesforce Database (SDB) team seeks a Senior/Lead Software Engineer to join their fast-paced, metrics-driven environment focused on developing scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant transactional and distributed systems for public clouds. This role involves hands-on implementation and design of enterprise-grade solutions in Java or C within Unix/Linux environments, leveraging modern object-oriented programming techniques. The ideal candidate will have experience with telemetry and metrics to ensure operational excellence, as well as a strong background in Agile development and the ability to mentor team members. Familiarity with Kubernetes and public cloud platforms like GCP is beneficial for deploying highly available distributed systems that provide durable data storage capabilities.

Skills

Java C Unix/Linux Agile Kubernetes GCP Relational Databases Distributed Storage Telemetry Metrics CI/CD Python PostgreSQL Maven Git Jenkins Docker AWS SQL

What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant transactional systems.
  • Develop distributed storage solutions for enterprise production environments.
  • Write precise prompts and cultivate system context for reliable AI outputs.
  • Use telemetry and metrics to drive operational excellence in cloud systems.
  • Mentor team members and contribute to continual improvement of team performance.

What we're looking for

  • Experience designing and developing scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant transactional and distributed systems in enterprise environments.
  • Proficiency in Java or C in a Unix/Linux environment with modern object-oriented programming techniques.
  • Expertise in using telemetry and metrics to drive operational excellence and improve system reliability.
  • Strong background in Agile development methodology and continuous improvement of team performance.
  • Meticulous approach to code quality, including writing functional and unit tests and reviewing teammates' code.
  • Effective communication and leadership skills with the ability to mentor and be mentored by others.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes and APIs provided by public cloud vendors like GCP for deploying and managing applications.

Market check

Salary context

This $117,200–$260,100 range sits above 64% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$125,612–$230,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$146,071–$217,725

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Salesforce

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 66 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,500–$260,100 across 59 roles with salary data.

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