Senior Manager of Software Engineering, DNS Engineering

Salesforce

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Work type: Remote
Location: Bellevue, WASan Francisco, CA
Salary: $172,500–$260,100 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 Manager of Software Engineering, DNS Engineering

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The Senior Manager of Software Engineering, DNS Engineering leads the team responsible for the DDI services infrastructure, including DNS, DHCP, and IPAM, which supports every Salesforce product. This leader will manage a team of engineers to oversee authoritative and recursive DNS across data centers and Hyperforce public cloud environments. Key responsibilities include setting multi-year strategies, owning Tier-0 service availability, and leading migrations to cloud-native, multi-provider DNS. The role requires expertise in BIND, dnsdist, AWS Route 53, GCP Cloud DNS, and Kubernetes-native automation like external-dns. Candidates must utilize tools such as Puppet, Terraform, Spinnaker, Splunk, and Grafana. The work involves solving critical networking problems by ensuring high-volume query performance, implementing DNSSEC, and providing DDoS resilience through automated, AI-assisted operations and self-service APIs.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $274175 from 40 postings across 13 companies.

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Skills

DNS DDI IPAM BIND dnsdist AWS Route 53 GCP Cloud DNS Kubernetes Terraform Puppet Python Go Docker CI/CD Splunk Grafana DNSSEC Infoblox TCP/IP HTTP TLS

What you'll do

Define the multi-year technical vision and roadmap for Salesforce DNS and DDI infrastructure.
Lead, hire, and develop a high-performing team of engineers and technical leaders.
Own the availability, latency, and change-safety targets for Tier-0 DNS services.
Manage the incident response process and conduct blameless postmortems to drive permanent fixes.
Lead the migration to cloud-native, multi-provider DNS on Hyperforce while retiring legacy systems.
Develop self-service DNS and IPAM APIs using policy-as-code and AI-assisted automation.
Strengthen security posture through DNSSEC, DDoS resilience, and secure record management.
Report progress, risks, and data-driven tradeoffs to senior leadership and cross-functional partners.

What we're looking for

12+ years of software engineering experience.
5+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
Deep understanding of DNS and core internet protocols including DNSSEC, TCP/IP, HTTP, and TLS.
Experience owning Tier-0 or Tier-1 services in a 24x7x365 multi-datacenter environment.
Hands-on background in distributed systems, Linux, and backend development in Python or Go (preferred).
Experience with public cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure), containers (Kubernetes, Docker), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Puppet).
Experience driving engineering productivity with AI-assisted development tools and automation.
BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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