This role pays less than
52%
of similar roles. Most pay
$150,000–$213,125
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$186k
versus about
$182k
for comparable roles.
Based on 238 similar postings.
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
106 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$148,500–$260,100
across 98 roles with salary data.
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
The Senior Site Reliability Engineer joins the Site Reliability organization to ensure cloud service availability and performance. This role involves leading incident detection, response, and resolution while proactively designing systems that utilize automation, observability, and AI-powered platforms to reduce toil. The engineer will build production-grade observability solutions, implement self-healing systems, and develop AI-driven operational tools like anomaly detection and predictive analysis pipelines. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python and Go, experience with containerized architectures using Docker and Kubernetes, and knowledge of distributed systems including DNS, HTTP, and load balancing. The role also requires expertise in workflow engines such as Temporal, Airflow, or Argo Workflows. Working within a follow-the-sun model, the engineer ensures high availability for global services by managing SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets while mentoring junior team members through code reviews and technical coaching.
What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 54 postings across 15 companies.
Site Reliability Engineering
AWS
Kubernetes
Python
Go
Java
Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD
CloudWatch
Splunk
Datadog
Dynatrace
Bash
PowerShell
FedRAMP
Distributed Systems
Load Balancing
DNS