Senior/Lead Distributed Systems Software Engineer, Cloud Infra

Salesforce

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Location
San Francisco, CA
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Posted
116 days ago
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Nov 30, 2026

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TL;DR · Senior/Lead Distributed Systems Software Engineer, Cloud Infra

The Senior/Lead Distributed Systems Software Engineer(Cloud Infra) joins the engineering team to design and develop high-quality, production-ready code for a microservice multi-tenant SaaS cloud distributed filesystem environment. The role involves envisioning and building new components and frameworks to provide scale and efficiency within an evolving market technology. Key responsibilities include researching network software, mentoring junior engineers, performing code reviews, and managing deployment process automation. The candidate must demonstrate mastery in systems design, distributed filesystems, and object-oriented programming using Java, Python, and SQL with Postgres or Trino. Technical requirements include experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, and proficiency in queues, locks, and event-driven architecture. Preferred skills include Kafka, Elasticsearch, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and experience with Big-Data or ML.

What you'll do

  • Envision and build new components and frameworks in distributed filesystems to provide scale and efficiency.
  • Design and develop high-quality, production-ready code for a multi-tenant SaaS cloud platform.
  • Build efficient algorithms and components for a distributed filesystem environment.
  • Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and provide technical guidance to the team.
  • Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs.
  • Automate deployment processes and contribute to scrum ceremonies including planning and retrospectives.
  • Resolve complex technical issues to improve system scalability, robustness, and availability.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to maintain service operationality and high availability.

What we're looking for

  • Mastery in systems design and platforms with 6+ years of software development experience.
  • Deep knowledge of designing distributed filesystems in both on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Deep knowledge of object-oriented programming, Java, Python, and strong SQL skills with relational and non-relational databases.
  • Experience developing SAAS products over public cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Proven experience in designing and developing distributed systems at scale.
  • Proficiency in queues, locks, scheduling, event-driven architecture, and workload distribution.
  • Design patterns and experience with Big-Data/ML and S3 (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience with Streaming technologies like Kafka, Elastic Search, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker (preferred).

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