Software Engineer, Data & Observability Platforms

Salesforce

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On-site
Location
San Francisco, CAChicago, ILNew York, NYAtlanta, GADallas, TX
Salary
$117,200–$223,900 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $171k
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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 · Software Engineer, Data & Observability Platforms

Software Engineer, Data & Observability Platforms — MTS/SMTS will join the IT Employee Success and Finance Platform team to build robust infrastructure supporting internal operations. The role involves designing and operating telemetry, logging, and alerting systems that move beyond reactive monitoring toward proactive, agent-assisted issue detection and root-cause analysis. You will develop data pipelines to integrate information from Workday, Salesforce, and other enterprise systems to support reporting and emerging AI use cases. Key responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and security scans while developing scalable services using open-source technologies on AWS and GCP. Candidates should be proficient in Java, Python, or Go, and possess experience in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms. This role solves the challenge of providing real-time visibility into system health and reliability for critical corporate functions.

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, and operate telemetry, logging, and alerting systems to provide real-time visibility into system health.
  • Develop AI-assisted observability tools for proactive issue detection and automated root-cause analysis.
  • Build and evolve data pipelines that integrate information from Workday, Salesforce, and other enterprise systems.
  • Create scalable infrastructure and services using open-source technologies on AWS and GCP platforms.
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning and automated testing gates.
  • Develop reusable technical patterns, standards, and documentation to improve developer experience and data reliability.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Professional software development experience building and operating production systems.
  • Proficiency in one or more relevant programming languages such as Java, Python, or Go.
  • Experience with or interest in observability, telemetry, logging, alerting, data pipelines, or data platforms.
  • Familiarity with open-source technologies, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and security practices.
  • Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS (GCP experience is a plus).
  • Understanding of distributed systems, scalability, reliability, and system-design principles.
  • Experience applying AI or agentic approaches to observability, incident investigation, monitoring, or operational tooling (preferred).

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