Senior Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure

Salesforce

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$148,500–$223,900 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
1 day ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Feb 2, 2027

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $169k
This role $186k
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This role pays more than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$193,568 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $186k versus about $169k for comparable roles.

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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

Salesforce currently has 163 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure

Senior Software Engineer- Network Infrastructure joins the team managing the Salesforce API Platform’s runtime plane. This role involves developing and maintaining an extensible infrastructure layer that applies API policies, handles requests, enforces security, and executes sophisticated routing rules for service-to-service and customer-to-service communication via proxies. The candidate will work with Envoy, Istio, NGINX, Kubernetes, Helm charts, Spinnaker, and Terraform to ensure high availability and operational excellence. Required technical skills include proficiency in Golang, Java, or C++ within Linux/UNIX environments, alongside deep knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS termination, HTTP proxies, and network load balancing. The role focuses on the core infrastructure problem of managing a mission-critical service's runtime plane using Infrastructure as Code principles, CI/CD workflows, and telemetry to maintain secure, high-performing communication pathways between services.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and manage the Salesforce API Platform’s runtime plane to apply policies and enforce security.
  • Execute sophisticated routing rules to direct requests to appropriate upstream services.
  • Maintain and extend infrastructure layers using Envoy, Istio, and NGINX proxies.
  • Manage large-scale cluster systems and mission-critical services using Kubernetes and Helm charts.
  • Automate cloud infrastructure using tools like Terraform and Spinnaker for CI/CD pipelines.
  • Implement network technologies including TCP/IP, DNS, TLS termination, and load balancing.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to resolve complex issues and ensure high availability.
  • Utilize telemetry and metrics to drive operational excellence and monitor system performance.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of development experience.
  • Proficiency with Golang, Java and/or C++ in a Linux/UNIX data center environment.
  • Experience operating large scale cluster management systems like Kubernetes for mission critical services.
  • Strong knowledge of network technologies including TCP/IP, DNS, TLS termination, HTTP proxies, and load balancing.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure automation tools, frameworks, workflows, and validation platforms.
  • Working knowledge of CI/CD, configuration management, and Infrastructure as Code principles like Spinnaker or Terraform.
  • Experience with Agile methodology, Test-Driven Development, and delivering secure code.
  • Experience using telemetry and metrics to drive operational excellence.

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