Sr./Lead Software Engineer, Enterprise PKI

Salesforce

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Remote, USA · New York, NY · Bellevue, WA · San Francisco, CA Posted 22 days ago $148,500–$260,100 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Senior or Lead Software Engineer on the Enterprise Security Technology team at Salesforce, you will design, develop, and operate highly scalable PKI infrastructure, including CA hierarchies, RA functions, OCSP responders, and certificate lifecycle automation. You’ll collaborate with security architects to align PKI solutions with organizational policies and compliance requirements while driving the technical roadmap for secure key management and high-assurance identity use cases. Your day-to-day involves building production-grade software using modern engineering practices and integrating AI tools into your workflow to enhance code quality and system reliability. Required skills include hands-on experience with EJBCA or similar CA/RA platforms, proficiency in scripting languages like Python or Golang, and a strong understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines. Additionally, you must demonstrate an AI-first approach to engineering, including the use of AI tools in development workflows and advanced prompt engineering skills.

Skills

Python Golang Java Linux Git DevOps CI/CD EJBCA X.509 CRL OCSP SCEP EST ACME CMP Trusted Platform Module Hardware Security Module Kubernetes Istio SPIRE cert-manager NIST ISO SOC 2 OWASP CWE MFA Zero Trust secrets management

What you'll do

  • Design and implement PKI infrastructure including CA hierarchies and RA functions.
  • Drive technical roadmap for certificate lifecycle automation and secure key management.
  • Build high-quality software using modern engineering practices and AI integration.
  • Contribute to documentation, operational runbooks, and incident response for PKI issues.
  • Maintain system context enabling reliable and secure AI outputs in production.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with PKI systems including EJBCA or similar CA/RA platforms.
  • Proficient in scripting or programming languages (Python, Golang, Java) and Linux environments.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD, monitoring, and production system ownership.
  • Demonstrated use of AI tools in development workflows with advanced prompt engineering skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Cybersecurity required.

Market check

Salary context

This $148,500–$260,100 range sits above 52% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$169,000–$227,550

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$166,100–$230,400

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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 66 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,500–$260,100 across 59 roles with salary data.

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