Salesforce
Backend Software Development Engineer - Mid/Senior/Lead/Principal
$117K–$345K
California - San Francisco +2 · Office - Flexible · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 9, 2026
- Location
- California - San Francisco
Washington - Seattle
Washington - Bellevue - Experience
- 3+ years backend software development experience.
- Education
- Related technical degree required.
About the job
Develop backend software and scalable APIs for Salesforce products, integrating systems and applying AI in engineering workflows and customer-facing systems.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, test, and maintain backend applications, APIs, and integrations for Salesforce clouds and products.
- Build production-grade software for scalable, multi-tenant environments; evaluate code for quality, security, and performance.
- Develop AI-enabled systems and workflows, maintain shared system context, and participate in on-call rotations.
What they ask for
- Related technical degree.
- 3+ years of backend software development experience.
- Knowledge of object-oriented programming languages and web/API standards; experience with Spring, gRPC, REST, and HTTP.
- Experience with Agile development, AI tools in development workflows, and advanced prompt engineering.
Pay
USD $117,200 - $313,700 annually (base salary); USD $141,200 - $344,700 annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, C++, Go, C#, Ruby, Scala, Python, Node.JS
AI focus
Use AI development tools and advanced prompt engineering in software development; design systems where AI agents work within human workflows; maintain system context for reliable AI output.
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