Salesforce
GovCloud Distributed Systems Software Engineer
$172K–$286K
Washington - Bellevue +3 · Office Tech-Flexible · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- Washington - Bellevue
Colorado - Denver
Virginia - Herndon
California - San Francisco - Experience
- 5+ years backend software development experience.
- Education
- A related technical degree required.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Citizen operating on U.S. Soil and meet applicable customer and government screening standards, including a Criminal Justice Information Services screening with fingerprint scan.
About the job
Designs, builds, and operates secure, highly available distributed systems and cloud infrastructure for Salesforce GovCloud, using AI tools as part of the engineering workflow.
What you'll do
- Develop and operate resilient distributed systems, infrastructure automation, and production-grade backend services.
- Use AI development tools and advanced prompt engineering; maintain system context and evaluate code for quality, security, and performance.
- Respond to on-call issues and improve service availability, resilience, and performance.
What they ask for
- Related technical degree.
- 5+ years backend software development experience.
- Deep programming knowledge in Java, Golang, Python, or Ruby; experience owning and operating multiple instances of a critical service.
- Experience with Agile development, Test Driven Development, and critical infrastructure services; advanced prompt engineering and AI-tool experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed database systems and relational databases like postgres.
Pay
$172,500 - $260,100 annually (base salary, USD); $207,800 - $285,800 annually (base salary, USD)
Tools
Java, Golang, Python, Ruby, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform
AI focus
AI is a core part of development: use AI tools in engineering workflows, apply advanced prompt engineering, maintain system context, integrate AI agents into human workflows, and assess AI-generated code.
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