Salesforce
Senior / Lead / Principal Software Engineer - Foundations Team (Infrastructure/Platform)
$117K–$314K
California - Remote +2 · Remote Home-Based · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- California - Remote
Washington - Seattle Metro - Remote
Georgia - Atlanta Metro - Remote - Experience
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with emphasis on backend systems, cloud platforms, and infrastructure.
- Education
- B.S. or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Build and operate foundational cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, and engineering systems that support scalable services and customer experiences.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and optimize secure, highly available cloud infrastructure and systems.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines and manage infrastructure changes using infrastructure-as-code.
- Monitor system health, maintain operational documentation and standards, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in Go, Python, Typescript, or Ruby.
- Experience architecting secure cloud infrastructure and automated provisioning with infrastructure-as-code.
- Experience with container orchestration and hands-on monitoring and logging tools.
- Proficiency in AI-assisted software development; B.S. or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
Nice to have
- PostgreSQL is preferred.
Pay
$117,200 - $313,700 annually (base salary)
Tools
Go, Python, Typescript, Ruby, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Terraform
AI focus
Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or Cursor to accelerate software development. Salesforce also states that it uses AI tools to help assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications.
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