Salesforce
Software Security Engineer (Distributed Systems)
$117K–$286K
California - San Francisco · Office - Flexible · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years for MTS or 5+ years for SMTS in Security Engineering, focused on building tools.
About the job
Build automated security systems and tools to protect Salesforce’s distributed services and cloud infrastructure on GCP.
What you'll do
- Develop and integrate security tools and scripts into CI/CD pipelines, and secure Terraform/IaC templates.
- Lead risk-based vulnerability remediation and partner with DevOps and Product teams on threat modeling and architecture reviews.
- Support SOC2 and ISO 27001 audits and troubleshoot production security issues using distributed tracing and monitoring tools.
What they ask for
- Strong experience in Go, Java, or Python, with understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and automation.
- Deep experience with GCP (similar) and Terraform for cloud security posture and infrastructure.
- Practical experience with network protocols, Linux OS hardening, and modern attack vectors.
- Cross-functional collaboration with DevOps to embed security into the SDLC.
Nice to have
- Experience in secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
- Familiarity with Docker or Kubernetes, or experience contributing to open source tools.
Pay
$117,200 - $260,100 annually (base salary); $141,200 - $285,800 annually (base salary)
Tools
GCP, Terraform, Go, Java, Python, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes
AI focus
The team builds a GCP platform for agentic solutions on Salesforce and supports integration with Gemini AI models; this role focuses on securing the platform and distributed systems.
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