Design and build APIs and services including REST API optimization, policy evaluation engines, integration adapter registries, and projection/aggregation services.
Set engineering standards across the team for code quality, design consistency, and documentation practices.
Mentor and guide other engineers on team through PR reviews, sprint planning, and technical deep dives.
Collaborate cross-functionally with security architects, platform teams, and partner engineering orgs to ensure clean system integration and dependency alignment
Support on-call operations on a rotating schedule, including flexibility for major incidents across time zones.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery, enforce engineering rigor, and support multi-language development.
What We're Looking For
Required
7+ years of core software development experience with mastery in multiple programming languages and platforms.
Strong foundation in database engineering, API development, and data pipeline construction, including experience with event-driven architectures, and distributed systems
Demonstrated ability to craft and deliver large, sophisticated projects across the full software lifecycle, including experience with products released for public consumption across multiple releases.
Proven experience with infrastructure hardening and operational reliability (alerting, availability monitoring, MTTR reduction).
Ability to design systems at scale including experience with architecture reviews, design documentation, and cross-team alignment; experience working with engineering teams, architects, and executive leadership to craft architectural vision and roadmap.
Develops technical performance architecture that solves the most complex performance and scalability challenges, with the ability to drive long-term design strategies spanning multiple complex projects.
Strong engineering process discipline: PR reviews, design reviews, sprint execution, and documentation; experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and short release cycles
Ability to provide mentorship to team members, supporting their understanding of architecture and aiding in their technical growth
Skilled at fostering cross-functional technical collaboration to surface, escalate, and resolve critical issues effectively.
Ability to deliver technical reports and performance presentations to customers and at industry events
A related technical degree required
Preferred
Familiarity with Endpoint Detect and Response(EDR) or Vulnerability scanning is a plus
Familiarity with security tooling ecosystems
Experience working on or with security data pipelines
Responsibilities
Ensure company and customer data remains secure, utilizing knowledge of a wide variety of security disciplines, including network, application and infrastructure security.
Audit Salesforce cloud infrastructure against industry and company security standards, develop uplift plan, and execute on plan to align cloud infrastructure with those standards.
Collaborate with various internal teams, including infrastructure, engineering, operations, and product development to design and architect infrastructure (i.e. network, operating system, databases) and applications to protect against attackers.
Serve as a hands-on technical specialist, responsible for handling the complex and detailed technical work necessary to establish and maintain enhanced cloud security.
Architect, configure, manage, and deploy technologies to improve Salesforce’s ability to prevent intrusions. Track down targeted vulnerabilities and defend against active adversaries. Research, gather threat intelligence and build, optimize, and automate systems to consume threat feeds and track adversaries
Create innovative solutions to complex security problems, including the design and use of software to identify security issues, deploy security solutions, and perform reporting activities
Mentor and guide engineering teams to achieve team deliverables.
Communicate clearly to both Engineering and Executive audiences.
Desired Qualifications
You have 5+ years experience in a computer network-related occupation
You have 2+ years experience in each of the following skills
Unix/Linux system administration, including working with Windows environments and hardening guidelines;
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure and other public and private cloud infrastructure (EC2, VPC, ELB, S3, EMR, IAM); and
Building and operating secure infrastructures
You have some experience in each of the following skills
Security disciplines including security engineering, vulnerability analysis, firewalls, and encryption technologies
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking, such as Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) stack, TCP, and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
Writing code in programming languages such as Python,and Ruby to automate software/systems
Utilizing knowledge of core protocols and cryptographic standards to guide secure implementations
Security technologies, including host and network-based protection and detection technologies
Network, host and application security practices
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.

The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $207,800 - $285,800 annually.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
