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# Senior/Lead Distributed Systems Software Engineer(Cloud Infra)

- **Company:** Salesforce Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $117,200.0 - $313,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Computer Networks, Relational Databases, Database Queries, Software Design Patterns, File Systems, Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Scrum Methodology, Salesforce.Com, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Utility Software, Software Organization, Scripting, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Non-relational Database, Video Streaming, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://salesforce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Career_Site/job/California---San-Francisco/Sr-Lead-Backend-Software-Engineer--Infrastructure_JR303819

## About the Role

* Mastery in Systems design and platforms with 6+ years of software development experience
 * Deep knowledge of designing distributed filesystems in both on-prem & cloud
 * Deep knowledge of object-oriented programming and other scripting languages: Java, Python along with Strong SQL skills and experience with relational and non-relational databases e.g. (Postgress/Trino/).
 * Experience with developing SAAS products over public cloud infrastructure - AWS/Azure/GCP.
 * Proven experience in designing and developing distributed systems at scale.
 * Proficiency in queues, locks, scheduling, event-driven architecture, and workload distribution, along with a deep understanding of relational database and non-relational databases.
 * A deeper understanding of software development best practices and demonstrate leadership skills.

Preferred Skills:
Design patterns & Experience with Big-Data/ML and S3 Hands-on experience with Streaming technologies like Kafka Experience with Elastic Search Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker Experience working in a high-paced and rapidly growing multinational organization

## Description

Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Update software or enhance existing software capabilities. Contribute to the success of the scrum team through code reviews, deployment process automation, documentation, refinement, planning, and retros. Lead, collaborate, communicate, and mentor others on the team and in the company. Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver a roadmap to meet shared business goals. Resolve complex technical issues and drive innovations that improve system scalability, robustness, and availability. Troubleshoot issues with the services that team develops and owns. Participate in the team's on-call rotation to keep services operational and highly available. Create, maintain, and share technical documentation used by engineers and other team members. Telecommuting is an option. Some travel to Salesforce offices may be required.


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