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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineering SMTS/LMTS - **Company:** Salesforce Inc. - **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $148,500.0 - $260,100.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), Databases, Relational Databases, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Release Management, Salesforce.Com, Software Engineering, System Programming, Data Logging, Data Processing, Multithreading, System Availability, Information Technology - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://salesforce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Career_Site/job/Washington---Bellevue/Software-Engineering-SMTS-LMTS_JR352971 ## About the Role Are you a database expert, or passionate about building database technologies that supports relentless growth and innovation? We are looking for experienced Core Database Internal Engineers with a strong database internals and distributed systems background to work in a team responsible for architecting, developing and testing the next generation of RDBMS. You will join a team of world class, highly motivated software engineers and database experts. You will design and develop robust and highly scalable software products to support the staggering growth of Salesforce. You will need familiarity with database internals, distributed systems or networking, interest in system programming, exceptional software engineering skills, and relish the opportunity to work on very complex, highly concurrent, highly scalable and resilient systems. You must have a proven track record of success where you demonstrated end to end ownership of architecture, design, implementation, monitoring, testing, and product support on large mission critical systems at petabyte scale. Areas where you may be working on include logging/recovery, distributed lock management, replication, high availability, compression, cache management, encryption, scale out, monitoring, and serviceability. We work in a fast paced, highly collaborative, agile environment. We are a hybrid team that values end to end service ownership, from conception to architecture, design to implementation, testing to deployment to customer engagement and service., * BS or higher degree in Computer Science. * 4+ years for SMTS/6+ YOE for LMTS industry experience in system or database internals programming. * 4+ years for SMTS/6+ YOE for LMTS technical leadership in architecture and design of enterprise server platform or systems. * Deep expertise with distributed systems and consensus algorithms. * Experience with highly concurrent multi-threaded/multi-process data structures and design. * Innovator with good ideas, strong problem solving and communication skills, and a results oriented attitude. * Ability to learn quickly and deliver high quality code in a fast-paced, dynamic agile team environment. * Strong Java or C programming skills. Desired Skills: * PostgreSQL software development experience and community involvement as a contributor would be a huge plus. * Experience building a high-performance large-scale database platform. ## Description * Lead a team to design and develop core database system functionalities. * Come up with new architecture and design to solve complex scalability problems. * Come up with innovative ideas to improve robustness and performance. * Implement comprehensive functional and system-test for your area of responsibility and for overall database quality. * Debug, conduct root cause analysis, diagnose defect. * Actively participate in release and deployment process. ## Related Videos - [Crypto-secure Data Management with In-Database Blockchain](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/632-crypto-secure-data-management-with-in-database-blockchain) - [Optimizing Discovery: PostgreSQL's Role in Transforming GetYourGuide's Search](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1647-optimizing-discovery-postgresql-s-role-in-transforming-getyourguide-s-search) - [How building an industry DBMS differs from building a research one](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/768-how-building-an-industry-dbms-differs-from-building-a-research-one) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Tracking vehicles at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1999-tracking-vehicles-at-scale) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Software Developer Salary in Switzerland [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/215-software-developer-salary-in-switzerland-2023) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)