Principal Member of Technical Staff, Software Engineering

Salesforce

full-time

Posted on: 9/6/2025

Location: California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $211,500 - $334,600 per year

Lead

AnsibleAWSChefCloudGoLinuxMacOSPythonSFDCTerraform

About the role

Define and drive a unified technical vision and long-term strategy for SCM and CI/CD across Slack
Architect and lead implementation of scalable, observable, resilient infrastructure across AWS and on-prem systems using IaC (Terraform, Chef, Ansible)
Harmonize technology and processes across Linux, macOS, and Windows CI fleets, establishing shared standards, tooling, and observability (KPIs)
Pioneer integration of AI/ML into CI/CD pipelines to automate workflows and enhance developer productivity
Act as technical leader and mentor across multiple teams, fostering innovation and collaboration
Lead complex cross-functional projects from conception to completion, aligning with company objectives
Improve and maintain existing services, balancing strategic work with operational excellence (KTLO)
Participate in on-call rotation to ensure reliability and availability of developer-facing systems

Extensive experience (10+ years) in DevOps, Infrastructure, or Site Reliability Engineering
Proven track record architecting and managing large-scale, mission-critical systems across Linux, macOS, and Windows
Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS
Strong command of Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Chef, or Ansible
Experience managing and scaling Source Control Management systems (e.g., GitHub Enterprise) preferred
Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Go, Python, or Bash
Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD systems (Buildkite, GitHub Actions, CircleCI)
Forward-thinking mindset and interest in applying AI/ML to developer tooling and infrastructure
Exceptional leadership and communication skills; ability to mentor engineers and drive consensus
Pragmatic problem-solving skills, ability to thrive in ambiguity and act with bias for action