Distributed Systems Software Engineer – Mid/Senior/Lead/Principal

Salesforce

Distributed Systems Software Engineer at Salesforce developing resilient distributed systems and cloud infrastructure tools. Collaborating with multiple teams for public cloud platforms like AWS and GCP.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $117,200 - $313,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesMicroservicesOpen SourcePostgresPythonRubySpinnakerTerraformZookeeper

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver cloud infrastructure automation tools, frameworks, workflows, and validation platforms on our public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, or Alibaba
Designing, developing, debugging, and operating resilient distributed systems that run across thousands of compute nodes in multiple data centers
Using and contributing to open source technology (Spinnaker, Zookeeper, etc.)
Developing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
Writing microservices on containerization frameworks such as Kubernetes, Docker, Mesos
Resolving complex technical issues and drive innovations that improve system availability, resilience, and performance
Participate in the team’s on-call rotation to address complex problems in real-time and keep services operational and highly available

Requirements

What you’ll need

A related technical degree required
3+ years backend software development experience
Deep knowledge of programming in Java, Golang, Python, or Ruby
Experience owning and operating multiple instances of a critical service
Experience with Agile development methodology and Test Driven Development
Experience with critical infrastructure services including, monitoring, alerting, logging, and reporting applications
Experience with distributed database system and relational databases like postgres is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

wellbeing reimbursement
generous parental leave
adoption assistance
fertility benefits
medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
mental health support
life and disability insurance
401(k) plan
employee stock purchasing program

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud infrastructure automationInfrastructure-as-CodeTerraformmicroservicesKubernetesDockerJavaGolangPythonRuby

Soft Skills

problem solvinginnovationteam collaborationreal-time troubleshootingresiliencesystem availability

Certifications

related technical degree