Networking/Security Software Engineer – SMTS

Salesforce

Software Security Engineer at Salesforce ensuring security for the world’s #1 CRM. Involved in designing and maintaining DDoS solutions for internal and external customers.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeHyderabad • 🇮🇳 IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaPerlPythonSplunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Code, Design, architect, engineer, and operate cutting-edge DDoS solutions to provide protection across multiple substrates.
Partner with other engineering teams and executives to develop short- and long-term security, product, and service strategies.
Collaborate with other teams to solve security problems with minimal disruption to other business functions.
Drive continuous improvement of policies, procedures, and technology.
Interact with industry experts, partners, internal staff, and auditors.
Work effectively as part of a geographically distributed team.
Occasional travel is required (domestic and international).

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years experience in Software Engineering (Networking & Security)
3+ years of experience in networking, security, or DDoS.
3+ years of hands-on experience with one or more of Java, Python, Go, Bash, JSON, or Perl to enable software and network interaction.
3+ years of experience in a high-availability 24/7 environment (cloud platforms are a plus).
Familiarity with denial-of-service attacks, mitigation strategies, and industry best practices.
Experience with log analysis and monitoring systems such as Splunk, ELK, Grafana, etc.
Hands-on experience designing and maintaining leading-edge distributed denial-of-service solutions for large-scale networks.
Hands-on experience designing and maintaining public cloud environments, networking, and security controls.
Industry-level expertise in one or more of the following networking/security aspects: Network security platforms, including segmentation, ACLs, and DDoS protection. Examples include: Software: iptables, IPsec, VPN, IPS/IDS, firewall management platforms, ACL compilers, and tooling (Capirca).
VM and container network stacks.
Network security architectures and implementations in public clouds (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaPythonGoBashJSONPerllog analysismonitoring systemsnetwork security architecturesDDoS solutions

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementcommunicationteamwork