Senior Software Engineer – Ultra Messaging

Salesforce

Senior Software Engineer developing low-level systems for real-time financial data flows at Salesforce. Joining a specialized team in building one of the industry's demanding middleware platforms.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $148,500 - $223,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Java.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analyze requirements for new features, enhancements, and bug fixes; produce clear requirements documents.
Evaluate the existing codebase to determine optimal design approaches; produce design documents.
Implement changes primarily in the core C layer, with occasional work in Java (via JNI) and .NET (C#) API wrappers for cross-platform support.
Write and execute development-level tests to validate correctness and performance.
Collaborate with and support QA and customer support engineers throughout the development lifecycle.
Occasionally engage directly with customers on technically complex issues when escalation is warranted.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience writing production-quality C or C++ code
hands-on experience with multi-threaded programming, including concurrency patterns and thread synchronization primitives
understanding of performance optimization at the system level
strong debugging skills
strong written communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

time off programs
medical, dental, vision
mental health support
paid parental leave
life and disability insurance
401(k)
employee stock purchasing program

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Hard Skills & Tools

Production-Quality CodeConcurrency PatternsThread SynchronizationDevelopment-Level TestingRequirements AnalysisDesign Documentation

Soft Skills

Written CommunicationCollaboration