Senior / Lead Software Engineer - Database/Distributed Storage Engineering

📋 Description

• • Join Salesforce, the #1 AI CRM, and be at the forefront of transforming the future of work in the agentic era. As a Senior/Lead Software Engineer on the Salesforce Database (SDB) team, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining a highly available, durable, and scalable distributed storage system for public clouds, defining the next generation of trusted enterprise computing.
• • This is a unique opportunity to work within a fast-paced, metrics-driven, and highly collaborative team that operates across the entire technology stack, with a deep focus on transactional systems, distributed systems, and enterprise-grade reliability, availability, and scale.
• • You will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of critical database and distributed storage components, from initial design and architecture through hands-on implementation and ongoing operational excellence.
• • Your primary focus will be on designing, developing, and implementing scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant transactional and distributed systems that power Salesforce's core applications.
• • This includes architecting solutions that ensure high availability and durability of data storage, which is fundamental to the reliability of the entire Salesforce stack.
• • You will leverage your expertise in system programming and distributed systems to tackle complex challenges related to clustering, data partitioning, replication, and fault tolerance.
• • A significant part of your role will involve working with system resources and optimizing performance for massive scale.
• • You will be instrumental in defining and implementing strategies for ensuring high availability and disaster recovery for our distributed storage solutions.
• • This position requires a deep understanding of modern object-oriented programming techniques and design patterns, applied to building robust and maintainable code.
• • You will be expected to write high-quality, production-ready code and contribute to the team's commitment to continuous improvement.
• • A key responsibility will be to utilize telemetry and metrics extensively to monitor system health, identify performance bottlenecks, and drive operational excellence.
• • You will be involved in the entire software development lifecycle, including writing comprehensive functional and unit tests for your own code and actively participating in code reviews for your teammates.
• • Embrace and contribute to Agile development methodologies, fostering a culture of rapid iteration, feedback, and team performance enhancement.
• • As a Senior/Lead Engineer, you will be expected to mentor junior engineers, share your knowledge, and also be open to learning from and being mentored by other experienced team members.
• • You will be a key contributor to problem-solving, bringing inventive and creative solutions to complex technical challenges, ensuring that tasks are completed on time and delivered incrementally.
• • Your work will directly impact the reliability and performance of Salesforce's global platform, ensuring millions of customers can rely on our services.
• • You will gain hands-on experience deploying your code in public cloud environments, working with technologies like Kubernetes, and interacting with APIs provided by major public cloud vendors for data management.
• • This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge distributed systems challenges, contributing to the evolution of enterprise computing in the cloud.
• • You will be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and a relentless pursuit of quality and reliability.
• • The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of distributed systems principles, including consensus algorithms, distributed transactions, and data consistency models.
• • You will contribute to the architectural vision for the SDB team, helping to shape the future of Salesforce's data infrastructure.
• • This role is ideal for a proactive, detail-oriented engineer who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about building highly scalable and resilient systems.
• • You will have the opportunity to influence technical direction and best practices within the team and the broader engineering organization.
• • Your contributions will be critical in maintaining and enhancing the trust and reliability that our customers place in Salesforce's platform.
• • You will work with a diverse set of technologies and tools, constantly learning and adapting to new challenges in the distributed systems space.
• • This position offers significant opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within a leading technology company.