Senior Software Engineer

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Software Engineering

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Software Engineering, Identity and Access Management
About the team
The Salesforce Enterprise Security Engineering team is seeking an experienced software engineer to help design and build foundational Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform services.
Our team develops and operates highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems that deliver cloud-scale security software across multiple public cloud platforms and Salesforce’s internal infrastructure. We provide the core building blocks that protect customer trust in Salesforce’s products and services.
About the position
IAM Software Engineering department is looking for full stack software development engineer with a track record of building modern services and applications following Software Development Life Cycle and best security development practices. You will join the team working on Identity Management related tools and services, so understanding of the identity management technologies in the authentication, authorization and identity governance space is important for this role.
Leading candidates will have a high level of proficiency with Go, Java and Python languages, containerization technologies, API design and development tools, modern cloud databases and storage services, messaging and other front and back end development technologies. The candidates should be ready to quickly adapt to work in a fast-paced team-driven environment. Good communication skills and ability to learn continuously would be key proficiencies required for the success at this job. While being a part of a broader team candidates should be equally comfortable working in a big teams, small cross functional focused groups as well as independently. Ability to collaborate across time zones and build solid working relationships with peers and other teams is crucial for this role. This is an opportunity to excel in a performance-driven, fast-paced, and competitive atmosphere, the chance to be surrounded by subject matter experts and leaders that inspire, motivate and innovate. Come join us!
Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable authentication and authorization services for distributed environments.
• Develop and maintain system software for multiple OSes (Linux, macOS, Windows).
• Implement and operate large-scale security services using Golang or Python.
• Integrate and extend secure device attestation mechanisms, including TPM-based hardware trust.
• Contribute to platform-level identity and security solutions using PKI, certificates, and secure transport.
• Build and manage containerized workloads with Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform.
• Operate and maintain services in a full DevOps model: monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve.
• Work in an Agile team to deliver iteratively and collaboratively.
• Partner with cross-functional teams across security, infrastructure, and engineering to ensure platform integrity and trustworthiness.

Required Skills/Experience

• 5+ years of industry experience, with at least:
  • 3+ years in building distributed systems in SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS environments.
  • 3+ years experience operating in high-availability, mission-critical environments (99.999% uptime).
• Strong experience designing and operating distributed systems on public cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Golang, Python.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset that prioritizes team success.
• Expertise in:
  • Security protocols and identity frameworks (TLS, OAuth, SAML, PKI, certificates)
  • System patterns and API standards (REST, OpenAPI/Swagger)
  • Solid understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD, monitoring, and ownership of production systems.
  • Experience building software for Linux and/or Windows environments.
  • CI/CD. Experience with continuous integration and delivery tools (e.g., Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild)
  • Understanding of large-scale infrastructure-as-a-service platforms (e.g. Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, etc.)
  • Familiarity with source code management and version control systems (git, perforce)
  • Hands-on experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

Desired Skills

• Deep understanding of the modern application development technologies, tools and deployment methodologies including: API development, cloud services (storage, databases, messaging), and containers

  • 1-2 years of the front-end development experience is a must; Knowledge of React, Chakra UI, Redux Toolkit, Axios or similar tools and libraries is a plus
  • Strong understanding of the cloud-based products, infrastructure and services within Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • High proficiency with JSON, XML, or REST development
  • Hands on experience and good understanding of the defensive programming approaches and secure development practices
  • Hands on experience using CI/CD pipelines - Git and Jenkins, specifically utilizing shell scripting on freestyle jobs
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience in delivering engineering applications using agile/scrum methodology
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with outstanding attention to detail and ability to communicate at all levels
  • Must have a positive can do attitude and be a proactive problem-solver

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For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $157,600 to $216,700.

For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $172,000 to $236,500.