Lead Software Engineer, Infrastructure Automation
Salesforce
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About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action, tech meets trust, and innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing, and we're looking for Trailblazers passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
The Role: Lead Software Engineer, Infrastructure Automation
We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Lead Software Engineer to join a team of highly motivated software engineers and infrastructure experts. Your charter will be to deliver multi-substrate infrastructure automation tools, frameworks, workflows, and validation platforms, applying AI tools, that help Salesforce scale infrastructure to meet phenomenal growth.
Attributes of an Ideal Candidate
- A solid foundation in software and storage design and implementation, with particular focus on cloud services.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, and passion for data-driven, iterative improvement to code and process.
- Fast learner, capable of working in a fast-paced ambiguous environment with focus on delivery.
- Development and/or operational experience with cloud infrastructure technologies such as AWS.
- Experience in applying AI to practical solutions - data modeling, applications of models, data analytics.
- Experience with datacenter technologies including compute, storage, network, and application lifecycle management.
- Experience with live-site management, feature delivery, and retirement of technical debt of an always-on service.
Responsibilities and Opportunities
- Design, implement, and maintain the automated cloud infrastructure on which the Salesforce service runs.
- Resolve complex technical issues that cut across multiple subsystems.
- Guide junior team members across the organization.
- Create, maintain, and share technical documentation used by engineers and other team members.
Requirements
- 5+ years of industry experience in software development, design, and testing.
- Design and implementation experience of large projects with multiple teams.
- Development experience with Go, Java, or Python.
- Development experience in a Linux/UNIX environment.
- Deep understanding of algorithms and data structures.
Key skills/competency
- Cloud Infrastructure
- AI Tools & Application
- Go
- Java
- Python
- AWS
- Algorithms
- Data Structures
- Agile Methodologies
- Technical Leadership
How to Get Hired at Salesforce
- Research Salesforce's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience in cloud infrastructure, AI applications, Go/Java/Python, and large-scale system design.
- Showcase leadership and problem-solving: Emphasize instances where you guided teams or resolved complex technical challenges.
- Prepare for technical depth: Expect questions on algorithms, data structures, cloud technologies (AWS), and distributed systems.
- Articulate your passion for AI: Connect your experience to Salesforce's vision as the #1 AI CRM and the 'agentic era.'
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