Principal Software Engineer

To get the best candidate experience please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts Job Category Software EngineeringJob DetailsAbout SalesforceWere Salesforce the Customer Company inspiring the future of business with AI Data CRM Leading with our core values we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way And we empower you to be a Trailblazer too driving your performance and career growth charting new paths and improving the state of the world If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - youve come to the right place This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about building scalable resilient distributed systems that collect process and analyze massive volumes of operational data The technology stack includes Python Airflow K8S Spark Presto Airflow Postgres and microservices within cloud native environments We are looking for a Principal Engineer who can drive our strategy for optimizing cost efficiency and improving utilization across all of the Salesforce services You will not only provide visibility into opportunities to improve availability but also work with multiple service owners to help and guide delivering on those optimizations Your Responsibilities Drive capacity visibility and automation improvements across multiple services at Salesforce Lead software development being delivered by multiple engineers Lead and participate in requirement gathering design and development of complex systems Independently design and deliver analytics tools and frameworks for diverse users including other engineers data scientists and domain experts Mentor team members in all aspects of the software development lifecycle Master our code base then improve it Build resilient automated systems and assessing and integrating best-in-class technologies when appropriate Required Skills Bachelors degree in Computer Science and 12 years of experience or equivalent industry experience Deep knowledge of two or more functional or scripting programming languages Java Python Scala or equivalent Extensive experience with distributed services REST rpc or similar and relational databases Postgres or similar Experience with orchestration and workflow management tools i e Airflow Experience with Agile development methodology Test-Driven Development incremental delivery and CI CD Experience owning and operating services throughout the software development lifecycle including design development release and maintenance Experience communicating technical vision mentoring junior engineers and managing projects Desired Skills Experience Specialization in one of the following areas Experience in distributed SQL analytics Spark Presto or frontend visualization development Tableau JavaScript Understanding of Data Science Machine Learning concepts experience working with Data Scientists and operating ML models in production services Experienced in infrastructure automation and cloud platforms AWS Azure or GCP AccommodationsIf you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this Posting StatementAt Salesforce we believe that the business of business is to improve the state of our world Each of us has a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay employee resource groups inclusive benefits and more Learn more about Equality at and explore our company benefits at is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender perception or identity national origin age marital status protected veteran status or disability status does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with xef xbb xbfSalesforce welcomes all