Software Engineering

Who you are

• BS or higher degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• MS or PhD in databases or distributed systems is a plus.
• Strong CS fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• 6+ years of experience in systems or database internals programming.
• 6+ years of experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale systems.
• Deep expertise in distributed computing (e.g., system architecture, communication, distributed consensus, and transactional protocols).
• Strong understanding of low-level operating system concepts, including multi-threading, memory management, networking, storage, performance, and scale.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with a results-oriented approach and good ideas for innovation.
• Ability to learn quickly and deliver high-quality code in a fast-paced, dynamic, agile team environment.
• Strong Java or C programming skills.

What the job involves

• We're looking for experienced Core Database Internals Engineers with a strong background in database internals and distributed systems to join a team responsible for architecting, developing, and testing the next generation of cloud-native database
• You'll join a team of highly skilled, motivated software engineers and database experts, designing and developing robust, highly scalable software products to support Salesforce's rapid growth
• You'll need familiarity with database internals, distributed systems, or networking; interest in systems programming; strong software engineering skills; and enthusiasm for working on complex, highly concurrent, scalable, and resilient systems
• You should have a track record of end-to-end ownership of architecture, design, implementation, monitoring, testing, and product support on large, mission-critical systems at petabyte scale
• Areas you may work on include logging/recovery, distributed lock management, distributed transactions, networking, cluster management, replication, high availability, monitoring, and serviceability
• We work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, agile environment
• We're a hybrid team that values end-to-end service ownership — from concept to architecture, design to implementation, and testing to deployment and customer support
• Design and develop core distributed database system functionality.
• Develop new architecture and designs to solve complex scalability problems.
• Generate ideas to improve robustness and performance.
• Implement comprehensive functional and system tests for your area of responsibility and for overall database quality.
• Debug issues, conduct root cause analysis, and diagnose defects.
• Actively participate in the release and deployment process.

Benefits

• Medical Care
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings
• Employee Assistance Programs
• With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year