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Overview of the Role:
As a Software Engineer on the Data Cloud Big Data Compute Platform team at Salesforce, you are part of a team that owns the compute infrastructure powering large-scale Spark workloads. You work on optimizing core Spark performance, solving complex distributed systems challenges, and building scalable AI infrastructure — including smaller language models. You collaborate closely with engineers across Data Cloud to deliver reliable, high-performance systems at scale.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and optimize compute infrastructure supporting large-scale distributed Spark workloads.
- Solve complex distributed systems challenges including scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency trade-offs.
- Build and maintain scalable AI infrastructure, including smaller language model systems.
- Partner with engineers across Data Cloud to improve system observability, telemetry pipelines, and monitoring platforms.
Required Qualifications:
- 4+ years of backend software development experience building large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong programming skills in Java; proficiency in Python or Rust is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) and Kubernetes/container orchestration.
- Experience with Agile and Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with distributed data technologies such as Spark, Flink, Kafka, Trino, or HBase.
- Familiarity with observability systems, telemetry pipelines, or monitoring platforms.
- Knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure and language model systems.
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
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At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $117,200 - $223,900 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.