Salesforce Software Engineer Data Platform-Slack Senior SWE/Staff 

United States, California, San Francisco 

544046861

Job Category

Software Engineering

Job Details

What you will be doing

* Architect and build scalable backend systems, APIs, and services that support our growing suite of internal data tools.
* Drive the development of reliable infrastructure to support querying, alerting, metadata tracking, and dashboarding at scale.
* Collaborate cross-functionally with Data Scientists, Product Managers, Software Engineers, and Analysts to define and deliver high-impact tools.
* Translate complex, evolving business requirements into clean, maintainable, and scalable technical solutions
* Champion UI and contribute to the design of front-end interfaces that empower technical and non-technical users to access and explore data.
* Improve the observability, reliability, and performance of our internal data platforms.
* Champion engineering excellence, data best practices, and a product-first mindset across the team.

What you should have

* Strong programming skills in languages like Python, Go, or PHP, with a deep understanding of systems design and backend architecture.
* Worked with modern data infrastructure tools like Airflow, dbt, Kafka, Spark, BigQuery, or Snowflake.
* Familiarity with container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, AWS) andinfrastructure-as-codetools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
* Exposure to modern UI technologies such as React or TypeScript, and an understanding of how backend systems interface with user-facing tools.
* Experience building internal platforms or developer tools that scale across teams.
* Ability to lead and mentor across projects, contributing not just code but vision and direction.
* Excellent communication skills — you can articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and align cross-functional teams
* A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience

Bonus Points For

* Experience in building self-service analytics platforms.
* Prior experience in data-intensive environments or product analytics.
* Passion for developer and analyst productivity, and building tools that people love to use.
* Hands-on experience with production LLM workflows, including AWS Bedrock and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

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to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $184,000 to $306,600. For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $200,800 to $334,600.