The Engineering Manager for the Authentication Platform leads the team responsible for the core identity services that power Salesforce’s production infrastructure, overseeing a critical suite of services including Kerberos-based authentication, TOTP, and FIDO2 systems
Job Summary
The Engineering Manager for the Authentication Platform leads the team responsible for the core identity services that power Salesforce’s production infrastructure, overseeing a critical suite of services including Kerberos-based authentication, TOTP, and FIDO2 systems.
This role is at the heart of our Production IAM stack, ensuring that every access request across our global fleet is secure, authenticated, and resilient, while managing a team of specialists who bridge the gap between legacy infrastructure protocols and modern, cloud-native identity standards.
Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.
Matching Summary
The Engineering Manager for the Authentication Platform leads the team responsible for the core identity services that power Salesforce’s production infrastructure, overseeing a critical suite of services including Kerberos-based authentication, TOTP, and FIDO2 systems.
Salary
Base: $172,500 - $260,100 annually; Bonus/Equity: company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity; Benefits: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), employee stock purchasing program
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Kerberos-based authentication
TOTP and FIDO2 systems
Production IAM stack
Zero Trust principles
DevOps/Service Ownership model
Distributed systems at scale
Nice-to-have
Agentforce AI
Trailblazers
Workforce transformation
Operational grit
Security hardening
Compliance and auditing
Key Requirements
Minimum 13 years of Software Engineering experience