Big Data Platform & Distributed Systems (senior/lead/principal)

Salesforce

San Francisco, California, US
Base: $148,500 - $313,700 annually; base: $178,900...
Hybrid
Distributed systems design
Backend development experience
Large-scale data pipelines
Build and own large-scale data pipelines and observability systems that power metrics, logging, and real-time insights across services

Job Summary

  • Build and own large-scale data pipelines and observability systems that power metrics, logging, and real-time insights across services.
  • Owns the compute infrastructure that powers large-scale Spark workloads, focusing on optimizing core Spark performance and solving distributed systems challenges.
  • 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

Build and own large-scale data pipelines and observability systems that power metrics, logging, and real-time insights across services.

Salary

Base: $148,500 - $313,700 annually; Base: $178,900 - $344,700 annually (select cities); Bonus/Equity: company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable; Benefits: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • distributed systems design
  • backend development experience
  • large-scale data pipelines
  • public cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)
  • Kubernetes and container orchestration
  • observability systems
  • telemetry pipelines

Nice-to-have

  • AI infrastructure
  • Spark performance optimization
  • agentic era
  • Trailblazers
  • driving innovation

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years backend software development
  • Strong programming skills: Java
  • Related technical degree required
  • Experience operating data platforms at enterprise scale

Work Rights

Not specified

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