Software Engineer

Salesforce is hiring a Software Engineer (GovCloud) in Bellevue, WA (onsite) to help build and run large-scale distributed systems and public-cloud infrastructure automation. This role blends production engineering with AI agent capabilities, focusing on concurrency, reliability, security, and the practical use of Infrastructure-as-Code.

In this position, you will deliver automation tools, develop resilient backend services, and integrate AI into production workflows in a way that improves efficiency without compromising correctness, security, or performance. The work includes building shared system context to help AI operate accurately and reliably across complex, real-world constraints.

What you’ll do

• Deliver cloud infrastructure automation tools, frameworks, workflows, and validation platforms across public cloud environments including AWS, GCP, Azure, or Alibaba
• Design, develop, debug, and operate distributed systems that run across thousands of compute nodes across multiple data centers
• Build and ship production-grade software using modern engineering practices, using AI as a core part of development workflows through tools such as Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, and the OpenAI API
• Use and contribute to open source technologies including Spinnaker and Zookeeper
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform
• Write microservices using containerization frameworks such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Mesos
• Design and orchestrate complex systems where AI agents integrate into human workflows at scale
• Contribute to a shared system context repository containing system designs, constraints, and standards that support accurate and reliable AI output
• Critically evaluate code produced by humans or AI for correctness, quality, security, and performance
• Resolve complex technical issues and drive innovations that improve availability, resilience, and performance
• Balance live-site management, feature delivery, and retirement of technical debt
• Participate in the team on-call rotation to address complex problems in real time and maintain highly available services

What you bring

• Related technical degree required
• 3+ years of backend software development experience
• Deep knowledge of programming in Java, Golang, Python, or Ruby
• Experience owning and operating multiple instances of a critical service
• Experience with Agile development methodology and Test Driven Development
• Experience with critical infrastructure services including monitoring, alerting, logging, and reporting
• Experience with distributed database systems and relational databases like PostgreSQL is a plus
• A demonstrated, genuine AI-first approach to engineering, using AI to move faster and contributing beyond core specialty
• Experience using AI tools in development workflows (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Cursor)
• Advanced prompt engineering skills, including the ability to write precise, structured prompts and cultivate system context for reliable, secure, production-ready AI outputs

Technologies

• AWS, GCP, Azure, Alibaba
• Java, Golang, Python, Ruby
• Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, OpenAI API
• Spinnaker, Zookeeper
• Terraform
• Kubernetes, Docker, Mesos
• Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex
• PostgreSQL

Compensation

• USD 117,200 - 194,200 per year
• Typical base salary range: $117,200 - $176,700 annually
• In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area: $141,200 - $194,200 annually

Benefits

• Time off programs
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Mental health support
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee stock purchasing program

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form.