Software Engineering SMTS

Salesforce•San Francisco, CA

4d•$148,500 - $246,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking an experienced Core Database Internals Engineer to help architect, develop, and test the next generation of its cloud-native database. The role is part of a collaborative team of software engineers and database experts building robust, highly scalable systems to support Salesforce’s growth. It involves end-to-end service ownership, from architecture and implementation through testing, deployment, monitoring, and customer support, in a fast-paced, agile environment. Potential areas of work include logging and recovery, distributed lock management, distributed transactions, networking, cluster management, replication, high availability, monitoring, and serviceability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
At least 6 years of experience in systems or database internals programming.
At least 6 years of experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale systems.
Deep expertise in distributed computing, including system architecture, communication, distributed consensus, and transactional protocols.
Strong understanding of low-level operating system concepts, including multithreading, memory management, networking, storage, performance, and scale.
Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with a results-oriented approach.
Ability to learn quickly and deliver high-quality code in a fast-paced, dynamic, agile team environment.
Strong Java or C programming skills.

Nice To Haves

A master’s or Ph.D. in databases or distributed systems.
Familiarity with database internals, distributed systems, or networking.
Interest in systems programming.
Experience with large, mission-critical systems at petabyte scale, including end-to-end ownership of architecture, design, implementation, monitoring, testing, and product support.

Responsibilities

Design and develop core distributed database system functionality.
Develop architectures and designs to address complex scalability problems.
Generate ideas to improve system robustness and performance.
Implement functional and system tests for areas of responsibility and overall database quality.
Debug issues, conduct root cause analysis, and diagnose defects.
Participate in the release and deployment process.