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Are you a database expert, or passionate about building database technologies that supports relentless growth and innovation?
We are looking for experienced Core Database Internal Engineers with a strong database internals and distributed systems background to work in a team responsible for architecting, developing and testing the next generation of RDBMS. You will join a team of world class, highly motivated software engineers and database experts. You will design and develop robust and highly scalable software products to support the staggering growth of Salesforce.
You will need familiarity with database internals, distributed systems or networking, interest in system programming, exceptional software engineering skills, and relish the opportunity to work on very complex, highly concurrent, highly scalable and resilient systems. You must have a proven track record of success where you demonstrated end to end ownership of architecture, design, implementation, monitoring, testing, and product support on large mission critical systems at petabyte scale.
Areas where you may be working on include logging/recovery, distributed lock management, replication, high availability, compression, cache management, encryption, scale out, monitoring, and serviceability. We work in a fast paced, highly collaborative, agile environment. We are a hybrid team that values end to end service ownership, from conception to architecture, design to implementation, testing to deployment to customer engagement and service.
Responsibilities:
* Lead a team to design and develop core database system functionalities.
* Come up with new architecture and design to solve complex scalability problems.
* Come up with innovative ideas to improve robustness and performance.
* Implement comprehensive functional and system-test for your area of responsibility and for overall database quality.
* Debug, conduct root cause analysis, diagnose defect.
* Actively participate in release and deployment process.
Qualifications:
* BS or higher degree in Computer Science.
* 4+ years for SMTS/6+ YOE for LMTS industry experience in system or database internals programming.
* 4+ years for SMTS/6+ YOE for LMTS technical leadership in architecture and design of enterprise server platform or systems.
* Deep expertise with distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
* Experience with highly concurrent multi-threaded/multi-process data structures and design.
* Innovator with good ideas, strong problem solving and communication skills, and a results oriented attitude.
* Ability to learn quickly and deliver high quality code in a fast-paced, dynamic agile team environment.
* Strong Java or C programming skills.
Desired Skills:
* PostgreSQL software development experience and community involvement as a contributor would be a huge plus.
* Experience building a high-performance large-scale database platform.
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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. 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. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant 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.At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $285,800 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.Skills Required
- BS or higher degree in Computer Science.
- 4+ years (SMTS) or 6+ years (LMTS) industry experience in system or database internals programming.
- 4+ years (SMTS) or 6+ years (LMTS) technical leadership in architecture and design of enterprise server platforms or systems.
- Deep expertise with distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
- Experience with highly concurrent multi-threaded/multi-process data structures and design.
- Strong problem solving, communication skills, and results-oriented attitude.
- Ability to learn quickly and deliver high quality code in a fast-paced, agile team environment.
- Strong Java or C programming skills.
- PostgreSQL software development experience and community involvement.
- Experience building a high-performance large-scale database platform.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is positioned as above-market in the U.S., with multiple peer-reported benchmarks converging around a similar median total compensation figure. Compensation is also framed as broadly viewed as fair in aggregate, even while acknowledging variation by role and group.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as notably generous for U.S. caregivers, with additional supports like gradual return-to-work and doula reimbursement. Family-building programs are also emphasized through fertility/adoption/surrogacy support with sizeable reimbursement limits.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Mental-health and coaching offerings are highlighted as accessible supports alongside financial-wellbeing tools. Volunteer Time Off and donation matching are presented as distinctive lifestyle-aligned benefits that add value beyond cash compensation.
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