Salesforce · 2 months ago
Principal Engineer, Compute Infrastructure
Washington - Bellevue
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$192K/yr - $307K/yrSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM focused on driving customer success through innovation. The Principal Engineer will design, build, and maintain core compute infrastructure, primarily using Kubernetes and EC2, while collaborating with service owners and participating in on-call rotations.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCRMSaaSSales EnablementSoftware
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain our core compute infrastructure, primarily using Kubernetes and EC2
Work on our infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform to manage and provision resources
Automate configuration management with Chef to ensure consistency across our fleet
Manage our internal software packages using Aptly
Collaborate with service owners to provide support and guidance on best practices for using our platform
Participate in on-call rotations to support our production environment and respond to incidents
Help us research and implement new technologies as we expand into a multi-cloud environment, including exploring multi-architecture support for our containerized workloads
Qualification
Required
Proven experience managing production-grade infrastructure with Kubernetes and EC2
Experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
Proficiency in configuration management tools like Chef (or similar, such as Puppet or Ansible)
Experience with package management, ideally with Aptly
Familiarity with cloud platforms beyond AWS, particularly GCP, is a plus
Strong scripting skills in a language like Python, Bash, or Go
Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, etc.) and security best practices
Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative attitude
Benefits
Time off programs
Medical
Dental
Vision
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
An employee stock purchasing program
Company
Salesforce
Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management software and applications.
Founded in 1999
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65.38MKey Investors
Starboard ValueEmergence CapitalHalsey Minor
2022-10-18Post Ipo Equity
2004-06-23IPO
2003-01-01Series Unknown· $1M
Leadership Team
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Chairman & Ceo Salesforce India
Marc Benioff
Chair & CEO
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