Salesforce · 3 hours ago
Sr Software Engineer - Data Internal Tools
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$172K/yr - $260K/yrSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Data Tools team, responsible for architecting and building scalable backend systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful tools for data analysis.
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Responsibilities
Architect and build scalable backend systems, APIs, and services that support our growing suite of internal data tools
Drive the development of reliable infrastructure to support querying, alerting, metadata tracking, and dashboarding at scale
Collaborate cross-functionally with Data Scientists, Product Managers, Software Engineers, and Analysts to define and deliver high-impact tools
Translate complex, evolving business requirements into clean, maintainable, and scalable technical solutions
Champion UI and contribute to the design of front-end interfaces that empower technical and non-technical users to access and explore data
Improve the observability, reliability, and performance of our internal data platforms
Champion engineering excellence, data best practices, and a product-first mindset across the team
Qualification
Required
Strong programming skills in languages like Python, Go, or PHP, with a deep understanding of systems design and backend architecture
Worked with modern data infrastructure tools like Airflow, dbt, Kafka, Spark, BigQuery, or Snowflake
Familiarity with container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, AWS) and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
Exposure to modern UI technologies such as React or TypeScript, and an understanding of how backend systems interface with user-facing tools
Experience building internal platforms or developer tools that scale across teams
Ability to lead and mentor across projects, contributing not just code but vision and direction
Excellent communication skills — you can articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and align cross-functional teams
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience
Preferred
Experience in building self-service analytics platforms
Prior experience in data-intensive environments or product analytics
Passion for developer and analyst productivity, and building tools that people love to use
Hands-on experience with production LLM workflows, including AWS Bedrock and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Benefits
Time off programs
Medical
Dental
Vision
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
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
Kendall Collins
CEO, GovCloud - Salesforce
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