Salesforce · 4 hours ago
Sr. Manager - Software Engineering - IAM
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$172K/yr - $260K/yr
13+ years expSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, focused on driving customer success through innovation and core values. The Engineering Manager for the Authentication Platform will lead a team responsible for core identity services, ensuring secure and resilient access across Salesforce's infrastructure while driving strategy and execution for the Authentication Platform.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCRMSaaSSales EnablementSoftware
Responsibilities
Drive the strategy and execution for the Authentication Platform, ensuring these foundational services scale horizontally across diverse substrates
Provide technical leadership across a diverse protocol stack, from Kerberos and LDAP to modern WebAuthn/FIDO2 and TOTP implementations
Guarantee the reliability of services that are 'tier 0' dependencies for the entire company, targeting 4 or more 9s of availability
Partner with security architects to implement Zero Trust principles, ensuring the platform enforces strict adherence to least privilege and robust identity verification
Lead and mentor a team of senior software engineers, fostering a culture of high-quality code, rigorous testing, and operational excellence in a DevOps/Service Ownership model
Qualification
Required
Minimum 13 years of Software Engineering experience, with 3-5 years of leadership experience in high-pressure, infrastructure-centric environments
Proven expertise in Kerberos and identity protocols (SAML, OIDC, LDAP)
Experience managing systems with massive throughput and high availability requirements in Public Cloud (AWS/GCP) or hybrid environments
Familiarity with Java, Go, or C#, and experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and modern CI/CD pipelines
A track record of hiring and growing senior engineering talent and managing multi-functional stakeholders in a global environment
Experience running Scrum/Agile processes with a heavy emphasis on security-first development and automated testing
Preferred
Experience building or maintaining enterprise-grade Identity Providers (IdP) or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) platforms
Understanding of hardware security modules (HSMs), PKI, and secure credential storage
Knowledge of how authentication systems meet PCI, SOC2, or HIPAA requirements
Experience managing on-call rotations for high-visibility production services
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.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65.38MKey Investors
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2022-10-18Post Ipo Equity
2004-06-23IPO
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Leadership Team
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Chairman & Ceo Salesforce India
Kendall Collins
CEO, GovCloud - Salesforce
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