Home
/
Software Engineering
/
Software Engineering Principal Architect
Software Engineering Principal Architect-June 2024
San Francisco
Jun 30, 2026
ABOUT SALESFORCE
Salesforce brings companies and customers together in the number one Customer Relationship Management platform.
10,000+ employees
Technology
VIEW COMPANY PROFILE >>
About Software Engineering Principal Architect

  To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

  Job Category

  Software Engineering

  Job Details

  About Salesforce

  We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.

  Are you a distributed systems authority passionate about building large-scale database technologies supporting steadfast growth and innovation?

  We are looking for experienced Core Database Internal Engineers with a strong database internals background to work in a team responsible for architecting, developing, and testing the next generation of cloud-native databases. You will join a team of world-class, highly motivated software engineers and database experts. You will craft and develop robust and highly scalable software products to support the staggering growth of Salesforce.

  You will need familiarity with database internals, mainly in query processing, with an interest in query optimizer, outstanding software engineering skills, and relish the opportunity to work on very sophisticated, highly concurrent, highly scalable, and resilient systems. You must have a proven track record of success where you demonstrated end-to-end ownership of the architecture, design, implementation, monitoring, testing, and product support on large, critically important systems at a petabyte scale.

  Areas where you may be working include database management systems, particularly query processing, focusing on query optimization and query execution technology, advances in SQL optimization, materialized views, database analytics, distributed systems, and parallel query processing.The right candidate should also have a solid understanding in database transaction processing and concurrency control. 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:

  Accountable for the overall technical quality of the solutions and provide feedback to the Engineering leadership team.Participate in requirements reviews, architecture and design reviews, and test plan reviews for the Engineering teams in the organizations that you support.Do hands-on code and design reviews for some projects, including hands-on coding, and continue to be an encouraging resource for projects after completion.Are accountable for ensuring that issues are permanently resolved in a way that multiple teams can demonstrate to avoid the problem from reoccurring.Follow up on Root Cause Analysis (RCA) takeaways and ensure that teams understand how to avoid similar situations in the future.Demonstrate a consistent track record of working with Engineering leaders to complete projects that are impactful to our internal and external customers.Help make data-driven decisions that select the right strategy for the organization.Explore groundbreaking technologies, design patterns, and Engineering Best Practices, and coach other Architects on their application.

  Qualifications:

  BS or higher degree in Computer ScienceMS or PhD in databases or distributed systems is a plusStrong CS fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systemsdemonstrated ability in system or database internals programmingproven experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale systemsAn 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 C / C++ programming skills.

  Accommodations

  If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.

  Posting Statement

  At Salesforce we believe that the business of business is to improve the state of our world. Each of us has a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay, employee resource groups, inclusive benefits, and more. Learn more about Equality at www.equality.com and explore our company benefits at www.salesforcebenefits.com.

  Salesforce is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Salesforce does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Salesforce will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Salesforce.

  Salesforce welcomes all.

  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.

  For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $280,700 to $449,700.

  Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, benefits. More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

Comments
Welcome to zdrecruit comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
SIMILAR JOBS
Technical Lead - Java Full Stack Developer
About the role: In this opportunity as a Software Development Engineer, you will: The Legal & Research Technology in Bangalore provides systems development and support for the content processing
Software Developer (.NET or full stack)
Please be aware that we can't consider self-employed or B2B type of employment Your Title : Software Developer (.NET or full stack) Job Location : Romania , Brasov Job Purpose In this role you will p
Software Engineer, II - Corporate Systems
Our Fortune 500 company is driving a digital transformation and looking for forward-thinking innovators to disrupt how our industry thinks about and uses technology. As one of the world's leading emp
Tier-2 Site Reliability Engineer - Cisco ROBOT
Job Description: About Us: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our compan
Senior Software Engineer - Orgstore
The mission of Orgstore is to provide an easy-to-use, fully-managed platform to store and search data. With Postgres as our cornerstone technology, we focus on transactional (OLTP) data use-cases whi
Senior Power Electronics Engineer
Job Description Summary GE's Power Conversion business, part of GE Vernova, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers' power and energy needs for their high-performance applicat
Software Engineer - Agent
Software Engineer - Agent The Agent Shared Components team at Datadog writes and maintains most of the core shared functionality of the Datadog Agent which schedules integrations, collects logs, and
Senior R&D Verification Engineer - API Testing - REMOTE - f/m
Requisition #: 13468 When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, An
Senior Analytic Consultant for Wholesale Lending Operations analytics
About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Analytics Consultant... About Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $2.0
Principal Software Engineer
Here at UKG, our purpose is people™. Our HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions help organizations unlock happier outcomes for all. And our U Krewers, who build those solutions and support o
Copyright 2023-2026 - www.zdrecruit.com All Rights Reserved