Software Engineer SMTS/ MTS

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 Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. Role Description Salesforce is seeking an exceptional Member of Technical Staff (MTS) & Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) to serve as a lead and contributor for our next-generation Cybersecurity Data Platform. In this high-impact individual contributor (IC) role, you will be responsible for the technical design and hands-on implementation of a scalable, high-quality platform that powers critical security data flows. You will act as a technical pillar, building core capabilities including data ingestion, processing, storage, APIs, and analytics integration, ensuring the system is both robust and developer-friendly. You will drive the platform's technical evolution, solving complex distributed systems challenges and working cross-functionally with data producers and consumers to ensure seamless integration. While this is an IC role, your influence will be broad; you will provide technical guidance to peers, set engineering standards, and help envision the transition of this platform into a multi-tenant SaaS product. Your work will empower internal stakeholders and ensure Salesforce scales its business impact securely and efficiently. Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Strategy Architect and implement the technical roadmap for the Security Data Platform, ensuring it meets long-term scalability and security requirements. Drive the technical design for evolving the platform into a multi-tenant SaaS product capable of serving global customers. Platform Engineering & Implementation Lead the hands-on development of scalable, secure, and reliable platform capabilities using Apache Spark, AWS S3, and streaming/batch pipelines. Design and build self-service onboarding tools for data producers and high-performance APIs for data consumers. Technical Collaboration Partner with data producers to architect high-quality data ingestion patterns, resolving complex structural inconsistencies at the source. Act as a technical consultant for internal stakeholders, translating business and security needs into actionable technical specifications. Influence technical decisions across teams to ensure architectural alignment and overcome integration bottlenecks. Operational Excellence & Performance Define and implement robust monitoring, alerting, and automated testing frameworks to guarantee data integrity and platform reliability. Perform deep-dive performance tuning and cost-optimization across all platform components and cloud infrastructure. Technical Mentorship & Quality Elevate the engineering bar by conducting rigorous code reviews, defining best practices, and mentoring junior/mid-level engineers. Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement within the engineering community. Innovation Proactively identify and prototype opportunities to incorporate AI/ML for advanced risk assessment and automated remediation. Research emerging industry trends in cybersecurity and data engineering to keep the platform at the cutting edge. Required Skills/Experience Industry Expertise: 10+ years in software development, with a deep focus on SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS environments and high-availability 24/7 systems. Technical Mastery: Extensive hands-on experience building large-scale data platforms using Apache Spark, AWS S3, streaming/batch pipelines, and cloud-native architectures. Systems Architecture: Proven expertise in distributed systems, application integrations (on-prem and SaaS), identity systems, and data governance (e.g., data mesh). Individual Impact: A track record of owning the end-to-end lifecycle of complex features—from initial design and coding to testing, deployment, and maintenance (DevOps mindset). Data-Centric Design: Experience delivering self-service data solutions and managing high-volume pipelines (integrating with 50+ data systems). Design Patterns: Expert knowledge of systems patterns (e.g., N-tier, MVC) and API frameworks (e.g., OpenAPI). Communication: Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and influence architectural decisions. Educational Background: M.Sc/M.Eng or B.A/B.Sc. in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience. Agile Proficiency: Experience working in high-velocity Scrum or Kanban environments to deliver scalable, high-quality code. Unleash Your Potential When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world. Accommodations If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form. Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options. Posting Statement Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. 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The typical base salary range for this position is $117,200 - $223,900 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $141,200 - $246,000 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable. 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.