Job opportunity
Senior Distributed Systems Engineer
Salesforce, Inc.
Build resilient distributed systems at Salesforce using Kafka, Kubernetes, and Java across critical internal cloud infrastructure. Operate services at production scale.
This senior-level software engineering role supports the Ajna Kafka-as-a-Service platform. You will design, develop, debug, and operate systems spanning thousands of compute nodes. The work includes Terraform automation, Kubernetes services, and Java-based microservices. You will also investigate incidents and improve availability, resilience, and performance.
Key Responsibilities:
Design resilient distributed systems across multiple data centers
Deliver cloud infrastructure automation tools and workflows
Develop Java microservices on Kubernetes and Docker
Investigate incidents and perform systematic root cause analysis
Participate in on-call rotation and maintain service availability
Requirements:
Related technical degree and four-plus years backend development
Deep knowledge of Java, Golang, Python, or Ruby
Strong Kafka internals and distributed systems fundamentals
Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, and production debugging experience
Experience operating critical services and infrastructure applications
Apply distributed systems, Kafka, Kubernetes, Java, and operational expertise to Salesforce’s internal platform engineering.
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Apply on source site This senior-level software engineering role supports the Ajna Kafka-as-a-Service platform. You will design, develop, debug, and operate systems spanning thousands of compute nodes. The work includes Terraform automation, Kubernetes services, and Java-based microservices. You will also investigate incidents and improve availability, resilience, and performance.
Key Responsibilities:
Design resilient distributed systems across multiple data centers
Deliver cloud infrastructure automation tools and workflows
Develop Java microservices on Kubernetes and Docker
Investigate incidents and perform systematic root cause analysis
Participate in on-call rotation and maintain service availability
Requirements:
Related technical degree and four-plus years backend development
Deep knowledge of Java, Golang, Python, or Ruby
Strong Kafka internals and distributed systems fundamentals
Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, and production debugging experience
Experience operating critical services and infrastructure applications
Apply distributed systems, Kafka, Kubernetes, Java, and operational expertise to Salesforce’s internal platform engineering.
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