GovCloud Software Engineer

About Salesforce

Our Public Cloud engineering teams are responsible for maintaining and building out a large-scale distributed systems engineering platform that supports hundreds of features for high-compliance environments. As a software engineer on the GovCloud Developer Platform team, you will work within team-defined designs and architecture to help deliver robust product onboarding experiences, cloud-native services, and resilient infrastructure. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers to implement microservices, participate in on-call rotations, and ensure high availability and security compliance.

Your Impact

• Deliver feature components supporting our portfolio into high-compliance environments under guidance from senior team members.
• Build and maintain microservices and cloud infrastructure using tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Author substrate-aware configurations, modules, and templates based on established team patterns.
• Analyze, debug, and resolve standard system issues and support feature delivery with high test coverage.
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, handling common alerts and utilizing team telemetry to troubleshoot operational problems.
• Write clean, maintainable code, leaving the codebase in better shape than you found it.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 - 4 years of experience in a software development role building and managing cloud infrastructure or distributed systems.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language such as Python, Go, or Java.
• Familiarity with cloud-native tooling and orchestration (e.g., Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience working within Agile development methodologies, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and writing well-tested code.
• Strong willingness to ask questions, learn system architectures, and collaborate effectively with a team.

Posting Statement

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.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.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. 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.