Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Salesloft is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend for a remote role open to applicants in Mexico. Level rates it ; you can apply on Salesloft.
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- Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- The posting lists this role as remote.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Python, Kubernetes and AWS.
- Level classifies it as a senior role.
- Level lists 30 other open roles at Salesloft.
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Architect AI-based solutions and scale backend application services for enterprise revenue forecasting.
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Remote - Guadalajara/Jalisco
Salesloft is building the next era of enterprise revenue — one where teams make confident decisions powered by AI and real signals. By combining our scale, insights, and AI innovation, we’re building the industry’s first Predictive Revenue System, enabling humans and AI to work together to make smarter decisions and drive consistent growth.
With thousands of customers using our platforms every day, we have an unmatched view into how revenue is actually won — the Revenue Context that reveals what happens, when, and with what outcome. This gives us a unique opportunity to transform an entire category and set a new benchmark for how modern revenue teams operate.
Join us to help transform how companies around the world run revenue — and build the platform that will guide leading revenue teams into the future.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
At Salesloft, our Senior Software Engineer will be pivotal to our company’s success. You will be a key member of our fast-growing and high-performing team where in this role, you will lead the development and scaling of BE application services, ensuring the platform remains reliable, performant, and able to support millions of workflows daily.
On a day-to-day basis, you will collaborate across engineering, product, and design to solve high-impact challenges and deliver platform capabilities that power enterprise-scale workflows.
Specifically, you will:
- Lead the design, development, and scaling of BE services that interact with our data pipeline and FE web application, processing millions of data workflows daily.
- Architect AI-based solutions to solve real revenue forecasting problems.
- Drive the investigation and resolution of complex technical and production issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing durable solutions.
- Design reusable BE application services, data integration capabilities, and developer tooling that enable teams to build and operate data-driven products efficiently.
- Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions that shape the evolution of the application layer.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to raising engineering standards through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and best practices.
In addition to working with amazing colleagues who exemplify our ‘team over self’ core value, you will also have the opportunity to bring deep technical expertise, a passion for problem-solving, and a customer-first mindset. We foster an open, collaborative environment and are seeking engineers who enjoy tackling complex operational challenges and improving systems beyond the routine. You will have an opportunity to make a difference.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
We are seeking a skilled software engineer who is passionate about designing, operating, and sustaining enterprise-scale applications. You thrive at improving reliability, performance, and observability, while mentoring others and driving best practices across the team. Experience developing AI applications is a huge plus.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to learn more, do more, and become more, then becoming a Senior Software Engineer is the career path for you!
THE TEAM:
Our Salesloft Revenue Management & Intelligence team is comprised of seasoned and up-and-coming software development professionals who are all aligned on one vision and mission:
- Vision: Fundamentally transform the way buyers and sellers drive repeatable outcomes
- Mission: Bring science to the art of sales
The Revenue Management & Intelligence team consists of engineers who build and evolve the core platform that powers our products. The team focuses on enabling scalable data processing and providing the foundation that allows product teams to deliver intelligent insights to customers. Engineers on this team collaborate across engineering, product, and support to solve complex distributed systems challenges, helping ensure the platform scales efficiently with the company’s growth.
THE SKILL SET:
- 5+ years of experience building reliable, scalable production software in Java/Go within microservice-based environments..
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and experience troubleshooting and operating production systems.
- Proven ability to improve system reliability, performance, and operational excellence, including incident resolution and root-cause analysis.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS
- Solid experience with relational (PostgreSQL preferred) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB), including data modeling and performance optimization.
- Demonstrated ability to use observability systems (metrics, logging, tracing, monitoring, alerting) and common Java/Go testing frameworks.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills across engineering, product, and support teams.
At Salesloft, we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone belongs and can thrive. We focus on culture add, not culture fit, and believe our teams are made stronger by the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities each person brings.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you’re excited about this role even though your experience may not perfectly match every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We are actively hiring across multiple geographies and would love to welcome passionate, curious, and mission-driven individuals to our growing team. Explore our open roles and consider joining us!
Please note that all official communication regarding job opportunities at Salesloft will come from an @salesloft.com email address. If you receive messages on LinkedIn or other job platforms claiming to be from Salesloft, they may not be legitimate. To verify the authenticity of any job-related communication, please visit our official Careers Page.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, notetaking, or summarizing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment — all hiring decisions are made by people. If you would like more information about how your data is processed or prefer to opt out of any AI-assisted tools, please let your recruiter know. Opting out will not impact your experience or consideration.
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Salesloft rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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