Software Security Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Software Security Engineer (Distributed Systems) at Salesforce scores 60 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it a Level 3 role on this board.

Remote (California - San Francisco)seniorFull time$117k-$224k

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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.

Overview

Salesforce and Google Cloud have embarked on a groundbreaking partnership worth $2.5 billion to revolutionize customer relationship management (CRM) through advanced artificial intelligence (AI). By integrating Google's Gemini AI models into Salesforce's Agentforce platform, we're enabling businesses to harness multi-modal AI capabilities—processing images, audio, and video—to deliver unparalleled customer experiences. Join our team of talented engineers and help us advance the integration of Salesforce applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will have the unique opportunity to work at the forefront of IDP, AI and cloud computing and contribute to enabling a full suite of Salesforce applications on Google Cloud. You will get an opportunity to build a platform on GCP to enable agentic solutions on Salesforce.

We are seeking a proactive and skilled Software Security Engineer to join our GCP team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for enhancing our security posture across various domains, focusing on development, vulnerability management, infrastructure security, and the security of distributed and scalable distributed systems. This role requires hands-on experience with security systems, a deep understanding of modern threats, and the ability to drive security improvements through engineering solutions.

As a Software Security Engineer, you won’t just find vulnerabilities, you’ll engineer the systems that prevent them. You will play a pivotal role in securing our distributed micro-services architecture on GCP, moving security by building automated, high-performance tools that empower our entire engineering organization.

Your Impact:

Security Engineering & Automation: Build and integrate high-performance security tools and custom scripts into our CI/CD pipelines (SAST/DAST, SCA, SIEM) to automate manual toil.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and secure Terraform/IaC templates to ensure our cloud infrastructure is hardened by design before it ever reaches production.
Vulnerability Leadership: Lead the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle, using a risk-based approach to prioritize remediation across network, cloud, and application layers.
Architecture & Threat Modeling: Partner with DevOps and Product teams to conduct threat modeling and architectural reviews, ensuring new features are resilient and scalable.
Compliance & Governance: Act as the technical lead for audits (SOC2, ISO 27001), leveraging automation to provide evidence of consistent monitoring and timely closure of risks.
Production Resilience: Troubleshooting and resolving complex security issues in production using distributed tracing and modern monitoring tools.

Required Skills:

Engineering Mindset: 2+ years of experience for MTS, 5+ years for SMTS, in Security Engineering with a focus on building tools, not just managing them.
Coding Proficiency: Strong experience in Go, Java, or Python with a solid grasp of Object-Oriented Programming and automation.
Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise: Deep experience with GCP (similar) and Terraform for managing cloud security posture (CSPM) and infrastructure.
Security Domain Knowledge: Practical experience with network protocols, OS hardening (Linux), and modern attack vectors.
Collaborative Spirit: A desire to work cross-functionally with DevOps to embed security into the SDLC.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience in secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
Familiarity with container security technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience with developing or contributing to open source tools.

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.

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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. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.

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.

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