Senior Software Engineer, DNS and Cloud Infrastructure

Salesforce

. Deliver cloud infrastructure automation tools, frameworks, workflows, and validation platforms on public cloud platforms .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $148,500 - $223,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend software development with Python, cloud architecture, and infrastructure automation. Proficient in designing and maintaining resilient distributed systems using containerization frameworks and open-source tools.

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Backend Software DevelopmentCloud ArchitectureInfrastructure AutomationContainerization FrameworksLinux Systems Administration

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Hard Skills

PythonInfrastructure-as-CodeMicroservicesCloud ProvisioningCI/CDDNS ManagementSQLAgile DevelopmentData StructuresAlgorithms

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesDockerTerraformGitSplunkPuppetJenkinsGrafanaAWS Route 53Travis CI

Industry Keywords

Public Cloud EngineeringHigh-Availability SystemsDistributed SystemsNetwork InfrastructureSecurity Hardening

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureChefCloudDistributed SystemsDNSDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesPuppetPythonSaltStackSpinnakerSplunkSQLTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver cloud infrastructure automation tools, frameworks, workflows, and validation platforms on public cloud platforms
Design, develop, debug, and operate resilient distributed systems across thousands of compute nodes in multiple data centers
Use and contribute to open-source technology
Develop Infrastructure-as-Code
Write microservices on containerization frameworks such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Mesos
Resolve complex technical issues and drive innovations that improve system availability, resilience, and performance
Balance live-site management, feature delivery, and retirement of technical debt
Participate in the team’s on-call rotation to address complex problems in real time and keep services operational and highly available
Innovate and maintain large-scale distributed systems engineering platforms serving tens of millions of users
Design, develop, and optimize core back-end systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 5+ years of backend software development experience with Python working with Cloud Architecture
In-depth, hands-on experience with Linux Systems Administration and Troubleshooting, servers, and Cloud architecture
Good knowledge of Linux internals
Proven professional work experience with Python
In-depth understanding of OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and concurrency
Public cloud engineering on GCP, AWS, and/or Azure platforms
Experience with cloud provisioning, infrastructure, and migration at cloud scale
Use of AI-assisted development tools to automate DNS and infrastructure management
Understanding of configuring, deploying, managing, and maintaining large cloud-hosted systems
Experience with container and orchestration systems such as Kubernetes and Docker
Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Splunk, Puppet, Spinnaker, Terraform, and Git
Strong understanding of DNS, load balancing, SSL, TCP/IP, SQL, HTTP, switches, and routers
CI/CD experience with Jenkins and Travis CI
Implementation experience of large infrastructure projects
Configuration management with open-source tools, ideally Puppet, Chef, Salt, or Ansible
Experience maintaining monitoring platforms such as Grafana
Experience with Agile development methodology and Test Driven Development
Excellent communication skills
Experience using AWS Route 53 is an advantage
Experience in high-availability, 24x7x365 large-scale multi-datacenter environments is an advantage
Proficiency in packet analysis, network analysis tools, troubleshooting, and analytical fault diagnosis is an advantage
Experience with security hardening of network infrastructure, such as DNSSEC, is an advantage

Benefits

Comp & perks

Time off programs
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k)
Employee stock purchasing program
Incentive compensation may be available for certain roles
Equity may be available for certain roles
Reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process