Lead Distributed Systems/Data Engineer

1 Month ago • 7 Years + • Data Analysis • $172,000 PA - $276,100 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, leading workforce transformation in the agentic era. The Cloud Economics and Capacity Management (CECM) team seeks a Lead Software Engineer for distributed systems. This role involves building intelligent, data-driven tools for strategic financial operations (FinOps) and capacity management, providing real-time monitoring of cloud cost and utilization. The platform optimizes resource allocation, forecasts spend, and minimizes costs using advanced machine learning on petabytes of infrastructure data, delivering actionable insights to FinOps practitioners and technical leaders.
Must have:
  • Develop, automate, enhance, and maintain scalable data pipelines.
  • Design and develop resilient and reusable data automation frameworks.
  • Lead distributed backend development pipeline (predominantly Python).
  • Automate cost anomaly detection, alerting, forecasting, and budgeting.
  • Develop and maintain dashboards and reports for cloud cost trends.
  • Collaborate with finance and engineering teams on cloud spending.
  • Lead and participate in requirement gathering, design, and development of complex datasets.
  • Mentor team members in data maturity lifecycle.
  • Work and collaborate with global teams.
Good to have:
  • Broad experience in distributed backend development.
Perks:
  • Time off programs
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Mental health support
  • Paid parental leave
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Employee stock purchasing program

Job Details

**About 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 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 .The Cloud Economics and Capacity Management (CECM) team is looking for a Software Engineer with experience across distributed systems to join us!You will be working cross-functionally with engineers, FinOps analysts, and product managers to build the breakthrough features that our internal customers will love, adopt and use while ensuring stable and scalable applications. You'll be a part of a modern, lean, self-governing FinOps product engineering team where you have the ability to switch hats between coding to requirements gathering, to testing for quality and performance.CECM develops intelligent, data-driven tools which enable strategic financial operations (FinOps) decision-making pertaining to infrastructure expenditure and capacity management. We are building a platform that provides near real-time monitoring of cloud cost and capacity utilization of the infrastructure, which will help in optimizing resource allocation, forecasting spend, and minimizing costs. We incorporate advanced machine learning techniques to turn the petabytes of data generated by our global infrastructure into actionable predictions and business insights used by FinOps practitioners, internal service owners, and technical leaders daily. As an internal tooling team, engineers are expected to directly interact with customers to develop requirements and design, release and maintain distributed systems with visibility throughout .This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about building scalable, resilient, distributed systems that collect, process, and analyze massive volumes of cloud cost and usage data. The skillset requires strong data architecture, data processing, SQL and a proven track record working with enterprise metrics to build automated data pipelines. Broad experience in distributed backend development is preferred.Responsibilities * Develop, automate, enhance, maintain scalable data pipelines * Independently design and develop resilient and reusable data automation frameworks * Lead distributed backend development pipeline development being delivered by multiple engineers (predominantly Python) * Automate cost anomaly detection, alerting, forecasting, budget process, and other FinOps capabilities * Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to visualize cloud cost and usage trends * Collaborate with finance and engineering teams to understand and manage cloud spending * Lead and participate in requirement gathering, design, and development of complex datasets * Mentor team members in all aspects of the data maturity lifecycle * Work and collaborate with global teams across AMER and APAC regionsRequired Skills/Experience** * 7+ years of experience in data engineering, preferably in cloud or FinOps environments * Experience in distributed computation such as Spark and Trino * Deep expertise in building data pipelines using tools like dbt, Airflow, and similar orchestration frameworks * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills * Experience working in Agile and Scrum methodology, incremental delivery, and CI/CD * Experience in at least one cloud service providers including AWS or GCP * Experience in distributed backend software engineering environments * Experience with data visualization tools, preferably TableauUnleash Your PotentialWhen you join , 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.AccommodationsIf you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.Posting Statementis 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 , 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 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 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. 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, will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $157,600 to $253,000.For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $172,000 to $276,100.

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