Senior Software Backend Engineer, Data Cloud

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  Salesforce Data Cloud is looking for a skilled Backend Engineer to join our team.
  
  As a Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building and optimizing our platform that empowers organizations to unify, govern, and activate enterprise knowledge from various 3rd party systems to power superior AI-driven CRM Experiences.
  
  Our mission is to seamlessly integrate unstructured data from diverse systems, and transform it into a unified, AI-ready knowledge graph directly within Salesforce Data Cloud. You will be responsible for developing scalable solutions that enable comprehensive data ingestion and transformation processes, unlocking the full potential of unstructured data to deliver meaningful insights and support intelligent automation via AI agents. Your work will be essential in driving smart automation, extracting hidden insights from content, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the enterprise.
  
  If you're passionate about driving data-driven innovation and making a meaningful impact by empowering companies to unlock and harness their enterprise knowledge through AI, we'd love to hear from you.
  
  Required Skills / Experience:
  • 6+ years of experience in backend development.
    
  • Strong knowledge of scalable software design and architecture principles.
    
  • Hands-on experience with multi-service production systems and managing backend infrastructure.
    
  • In-depth understanding of the internals and ecosystem of at least one programming language (e.g., Go, Java).
    
  • Comfortable with troubleshooting complex systems and debugging issues in production environments, with strong problem-solving skills.
    
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog to ensure system reliability and performance.
    
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong sense of accountability.
    
  • Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)
    

  Preferred Skills / Experience:

  • Experience managing Kubernetes environments.
    
  • Background in security best practices, and secure API design.
    
  • Specific experience with Go for backend development.
    
  • Experience in a fast-paced, multinational environment.
    
  • Familiarity with distributed systems and event-driven architectures, and comfortable working with messaging frameworks like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
    

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