Salesforce

Flink Lead Software Engineer

Salesforce$172K — $260K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Computer Science; M.S. preferred with expertise in object-oriented design.
  • 7+ years architecting and managing scalable distributed systems for cloud providers.
  • Experience in creating high-availability architectures for client-facing applications.
  • Hands-on expertise in building robust big data processing pipelines with Flink.
  • Proven CI/CD champion, mentoring teams in automation best practices.
  • Knowledge of public cloud environments like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Proficient in object-oriented programming, with a focus on languages like Java, Go, Python, C++, or Ruby.

Responsibilities

  • Develop the architecture for the Sales Intelligence Platform (SIP).
  • Implement and maintain high-scale, low-latency data ingestion and streaming systems.
  • Process conversational data from various sources to enhance sales productivity.
  • Create intelligent insights leveraging sales conversational data.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to support and enhance platform performance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive resources that promote balance and personal well-being.
  • Access to cutting-edge AI technologies to accelerate professional impact.
  • Opportunities for mentorship and proactive career development.
  • Encouragement to explore innovative solutions in AI and software engineering.
  • Supportive environment promoting limitless personal and professional growth.
Full Job Description
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Job Category
Software Engineering

Job Details

Sales Cloud AI is revolutionizing how organizations strategize, execute, and refine their lead outreach and pipeline management. We are looking for engineers to develop the Sales Intelligence Platform (SIP) within Sales Cloud. In this role, you will be responsible for the architecture, development, and operation of a high-scale, low-latency platform that manages real-time ingestion and streaming pipelines.

The Sales Intelligence Platform (SIP) processes conversational data from voice, video, and email to power various Sales Cloud AI agents. These agents provide tools for lead outreach and pipeline management, significantly boosting sales productivity. By generating intelligent insights from conversational data, the platform empowers sellers to enhance their overall efficiency.

Required skills and experience
  • Degree in Computer Science (B.S. required, M.S. preferred) with a solid grasp of object-oriented design and principles.
  • Over 7+ years of practical experience architecting, implementing, and managing durable distributed systems at scale for major enterprise cloud providers.
  • Proven track record in constructing high-availability, large-scale distributed architectures for client-facing environments.
  • Hands-on experience with building big data high availability pipelines with Flink
  • Demonstrated experience acting as a CI/CD champion, with a proven ability to uplift and mentor teams in best practices and automation.
  • Extensive knowledge of contemporary public cloud frameworks (including AWS, GCP, or Azure) and high-performance backend infrastructure.
  • Proficiency in object-oriented programming with mastery in at least one language such as Java, Go, Python, C++, or Ruby.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure automation, cloud provisioning, and AI-assisted development methodologies.
  • Strong interpersonal and professional communication skills, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration and leadership.
  • Commitment to technical excellence through meticulous attention to detail and proactive mentorship of junior engineers.


Preferred qualification
  • Proven ability to develop low-latency, large-scale data ingestion pipelines
  • Background in creating enterprise-grade, AI-driven sales solutions
  • History of architecting distributed real-time streaming systems
  • Expertise with message queuing technologies like Kafka
  • Hands-on experience with open-source ecosystems including Flink, Spark, Storm, Cassandra, Zookeeper, and MongoDB
  • At least 5 years of experience with Java, Spring, microservices, REST APIs, and distributed systems
  • Knowledge of deployment architectures and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Terraform, and Spinnaker
  • Familiarity with container orchestration platforms like Docker, Kubernetes, Helios, Fleet, or Mesos
  • Experience managing and monitoring mission-critical infrastructure, including logging, alerting, and reporting services
  • Proficiency in using NoSQL and SQL databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB
  • Deep understanding of high-volume distributed databases, data pipelines, and large-scale systems


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