Salesforce
Technology
PrincipalSoftwareEngineer,PlatformSecurity
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“Principal Software Engineer, Platform Security at Salesforce. Skills: Platform Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Endpoint Protection, Data Pipelines. Lead software development. Own system architecture”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Complex security problems
On-call schedule, Flexibility for major incidents
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years core software development, Mastery in multiple programming languages, Foundation in database engineering, Foundation in API development, Foundation in data pipeline construction, Experience with event-driven architectures, Experience with distributed systems, Craft and deliver large projects, Experience with products for public consumption, Proven infrastructure hardening experience, Proven operational reliability experience, Ability to design systems at scale, Experience with architecture reviews, Experience with design documentation, Cross-team experience with engineering teams, Cross-team experience with architects, Cross-team experience with executive leadership, Develops technical performance architecture, Drive long-term design strategies, Engineering process discipline, Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies, Experience with short release cycles, Ability to provide mentorship, Skilled at fostering cross-functional technical collaboration, Ability to deliver technical reports, Ability to deliver performance presentations, A related technical degree
Nice to Have
AI-assisted development tools experience
What You'll Do.
Lead software development
Own system architecture
Author System Design Records
Author Architecture Decision Records
Drive platform reliability
Set engineering standards
Collaborate cross-functionally
Ensure clean system integration
Ensure dependency alignment
Support on-call operations
Audit cloud infrastructure
Design infrastructure
Architect infrastructure
Configure technologies
Track vulnerabilities
Defend against adversaries
Research threat intelligence
Build systems to consume threat feeds
Optimize systems to consume threat feeds
Automate systems to consume threat feeds
Create innovative solutions
Design software to identify security issues
Deploy security solutions
Perform reporting activities
Understand latest threats
Understand latest methodologies
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functionally with security architects; Cross-functionally with platform teams; Cross-functionally with partner engineering orgs; Cross-functional technical collaboration
Communication Scope
Technical reports; Performance presentations
Process & Methodology
Agile, Scrum, Sprint planning, Sprint execution
Full Job Description
_To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts._ Job Category Software Engineering 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. We are looking for a highly skilled Principal Engineer to join our Endpoint Protection & Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning team. Reporting directly to the Sr. Director of Endpoint Protection & Infra Vuln Scanning, you will serve as a technical anchor for a critical security engineering team — driving architecture, leading end-to-end software delivery, and setting engineering standards across the organization. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for a deeply technical engineer who thrives at the intersection of software development, security infrastructure, and platform engineering. **What You 'll Do** * Lead end-to-end software development across complex security data pipelines from ingestion to canonical data stores and downstream consumers. * Own system architecture for vulnerability scanning and endpoint protection platforms, including authoring System Design Records (SDRs) and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs). * Drive platform reliability through availability monitoring strategies, alerting frameworks, and infrastructure hardening. * Design and build APIs and services including REST API optimization, policy evaluation engines, integrat
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