Senior/Lead Backend Engineer

Salesforce, a leading enterprise software company, is seeking a Senior/Lead Backend Engineer for their Tableau Provisioning team. This role is crucial in providing and maintaining the infrastructure for Tableau's Continuous Integration systems. The position offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies while ensuring development and release teams can efficiently build, test, and deploy Tableau products at scale.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of commercial software development experience, with strong expertise in Python, AWS, and containerization technologies. You'll be responsible for designing and implementing automated processes, leading technical initiatives, and optimizing existing systems for better efficiency. The role involves working with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS services and Terraform, and requires a deep understanding of various operating systems.

As part of Salesforce, you'll join a company that values innovation and believes in business as a platform for change. The position offers the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement with locations in Seattle, Palo Alto, and San Francisco. You'll be part of a team that's actively incorporating AI solutions into their workflows and maintaining critical infrastructure that supports Tableau's development ecosystem.

The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring both strategic thinking and practical implementation skills. You'll be expected to participate in on-call rotations and lead platform upgrade projects while ensuring the CI infrastructure remains secure, available, and cost-effective. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned engineer looking to make a significant impact in a company that's at the forefront of data visualization and analytics technology.