Database Engineer, Government Cloud

Role

Are you a fast learner, good at taking challenges to onboard new skills, and like to be part of the team that is solving problems and improving customer experience with our applications? Join the teams that build the critical services that keep our databases and applications running smoothly. You will help deliver reliable systems and scalable infrastructure to support customer success as priority.

We are looking for database engineers at Junior level to take responsibilities to provide solutions to maintain the best services and customer experiences through Salesforce applications.

• Come up with innovative ideas to improve performance, scalability and resilience in a large-scale platform
• Implement comprehensive functional and system-test for your area of responsibility and for overall database quality
• Debug, conduct root cause analysis, diagnose defects
• Actively participate in database automation and feature enhancement on premise and in Public cloud platform
• Responsibility and accountability for the availability and reliability of all Production Databases
• Working with other Engineering teams to triage issues
• Define, develop and deploy system monitoring requirements/thresholds as well as corrective actions. Improve the system reliability via predictive analysis
• Collaborate with and provide detailed feedback to stakeholders on resiliency initiatives
• To participate in production Incident Management / Escalation Management call and be able to drive the incident to resolution
• Provides technical and platform support to multiple customers and stakeholders that use the production systems

• 2+ years of experience deploying distributed applications using containers (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE)
• 2+ years of hands‑on AWS experience, including building and operating production‑grade infrastructure
• 2+ years of database engineering experience (relational, No
  
  SQL, or both)
• 2+ years of Linux system engineering experience
• 2+ years of scripting or programming experience in Shell, Python, and/or Golang
• Practical experience using AI tools - such as AI coding assistants or generative AI - to speed up development, automate workflows, or improve infrastructure quality
• Experience with log management and analytics platforms such as Splunk or the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Willing and ready to participate in a 24/7 on call rotation
• Must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) who does not hold dual citizenship and agrees to complete a U.S. federal government Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) for a Moderate Public Trust position.

• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Experience in any of the monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, etc.

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. Salesforce 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.

The typical base salary range for this position is $117,200 - $176,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $141,200 - $194,200 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. 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 Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between.