What you'll do
- Operate and enhance large-scale, highly-available database infrastructure using MySQL and Vitess.
- Develop tools for self-service and self-managing database capabilities to empower other engineering teams.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to advise on database storage needs throughout the development lifecycle.
- Write code and create dashboards to monitor and optimize database performance.
- Participate in on-call rotations and work with operations to resolve production issues and support compliance activities.
What you should know
- Ideal candidates have 5+ years experience in data storage or distributed systems at scale.
- Strong communication skills are essential to explain complex technical concepts and collaborate effectively.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and deployment automation tools is highly valued.
- The role involves working on core infrastructure systems that prioritize reliability and scalability over user-facing features.
- Applicants should be prepared for on-site work in Atlanta and participation in an on-call rotation.
About the company
- Salesforce is a leading AI CRM company focused on innovation and workforce transformation.
- The company values ambition, trust, and innovation as core to its culture.
- Slack, a Salesforce product, supports massive scale communication with billions of messages and database queries weekly.
- Salesforce emphasizes a diverse and inclusive workplace with strong commitments to equality and non-discrimination.
- The company offers comprehensive benefits supporting work-life balance and employee growth.
Key required skills
MySQL - databaseVitessGoPHPAWSTerraformAnsibleJava