Backend Software Engineer (Security) - Senior/Lead/Principal

Salesforce is seeking a Backend Software Engineer specializing in Security to join their Security Software Engineering team. This role focuses on building and operating highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems that deliver cloud-scale security software services. The position involves working with fundamental security building blocks across multiple public cloud substrates and network infrastructure. The team is responsible for protecting Salesforce products/infrastructure and defending against malicious attacks, working on critical areas such as IAM, Data Protection, PKI, and Secrets management. The role offers unique opportunities to learn from industry-leading security experts while contributing to enterprise-scale security solutions. The position includes competitive salary ranges of $125,700 - $296,400 in Washington and $137,100 - $323,400 in California, along with comprehensive benefits including wellbeing reimbursement, parental leave, and fertility benefits. Prior security knowledge is not required, but strong distributed systems and cloud computing experience is essential.