Senior/Lead Database Performance Engineer

Salesforce is seeking a Senior/Lead Database Performance Engineer to join their Core Database Performance team. This role is crucial in ensuring the success of Salesforce's database services by delivering high performance and throughput while managing exponential growth in traffic and complexity. The team focuses on innovative automation techniques and interactive analytics to enable tuning at scale and enhance proactive monitoring.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing Salesforce's multitenant database infrastructure, working closely with both Development and Operations teams. This position requires deep expertise in Oracle Performance Tuning and database technologies, with a focus on scalability and performance optimization.

The role offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge database technologies in a large-scale enterprise environment. The successful candidate will be part of a team that pushes the boundaries of database performance and scalability, implementing solutions that directly impact millions of users worldwide.

Key aspects of the role include monitoring and responding to production workload trends, partnering with development teams for optimal product design, and collaborating on resolving critical performance issues. The position requires a strong background in database technologies, particularly Oracle, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

This position comes with competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work at a company committed to equality and improving the state of the world through technology. The role requires U.S. citizenship and ability to meet government screening standards, reflecting its importance in supporting federal, state, and local government customers.