Software Engineering MTS

. A 1% improvement in CPU, latency, or plan quality translates into meaningful savings and better customer experience at a scale few engineering organizations ever encounter.

Operating a multi-tenant database platform at Salesforce scale presents problems that traditional relational databases were never designed to solve. The underlying database optimizer does not inherently understand Salesforce concepts such as tenant-specific schemas, sharing and visibility models, custom metadata, per-tenant data distributions, or application-level access patterns.

Our team builds the intelligence that bridges that gap

• dynamic query generation, cost-based optimization, statistics and cardinality intelligence, plan management, indexing strategy, performance diagnostics, and automated detection and remediation of query regressions.

If you enjoy solving technically deep problems where small improvements have outsized impact, we'd love to talk.

What You'll Do

• Design and build query infrastructure

that operates safely across massive, diverse multi-tenant workloads - from architecture through implementation, rollout, and long-term operation. •

• database, runtime, platform, and application - to solve performance and scalability problems that span the stack, and contribute to the technical direction of Salesforce's next generation of query infrastructure.

You enjoy problems where databases, algorithms, distributed systems, and production software intersect. You dig deep into complex systems, form hypotheses from data, and design solutions that address root causes - not symptoms. You care about high-quality software and about the operational discipline required to run it safely at massive scale: reliability, observability, incremental rollout, and clear ownership.

You thrive with significant autonomy and expect to influence both technical direction and execution.

Required Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience in Java or another modern object-oriented language.
• Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL, and comfort reasoning about query behavior.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis.
• Experience designing or operating high-scale, performance-sensitive production systems.
• Ability to debug complex problems across multiple layers of a software stack using metrics, profiling, telemetry, and experimentation.
• Ability to design solutions that can be delivered safely and incrementally in large-scale production.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills - you can explain complex technical concepts clearly and influence decisions across teams.
• High ownership, quick learning, and comfort operating in a dynamic engineering environment.

Experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Query optimizer internals

and cost-based optimization •

• hinting, plan stability, plan search

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what's possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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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. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $117,200 - $223,900 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $141,200 - $246,000 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.