Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack (Workspace)
Salesforce · California - San Francisco ·
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- Fullstack
Salesforce · California - San Francisco ·
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About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
Join Salesforce's Workspace Engineering team to build and optimize remote development environments for our AI-first development organization. You'll design products and services that enable developers to deliver workflows with 10x productivity gains, collaborate across teams, contribute to open source, and implement cutting-edge AI solutions.
Design and maintain Nix-based devcontainer images with s6-overlay lifecycle management, automated rebuild/rollback, and persistent home directories
Build devcontainer features (Agentforce, OrgFarm, CoreApp settings) following framework standards
Lead Gold Standard Workspaces initiative — defining and enforcing criteria for healthy, reproducible environments
Own Bazel build infrastructure with Remote Build Execution (RBE) integration, cache optimization, and multi-codeline performance tuning
Profile and resolve build bottlenecks, RBE failures, and cache hit ratios
Partner with JetBrains and internal teams on IntelliJ BSP/Bazel plugin stability
Develop sfw-controlplane-api: workspace provisioning pipelines, Temporal workflows, DynamoDB provisioning, snapshot lifecycle, and Hyperforce/Falcon deployments
Implement Single Schema/Single Config initiative to unify workspace configuration
Drive supply chain security: migrate images to Trusted Image Central (TIC), enable Renovate for dependency updates
Mirror Nix packages to Nexus/Artifactory; migrate EBS snapshot creation to Jenkins
Enforce security SLAs, eliminate configuration drift, manage workspace shutdowns for deactivated users
Build dashboards and telemetry in Honeycomb; migrate to Monitoring Cloud/AutoTelemetry
Create AI-powered diagnostic tooling to automate health checks and reduce MTTR
Participate in support hero rotation: triage Sev3+ incidents (snapshots, IDE connectivity, RBE issues)
Maintain developer documentation for workspace setup and tooling
Partner with CBX/Bazel, SFCI, JetBrains, OrgFarm, Temporal, and Hyperforce teams
Author technical designs, lead deep-dives, drive V2MOM measures, contribute to sprint planning
Languages: Shell, Python, TypeScript/Node.js, Go, Java, YAML, Puppet, OpenAPI
Package Management: Nix
Infrastructure: Kubernetes (FKP/EKS), Docker, AWS (EC2/EBS/DynamoDB), RHEL 9, Pomerium, Temporal
Build Systems: Bazel, BuildFarm, Remote Build Execution
Observability: Honeycomb
Strong debugging, performance analysis, and incident response skills
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 $197,300 - $313,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $237,700 - $344,700 annually.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.