Principal Member of Technical Staff

Salesforce • San Francisco, CA

446d • $204,400 - $323,400 • Remote

About The Position

The Principal Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce is responsible for researching, designing, and developing advanced software solutions, particularly in the realm of machine learning and big data services. This role involves collaborating with product managers and data scientists to translate customer requirements into effective software solutions, while also ensuring the operational excellence of distributed systems. The position emphasizes a customer-first mentality and requires a strong technical background in software development and data engineering.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Two years of experience in the job offered or in a related field.
• Proficiency in an object-oriented programming language such as Python, Java, or Golang (2 years).
• Experience in Data Engineering (2 years).
• Knowledge of Statistics or Machine Learning (2 years).
• Experience with AWS (2 years).
• Experience in Statistical or Machine Learning based Modeling (2 years).
• Software Development experience (2 years).
• Familiarity with Pytorch (1 year) and Spark (1 year).

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs.
• Update software or enhance existing software capabilities.
• Build Big Data services on public cloud substrates.
• Balance live-site management, feature delivery, and retirement of technical debt.
• Partner with Product Managers, Architects, and Data Scientists to understand customer requirements and translate them into working software.
• Own the technology for fully orchestrated machine learning APIs for the Einstein Platform.
• Contribute to the long-range plan and drive microservices architectures for machine learning.
• Design, develop, debug, and operate resilient distributed systems across thousands of compute nodes in multiple datacenters.
• Participate in the team's on-call rotation to address complex problems in real-time and maintain service availability.
• Create and enforce processes that ensure quality of work and drive engineering excellence.
• Exhibit a customer-first mentality while making decisions and be accountable for the team's output.
• Partner with vendors like AWS and Data Science teams to select libraries and compute resources for cost-effective and scalable model hosting.

Benefits

• Competitive salary ranging from $204,400 to $323,400 per year.
• Telecommuting options available.
• Potential for incentive compensation and equity.
• Comprehensive company benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees