✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Distributed Systems Software Engineer, GovCloud - Senior/Lead

at Salesforce

📍 4 Locations Unknown 💰 $148K – $260K USD / year Posted March 14, 2026
Salary $148K – $260K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale, reliable distributed systems for government cloud services, with a focus on security, automation, and open source technologies.

  • Designing distributed systems
  • Developing cloud automation tools
  • Ensuring system security and high availability
  • Contributing to open source projects
  • Optimizing backend systems

The technical environment includes cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba Cloud, with tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Mesos, and open source tech like Zookeeper and Spinnaker.

The ideal candidate is a senior distributed systems engineer with extensive experience in cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. They possess strong skills in concurrency, large-scale system design, and open source technologies, with a focus on security and high availability.

Distributed SystemsConcurrencyCloud InfrastructureAWSTerraformKubernetesDockerOpen Source Technologies
GCPAzureAlibaba CloudZookeeperSpinnaker
AWSGoogle Cloud PlatformMicrosoft AzureAlibaba CloudTerraformKubernetesDockerMesosZookeeperSpinnaker
Distributed SystemsConcurrencyLarge Scale SystemsData ManagementHigh AvailabilitySecurityCloud InfrastructureAWSAmazon Web ServicesGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformAzureMicrosoft AzureTerraformKubernetesDockerMesosOpen Source TechnologiesZookeeperSpinnaker
Distributed SystemsConcurrencyLarge Scale SystemsData ManagementHigh AvailabilitySecurityCloud InfrastructureAWSAmazon Web ServicesGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformAzureMicrosoft AzureAlibaba CloudTerraformKubernetesDockerMesosOpen Source TechnologiesZookeeperSpinnaker
Problem-solvingDesignDebuggingInnovationCollaboration
Industry Government/Public Sector
Job Function Developing and maintaining large-scale distributed cloud systems for government applications
Role Subtype Cloud Engineer
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft 365, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Open source technology
Clearance Required Criminal Justice Information Services screening with fingerprint scan
Visa Sponsorship Not Specified
Distributed SystemsConcurrencyLarge Scale SystemsData ManagementHigh AvailabilitySecurityCloud InfrastructureAWSAmazon Web ServicesGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformAzureMicrosoft AzureTerraformKubernetesDockerMesosOpen Source TechnologiesZookeeperSpinnaker

Lack of experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), No experience with distributed systems or concurrency, No security clearance or screening capability

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