✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Sr. Manager - Software Engineering - IAM

at Salesforce

📍 Washington - Bellevue Hybrid 💰 $172K – $260K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $172K – $260K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 13+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role leads the core identity services platform at Salesforce, focusing on authentication protocols and high availability infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive platform strategy
  • Oversee authentication protocols
  • Ensure service reliability
  • Mentor engineering team
  • Partner with security teams

Technical Overview

Involves managing authentication protocols like Kerberos, LDAP, SAML, OIDC, and working with cloud-native, distributed systems using Kubernetes, Java, Go, and C#.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with extensive experience in identity protocols, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure. They possess strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of security standards like Zero Trust, with a proven track record managing critical authentication services.

Must-Have Skills

13+ years Software Engineering experience3-5 years leadership experienceDeep Authentication KnowledgeExperience with KerberosLDAPSAMLOIDCDistributed Systems at ScaleExperience with JavaGoor C#Container orchestration (Kubernetes)Modern CI/CD pipelines

Nice-to-Have Skills

Zero Trust security principlesHigh throughput system managementCloud-native infrastructure

Tools & Platforms

KubernetesAWSGCPJavaGoC#

Required Skills

KerberosLDAPSAMLOIDCJavaGoC#KubernetesCI/CD pipelinesCloudDistributed Systems

Hard Skills

KerberosKerberos authenticationLDAPSAMLOIDCIdentity protocolsJavaGoC#KubernetesContainer orchestrationCI/CD pipelinesCloud (AWSGCP)Distributed SystemsHigh availability

Soft Skills

LeadershipTeam managementStrategic thinkingSecurity advocacyMentoringOperational excellence

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Lead the development and management of Salesforce's core identity authentication platform.

Keywords for Your Resume

Software EngineeringAuthentication PlatformKerberosLDAPSAMLOIDCIdentity protocolsJavaGoC#KubernetesContainer orchestrationCI/CD pipelinesAWSGCPDistributed SystemsHigh availabilityCloud

Deal Breakers

Less than 13 years of software engineering experience, No experience with Kerberos or LDAP, Lack of leadership experience in infrastructure projects

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