Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Authentication Platform
Core
Lead the team responsible for core identity services powering Salesforce's production infrastructure, ensuring secure, authenticated, and resilient access across the global fleet.
Role type
Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Authentication Platform)
Builds
Production Identity and Access Management (IAM) stack including Kerberos, TOTP, and FIDO2 systems
Domain
Cloud Security / Identity Management
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Kerberos, SAML, OpenID Connect (OIDC), LDAP, Java/Go/C#, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, AI development tools, multi-agent workflows
Preferred skills
Enterprise-grade Identity Providers (IdP) or MFA platforms, Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), PCI/SOC2/HIPAA compliance, on-call rotation management
Technologies
Kerberos, LDAP, WebAuthn, FIDO2, TOTP, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, Java, Go, C#
Responsibilities
Drive strategy and execution for the Authentication Platform to ensure horizontal scaling; Provide technical leadership across diverse protocol stacks; Guarantee reliability of foundational dependencies; Partner with security architects to implement Zero Trust principles; Coach engineers on AI-augmented development and code auditing; Own integration of AI tools into the daily development cycle
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on IC with team leadership
