Principal Software Engineer, Backend (Connectivity)
InformaticaBase Salary
$197k - $345k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of core integration capabilities and scalable connectivity solutions across MuleSoft, Salesforce, and Agentforce.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Set technical direction and help shape long-term strategy and team growth.
- Drive innovation through new ideas, improved processes, and experimentation.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams while promoting coding, design, and architecture best practices.
- Design and build APIs, asynchronous workflows, and event-driven systems.
- Troubleshoot complex issues and identify opportunities to improve product quality, performance, and reliability.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience building and operating production-grade software systems.
- Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, or comparable languages and frameworks for scalable backend systems.
- Hands-on experience designing and building APIs, asynchronous workflows, and event-driven systems.
- Experience working with large codebases and influencing design decisions across teams.
- Ability to evaluate architecture, performance, and operational stability holistically.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to triage complex issues.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and work effectively with engineers, designers, and product teams.
- Preferred experience with the MuleSoft platform, including Anypoint Studio, Mule Runtime, and Anypoint Connectors.
- Preferred expertise in the Salesforce platform, including Apex, Lightning Components, and Salesforce APIs.
- Preferred experience with performance tuning, memory management, and resource optimization in distributed environments.
- Preferred familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, large language models, RAG architecture, and AI integration into developer workflows.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model.
- Time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.
- Base salary ranges from $197,300 to $313,700 annually, or $237,700 to $344,700 annually in select San Francisco and New York City metropolitan-area locations.
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About Informatica
Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a leader in AI-powered enterprise cloud data management, helps businesses unlock the full value of their data and AI. As data grows in complexity and volume, Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud™ delivers a complete, end-to-end platform with a suite of industry-leading, integrated solutions to connect, manage and unify data across any cloud, hybrid or multi-cloud environment. Powered by CLAIRE® AI, Informatica’s platform integrates natively with all major cloud providers, data warehouses and analytics tools— giving organizations the freedom of choice, avoiding vendor lock-in and delivering better ROI by enabling access to governed data, simplifying operations and scaling with confidence. Trusted by approximately 5,000 customers in nearly 100 countries—including over 80 of the Fortune 100—Informatica is the backbone of platform-agnostic, cloud data-driven transformation. Informatica. Where data and AI come to life.™ Contact: PR@informatica.com