Principal Engineer or Architect - MuleSoft Runtime Manager

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Lead the architectural design and evolution of MuleSoft's mission-critical Runtime Manager (ARM) and Universal Management Platform (UMP). This is the central Control Plane for the Anypoint Platform—a sophisticated microservices-based ecosystem orchestrating high-throughput workloads and multi-tenant infrastructure across 8+ AWS regions. You will be responsible for the systems that manage application lifecycles and deployment orchestration for the world’s most demanding distributed environments.

What You'll Do Define technical strategy and architecture for 40+ microservices handling millions of requests daily Drive design decisions for deployment orchestration, service discovery, and capacity management systems Ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of multi-tenant, multi-region cloud infrastructure Lead cross-functional teams in modernizing and evolving the platform on Kubernetes Establish architectural standards for event-driven systems and distributed workflows What We're Looking For Required Deep expertise in microservices architecture and distributed systems design Strong hands-on experience with Java/Spring Boot in production environments Proven track record with Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS preferred) Event-driven architecture expertise (Kafka, messaging systems) Production operations mindset with a focus on reliability and observability Experience designing for scale, multi-tenancy, and high availability Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm) Preferred Distributed orchestration expertise (Temporal, workflow engines, or equivalent) Multi-region deployment architectures and automated region build Familiarity with integration platforms or the MuleSoft ecosystem Security and compliance experience in SaaS environments Technology Stack Java · Spring Boot · Kubernetes · Kafka · RabbitMQ · PostgreSQL · Redis · AWS · Terraform · OpenTelemetry · Temporal In office expectations are 36 days/a quarter to support customers and/or collaborate with their teams. Unleash Your Potential When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best , and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best .

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