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The job title is Principal Engineer - Availability Engineering. **Question: What company is hiring for this position?** **Answer:** Salesforce is hiring for this position. **Question: What are the primary responsibilities of the Principal Engineer in Availability Engineering?** **Answer:** The primary responsibilities include embedding with delivery teams to focus on availability measures, designing and operating resilient applications across distributed systems, championing resiliency standard processes, and resolving complex technical issues to improve system availability and performance. **Question: What years of experience are required for this position?** **Answer:** The position requires 15+ years of hands-on software development experience and 5+ years in a Tech Lead, Principal, or Architect capacity. **Question: What programming languages should candidates be proficient in?** **Answer:** Candidates should have mastery of one or more object-oriented delivery languages such as Java, Golang, APEX, or Python. **Question: What kind of systems and technologies will this role work with?** **Answer:** This role will work with multi substrate engineering platforms, distributed systems, API's, microservices deployed on containerization frameworks such as Kubernetes and Docker, as well as infrastructure-as-code using Terraform. **Question: Does the position involve on-call duties?** **Answer:** Yes, the position involves participating in the team’s on-call rotation to address complex problems in real-time and maintain high availability of services. **Question: What are the key skills required for candidates applying for this position?** **Answer:** Key skills required include experience in availability improvement, proficiency with core web technologies (HTTP, JSON, REST, XML), database expertise (including Oracle or NoSQL solutions), and knowledge of incident/problem management processes. **Question: How does Salesforce approach equality and diversity in hiring?** **Answer:** Salesforce is committed to creating a workforce that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives, including equal pay, employee resource groups, and inclusive benefits. **Question: Where can applicants find more information about Salesforce's benefits and equality initiatives?** **Answer:** Applicants can learn more about Equality at www.equality.com and explore company benefits at www.salesforcebenefits.com.