Senior Software Engineer, Orchestration

We are looking for a talented Software Engineer to join the Platform Orchestration team  role brings together experience with AWS, infrastructure-as-code, and delivery automation to build reliable, scalable, and compliant platform services for Slack and Salesforce customers.

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, focused on customer success through human‑centric automation. The company drives innovation and empowers teams worldwide with agent‑centric solutions.

The Platform Orchestration team builds and operates the foundational systems that manage how services are deployed, operated, and monitored across Slack’s infrastructure. Our focus is on a unified, automated platform that enables engineering teams to deliver reliable and compliant services quickly.

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of software projects that improve service deployment, management, and observability across Slack’s infrastructure.
• Design and build orchestration systems that enable reliable, scalable, and compliant service operations.
• Develop tools that streamline continuous delivery, automate incident workflows, and track service health and reliability metrics.
• Implement platform solutions using infrastructure‑as‑code, automation frameworks, and AWS‑native services to drive consistency and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to integrate platform capabilities into their workflows—empowering them to ship faster and operate more reliably.
• Contribute to and extend internal frameworks that support deployment workflows, service ownership, and lifecycle management.
• Advocate for platform efficiency and cost‑conscious engineering through tooling, automation, and cross‑team engagement.
• Drive adoption of best practices in service orchestration and cloud resource usage—ultimately helping Slack deliver better experiences at lower operational cost.

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and a knack for designing and building scalable systems.
• Curiosity and a systems mindset—deep interest in platform layers and infrastructure orchestration.
• A strong grasp of reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency, especially around distributed systems.
• A collaborative, mentoring mindset with a focus on testing, design, documentation, and operational excellence.
• Solid experience operating backend systems in production with useful tools or platforms you have built or scaled.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS, comfortable navigating complex environments and mastering core services.
• Experience building infrastructure‑as‑code with Terraform and reusable, maintainable abstractions.
• A passion for creating platform solutions that empower engineering teams to move faster and operate with confidence.
• A pragmatic approach to problem‑solving and a drive to automate and simplify operations at scale.

• Deep knowledge of specific AWS domains such as IAM, EC2, or networking.
• AWS certifications (Professional or Specialty‑level).
• Experience building or maintaining platforms that support high‑scale CI/CD, service orchestration, or incident automation.
• Demonstrated success in reducing cloud costs or improving platform efficiency through tooling or automation.

The typical base salary range for this position is $184,000 – $253,000 annually. In select San Francisco and New York City metro areas, the base salary range is $200,800 – $276,100 annually. The range represents base salary only and does not include bonuses, equity, or benefits.

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer. We uphold a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. Hiring decisions are fair, merit‑based, and inclusive of all protected classes.

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