Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure - Slack

Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure – Slack

Join Salesforce to apply for the Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure – Slack role. The mission of the Data Infrastructure team is to build secure, reliable and cost-efficient infrastructure that powers Slack’s data ecosystem.

• Design, build and operate reliable and scalable data infrastructure powering Slack’s analytics, ML and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Serve as DRI for 1–2 core data services (e.g., EMR, Star Rocks, Pinot, Hive Metastore, Airflow, Temporal, Trino) ensuring uptime, reliability and performance.
• Drive improvements in security, cost efficiency and developer experience across the data infrastructure.
• Build automation and self‑service tools that empower data teams to adopt and manage data workflows.
• Collaborate with data engineering, platform and security teams to design scalable and well‑governed solutions.
• Contribute to observability, monitoring and alerting via Grafana and related tooling.
• Partner with senior engineers to define best practices, technical standards and support models for the data ecosystem.
• Mentor and coach other engineers, modeling ownership, collaboration and operational excellence.

• 7+ years of software or infrastructure engineering experience, including time supporting data‑intensive systems.
• Proven experience building, deploying and operating distributed infrastructure at scale.
• Strong background with big data and infrastructure technologies such as EMR, Airflow, Pinot, Star Rocks, Hive Metastore, Kubernetes or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Python, Golang, Bash and SQL.
• Familiarity with CI/CD (Git Hub Actions), Vault, Terraform, Chef and Grafana.
• Deep understanding of infrastructure reliability, observability and cost efficiency principles.
• Hands‑on experience supporting data pipelines or data engineering workflows is a strong plus.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across cross‑functional teams.
• A strong sense of ownership and a drive to deliver high‑impact autonomous results.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

Slack’s culture emphasizes curiosity, invention and collaboration. We support work‑life balance, AI‑accelerated impact and inclusive teams. Benefits include generous paid leave, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, 401(k), equity and an employee stock‑purchasing program.

Salesforce is an equal‑opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. Compensation and benefits are based on merit, experience and qualifications.