Software Engineer, Data Ingestion - Slack

Slack is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Data Ingestion Team. The team builds and operates the platform that ingests data from various sources into our Lakehouse with streaming and batch approaches. With over 180PB of storage, 1T records per day, and 400+ pipelines, the goal is to build a highly scalable and resilient ingestion platform using modern streaming and lakehouse technologies.

• Design and develop highly scalable and resilient streaming and batch pipelines for ingesting and processing structured and unstructured datasets
• Design and implement Slack's Lakehouse solutions and enable production use cases for customers
• Improve the reliability and performance of the services/pipelines through AI assisted or agentic solutions and tools
• Automate and handle the lifecycle of datasets (schema evolution, metadata management, change and backfill management, deprecation and migration)
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners and lead technical initiatives independently end-to-end as a tech lead
• Coach and mentor other engineers across the team and the organization
• Write, review, or provide feedback on technical design proposals from others

• U.S. citizenship and willingness to undergo a background check for Gov Slack authorization. No visa sponsorship provided.
• 7+ years of software/data engineering experience, including building applications using streaming and lakehouse technologies (e.g., Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming, Iceberg, Hudi, Delta)
• Hands‑on experience building and maintaining batch data pipelines using Spark, Airflow, EMR, S3 or equivalent
• Proficiency in object‑oriented and/or functional programming languages such as SQL, Python, Java/Scala, Go
• Skills in crafting robust distributed microservices with Kubernetes, Docker, AWS ECS/EKS, Terraform, Grafana
• Experience with AI‑assisted software development or automation tools (e.g., Claude, Codex)
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; ability to explain sophisticated concepts to non‑technical stakeholders

Accommodations:
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form.

Salesforce is an equal‑opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. Employees and potential employees will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law.

Benefits:
Time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), employee stock purchasing program.