Slack · 18 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure - Slack
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$216K/yr - $314K/yr
7+ years expSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Slack is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Data Infrastructure team to build secure, reliable, and cost-efficient infrastructure that powers Slack’s data ecosystem.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareMessagingProductivity ToolsSaaS
Responsibilities
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, StarRocks, Pinot, Hive Metastore, Airflow, Temporal, Trino), ensuring uptime, reliability, and performance
Drive improvements in security, cost efficiency, and developer experience across our data infrastructure
Build automation and self-service tools that empower data teams to easily adopt and manage data workflows
Collaborate closely with data engineering, platform, and security teams to design scalable, well-governed solutions
Contribute to observability, monitoring, and alerting via Grafana and related tooling
Partner with other senior engineers to define best practices, technical standards, and support models for Slack’s data ecosystem
Mentor and coach other engineers, modeling ownership, collaboration, and operational excellence
Qualification
Required
7+ years of software or infrastructure engineering experience, including time spent supporting data-intensive systems or data platforms
Proven experience in building, deploying, and operating distributed infrastructure at scale
Strong technical background with big data and infrastructure technologies — such as EMR, Airflow, Pinot, StarRocks, Hive Metastore, Kubernetes, or equivalent systems
Proficiency in Python, Golang, Bash, and SQL
Familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub 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
Benefits
Time off programs
Medical
Dental
Vision
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
Employee stock purchasing program
Company
Slack
Slack is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform for teams.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.39BKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundThrive CapitalSocial Capital
2020-12-01Acquired
2019-06-20IPO
2019-01-28Secondary Market
Leadership Team
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VP of Customer Insights
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VP of Global Alliances & channels
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