Software Engineer, Backend (Multiple Levels) - Slack

Slack, a Salesforce company, is seeking Backend Engineers to join their team in building the Digital HQ platform that serves millions of users worldwide. As a Backend Engineer at Slack, you'll be part of a team that handles massive scale - delivering 300k+ messages per second and serving 77% of Fortune 100 companies.

The role involves building critical features and API methods for Slack's infrastructure, which currently processes 2.65 billion actions daily and has transmitted over 1.79 trillion messages to date. You'll work with reliable technologies including PHP/Hack, Java, MySQL, and Linux, though experience with other web languages like Python or Ruby is also valuable.

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, cross-functional team that includes product managers, designers, and engineers across various specialties. The team values simplicity, reliability, and thoughtful system design. Slack's culture is positive, diverse, and supportive, seeking curious and inventive individuals who strive for continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include architecting new features, improving system performance, mentoring other engineers, and maintaining high code quality standards. You'll be involved in technical architecture discussions and help drive technical decisions within your team. The role requires strong communication skills as you'll work closely with different teams and explain complex technical concepts to various stakeholders.

The position offers the chance to work on a product used by 200k+ paid customers across 150+ countries, with features like Huddles seeing 243 million minutes of usage per week. You'll be part of maintaining and scaling systems that directly impact millions of users' daily work lives, making them simpler, more pleasant, and more productive.

This role is perfect for experienced engineers who value collaborative work, appreciate the challenges of large-scale systems, and want to contribute to a product that's revolutionizing how teams work together. The position offers competitive compensation and the opportunity to work on meaningful technical challenges while being part of a supportive and growth-oriented engineering culture.