Slack · 11 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, iOS Developer Experience - Slack
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$192K/yr - $307K/yr
10+ years expSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. The company is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build strong, sustainable developer tooling for the Slack iOS, focusing on improving the iOS developer experience and mentoring other engineers.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareMessagingProductivity ToolsSaaS
Responsibilities
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We are looking for people who are passionate about building strong, sustainable developer tooling for the Slack iOS, which is used by millions of people every day
The iOS Developer Experience(DevXP) team enables feature engineers at Slack to tackle complicated problems quickly without needing to reinvent the wheel
As an DevXP engineer, you like building developer workflow tools and work towards making iOS development best at Slack
You excel in leading others and derive joy from mentoring and growing other iOS engineers
You set a high bar for the technical design and code quality of your team
You demonstrate exceptional ownership of not only the area of your team, but across Slack’s entire iOS codebase
You have a 'can do' demeanor and nothing is beneath you or outside your responsibilities because you do what it takes to deliver the highest quality code and the most impactful features
You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments
You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience building and maintaining complex iOS tooling from CI to CD
Deep expertise with Swift, Bazel, Python and Xcode tools
Experience with AI tools like Claude Code, scripting (Python/bash etc)
Ability to monitor and improve KPIs such as CI stability, TimeToMerge, and build time metrics
Deep familiarity with the Apple ecosystem, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing tools
Preferred
Experience using Slack and a keen interest in making it better
Prior experience in iOS developer experience role
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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
Kristen Swanson
VP of Customer Insights
Richard Hasslacher
VP of Global Alliances & channels
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