Slack · 3 days ago
Senior Software Engineer, Orchestration
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$201K/yr - $276K/yrSlack, a part of Salesforce, is a leading communication platform that enables collaboration for users globally. The Senior Software Engineer, Orchestration will lead the development of foundational systems that enhance service deployment and management across Slack’s infrastructure, focusing on automation and reliability.
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Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end delivery of software projects that improve how services are deployed, managed, and observed across Slack’s infrastructure
Design and build foundational orchestration systems that enable reliable, scalable, and compliant service operations
Develop tools that streamline continuous delivery, automate incident workflows, and track service health and reliability metrics
Implement platform solutions using infrastructure-as-code, automation frameworks, and AWS-native services to drive consistency and scalability
Collaborate closely with engineering teams to integrate platform capabilities into their workflows—empowering them to ship faster and operate more reliably
Contribute to and extend internal frameworks that support deployment workflows, service ownership, and lifecycle management
Advocate for platform efficiency and cost-conscious engineering through tooling, automation, and cross-team engagement
Drive adoption of best practices in service orchestration and cloud resource usage—ultimately helping Slack deliver better experiences at lower operational cost
Qualification
Required
Strong software engineering fundamentals—you write clean, maintainable code and design systems that scale. You bring engineering rigor to platform and infrastructure work
Curiosity and a systems mindset—you're deeply interested in how platform layers and infrastructure orchestration work, and you enjoy sharing that knowledge to uplift those around you
A strong grasp of reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency, especially in the context of deploying and managing distributed systems
A collaborative, mentoring mindset—you model engineering best practices around testing, design, documentation, and operational excellence
Solid experience operating backend systems in production—you can point to tools, workflows, or platforms you've helped build or scale
Hands-on experience with AWS—you're comfortable navigating complex environments and have depth in at least a few core services
Experience building infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, with a preference for reusable and maintainable abstractions
A passion for creating platform solutions that empower engineering teams to move faster, be more reliable, and operate with confidence
A pragmatic approach to problem-solving, with a drive to automate and simplify operations at scale
Preferred
Deep knowledge of specific AWS domains such as IAM, EC2, or networking
AWS certifications (Professional or Specialty-level)
Experience building or maintaining platforms that support high-scale CI/CD, service orchestration, or incident automation
Demonstrated success in reducing cloud costs or improving platform efficiency through tooling or automation
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.
Founded in 2009
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
Kristen Swanson
VP of Customer Insights
Richard Hasslacher
VP of Global Alliances & channels
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