Slack
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Sr.SoftwareEngineer,CloudInfrastructure
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“Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure at Slack. Skills: Cloud Infrastructure, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform. Lead software projects end-to-end. Architect and build a next-generation internal platform”
What You'll Achieve.
Keeping Slack fast, reliable, and cost-efficient; Maximize cloud value; Drive millions of dollars in cloud cost savings annually; Deliver amazing experiences that customers love
Industry & Context.
Analyze, optimize, and improve reliability; Troubleshoot and debug complex issues; Identify performance bottlenecks
Participate in on-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
U. S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Green Card holder), 7+ years of professional experience in cloud engineering or a closely related discipline, computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, programming languages, and information retrieval, Proficiency in one or more functional or imperative programming languages — Python, Go, or PHP preferred, Hands-on experience with software engineering, scripting, automation, and orchestration tools (e.g., Bash, Chef, Jenkins, Terraform), Extensive, production-grade experience provisioning, configuring, and maintaining AWS environments, Experience managing large-scale Kubernetes systems (EKS or Bare Metal)
Nice to Have
Deep expertise in core AWS services such as EKS, EC2, IAM, Fargate, S3, or Lambda, AWS Professional or Specialty certification(s), Experience designing or operating large-scale, high-volume distributed systems, A proven history of driving significant cloud cost reductions at scale, Familiarity with observability tooling (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry) and SRE practices
What You'll Do.
Lead software projects end-to-end
Architect and build a next-generation internal platform
Deliver cutting-edge solutions
and improve Terraform modules
Design and implement an in-house system
Partner directly with development teams
trusted relationships
Champion a culture of platform efficiency
Mentor and grow junior engineers
Make a measurable financial impact
Participate in on-call rotation
Build observability and introspection tooling
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with teams across Slack; Partner directly with development teams; Build strong, trusted relationships with service owners; Collaborate with our operations team; working in a collaborative team environment
Communication Scope
Sharing knowledge
Process & Methodology
Scoping, Delivery, Iteration, Long-term ownership
Full Job Description
_To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts._ Job Category Software Engineering Job Details ****About Salesforce**** Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. ## About the Team At Slack, the Cloud Engineering team is the backbone of our infrastructure — a dynamic group of Cloud Engineers, Financial Analysts, and AWS Subject Matter Experts united by a single mission: keeping Slack fast, reliable, and cost-efficient for millions of users worldwide. We tackle unique, large-scale challenges that very few engineers ever get to work on. From designing the systems that power global real-time communication to writing software that brings deep visibility into our cloud infrastructure, our work has direct impact every single day. We partner with teams across Slack to maximize cloud value, champion cost-conscious engineering, and build a platform that scales with our ambitions. If you're energized by high availability, resilience, and the right technology choices — this is the team for you. _Slack has a positive, diverse, and supportive[culture](http://bit.ly/slack_culture_values) — we look for people who are curious, inventive, and work to be a little better every single day. In our work together we aim to be smart, humble, hardworking and, above all, collaborative. If this sounds like a good fit for you, read on
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