Staff Platform Engineer — Developer Experience

Slack is seeking a Staff Full-Stack Engineer to design and deliver end-to-end features for our developer tooling, Slack built apps and other developer ecosystem related projects. We are a deeply collaborative team working across product, design, and other engineering teams. We value engineers who are pragmatic in their technology choices, thoughtful in system design, and who balance simplicity, reliability, and long-term maintainability in everything they build. About the Team The Platform Developer Experience team is responsible for being the voice of the Slack Developer. We build tooling that developers use to make integrations for Slack. We are a group of generalists comfortable jumping between different languages and actively involved on GitHub, where we share updates of our tooling and respond to developer feedback. We’re looking for people passionate about crafting a phenomenal developer experience for all developers wanting to build on the Slack Platform. As a Full-Stack Senior Engineer on the team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping technical direction, mentoring engineers, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions that meet evolving business needs. You’ll use your extensive knowledge of web development concepts and problem-solving skills to deliver robust solutions, collaborating closely with other platform teams to spec, conceptualize, build, test, and deploy features and solutions. What you will be doing Partner with Product Managers and Designers to ideate, build, and launch new features for our developer ecosystem. Work on Slack Apps in the app directory, adding new features and making security fixes. Create automated testing processes to speed up development time. Establish high engineering standards through code quality, system design, and reusable architectural patterns. Support production excellence by partnering with Customer Experience teams to triage and resolve issues. Mentor engineers and provide thoughtful, in-depth code reviews. What you should have 7+ years of professional experience building and shipping web applications and developer tooling. Proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python. Understanding of what it takes to build library-level code and not just application-level code. Excitement to participate in the broader community and not just with other engineers at Slack. Empathy for the third-party developers you serve. Hands-on experience with API design and development. Experience building and debugging complex systems in a team environment. Strong UX and design sensibilities, and a desire to sweat the small stuff. Strong communication skills, a positive attitude, and empathy. Self-awareness and a desire to continually improve. Familiarity with AI-Assisted Development. Related technical degree required. Bonus Points Experience with Hack and XHP. Experience with Java, Go. Experience with web analytics, SEO, and data-driven optimization. Experience building Slack Apps. Slack has a positive, diverse, and supportive culture. We look for people who are curious, inventive, and work to be a little better every single day. If this sounds like a good fit, why not say hello? When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Benefits Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well, including time-off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock-purchasing program. In addition, certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Compensation In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The typical base salary range for this position is $197,300 - $313,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range is $237,700 - $344,700 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity, or benefits, as applicable. Equal Opportunity Employer Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. 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