As a Software Engineer I on Slack’s Service Network team, you will design, build, and maintain scalable service mesh infrastructure that ensures secure and reliable communication across Slack's platform. Your day-to-day responsibilities include implementing core capabilities such as service discovery, observability, traffic routing, mTLS, and policy enforcement, while also troubleshooting production issues in distributed systems and Kubernetes environments. You will drive improvements in reliability through automation and tooling, contribute to internal and open-source projects like Envoy, and participate actively in incident response to uphold platform availability. The role requires 2+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering, hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud platforms, and strong collaboration skills. Proficiency in languages such as Go, Python, Ruby, C, or C++, along with a solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, and network protocols, is beneficial for this high-impact position that focuses on making Slack's infrastructure more accessible to developers while ensuring robust security and performance at scale.
Skills
Kubernetes
AWS
GCP
Go
Python
Ruby
C
C++
Envoy
TCP/IP
DNS
Linux
Unix
Algorithms
Data Structures
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
What you'll do
Design and build scalable service mesh infrastructure for secure service-to-service communication.
Implement core capabilities like service discovery, traffic routing, and mTLS in the service mesh.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across distributed systems and Kubernetes environments.
Drive improvements in platform reliability through automation and tooling enhancements.
Contribute to internal and open-source projects, such as Envoy, with code enhancements.
What we're looking for
2+ years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure engineering, or site reliability engineering.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
Proven ability to work within distributed systems, microservices, or cloud-native environments.
Strong collaboration and communication skills across teams.
Experience configuring and operating service mesh at production scale.
Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, and network-related protocols.
Proficiency in programming languages like Go, Python, Ruby, C, or C++.
Market check
Salary context
This
$117,200–$176,700
range sits above
30%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$136,100–$216,500
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$142,400–$211,200
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Salesforce
Salesforce is the world''s leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform, offering cloud-based software for sales, service, marketing, analytics, and application development. Industry: Enterprise Software & Cloud Computing
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Listed pay typically runs
$148,500–$260,100
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