Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure - Slack

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TL;DR

Join the Cloud Engineering team at Slack as a senior cloud engineer where you will lead software projects from conception to delivery, architecting and building an internal platform for rapid innovation. You’ll leverage AWS services, Terraform modules, and Kubernetes to deploy and manage applications efficiently while identifying performance bottlenecks and optimizing cloud costs. Collaborate closely with development teams to enhance system reliability and observability, mentoring junior engineers along the way. Ideal candidates have 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, deep hands-on AWS expertise, and proficiency in languages like Python or Go. Bonus points for familiarity with observability tools and a track record of significant cost savings.

Skills

AWS Terraform Kubernetes Python Go Bash Jenkins Prometheus Datadog OpenTelemetry CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Lead software projects from conception to delivery, ensuring long-term ownership.
  • Design and build an internal platform using containerization and AWS services.
  • Author and improve Terraform modules for infrastructure-as-code across Slack.
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and drive cloud efficiency improvements with teams.
  • Mentor junior engineers and scale team impact through technical leadership.
  • Build observability tooling to provide real-time visibility into system health.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of professional experience in cloud engineering or a related field.
  • Strong AWS expertise, including hands-on experience with Terraform and Kubernetes (K8s).
  • Proven ability to analyze, optimize, and improve reliability in high-traffic applications.
  • Experience deploying and managing infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and CloudFormation.
  • Deep troubleshooting skills across complex distributed systems and cloud environments.
  • Demonstrated track record of building, scaling, and improving real-world software systems.

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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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