Senior Software Engineer, Platform Orchestration

Salesforce

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Work type
Remote
Location
Atlanta, GA
Salary
$172,500–$260,100 / yr
Posted
31 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 30, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k
This role $216k
$112k most similar roles pay here $276k

This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$213,050 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Platform Orchestration

Sr. Software Engineer, Platform Orchestration - Slack joins the Platform Orchestration team to build and operate foundational systems managing service deployment, operation, and monitoring across Slack’s infrastructure. This role involves leading the end-to-end delivery of software projects that improve how services are managed, including building tools for continuous delivery, automating incident workflows, and tracking reliability metrics. The engineer will develop platform solutions using infrastructure-as-code, automation frameworks, and AWS-native services to ensure consistent, scalable operations. Key technical requirements include strong software engineering fundamentals, experience with backend systems in production, and hands-on expertise with AWS services and Terraform for infrastructure as code. The role focuses on the core problem of abstracting complexity and standardizing best practices to allow engineering teams to manage distributed systems efficiently while ensuring compliant data movement and reliable service lifecycle management.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Georgia?

Median $178750 from 35 postings across 14 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of software projects to improve service deployment, management, and observation across infrastructure.
  • Design and build foundational orchestration systems to ensure reliable, scalable, and compliant service operations.
  • Develop tools to streamline continuous delivery, automate incident workflows, and track reliability metrics.
  • Implement platform solutions using infrastructure-as-code, automation frameworks, and AWS-native services.
  • Extend internal frameworks that support deployment workflows, service ownership, and lifecycle management.
  • Advocate for platform efficiency and cost-conscious engineering through automated tooling and cross-team engagement.
  • Drive the adoption of best practices in service orchestration and cloud resource usage.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Green Card holder).
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals with a focus on writing clean, maintainable code and designing scalable systems.
  • Experience operating backend systems in production environments.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS core services.
  • Experience building infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform.
  • Deep knowledge of specific AWS domains such as IAM, EC2, or networking (preferred).
  • AWS Professional or Specialty-level certifications (preferred).
  • Experience building platforms for high-scale CI/CD, service orchestration, or incident automation (preferred).

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