Slack
Overview
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About Slack Slack is your Digital HQ – a place where work flows between your people, systems, partners, and customers. From Fortune 100 companies to corner markets, millions of people around the world use Slack to connect their teams, unify their systems, and drive their business forward. Slack breaks down communication silos inside and beyond your organization by bringing teams and tools together around common goals, projects and processes in channels and in Slack Connect. It removes the limits of physical walls, giving people the flexibility to do their best work where, when and how they prefer with features like huddles and clips. And it empowers everyone to automate common tasks with apps and workflows. In this digital-first era, Slack’s mission is to make people’s work lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive.
A taste of our scale and reach
77% of the fortune 100 use Slack
150+ countries have daily active users in Slack
Slack delivers 300k+ messages per second
To date, 1.79 trillion messages have been sent on Slack
2.65 Billion actions are taken in Slack each day
Slack has 200k+ paid customers
About the Team We’re looking for people who are passionate about crafting a phenomenal web experience and designing robust, scalable, and secure backend systems for web applications. As a Full Stack Staff Engineer (front end leaning) 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. You will collaborate closely with Web Strategists and cross functionally to spec, conceptualize, build, test and deploy features and solutions that drive revenue on slack.com. This role should be a strong frontend engineer with backend proficiency.
What you should have
7+ years of experience in front end development with proficiency in HHVM/PHP.
Deep expertise in frontend development best practices, design systems, conventions, and reusability.
Proficient in HTML, CSS, JS, React, Redux, and Typescript.
Proficient in WordPress or other Content Management Systems.
Hands-on experience with Vitess and MySQL and backend interaction.
Hands-on experience with API design and development.
Experience building and debugging complex systems in a team environment.
Experience with modern browser technologies.
Experience with AB testing.
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.
A related technical degree required.
Bonus Points
Experience with Hack and XHP.
Experience with web analytics, SEO, and data-driven optimization.
Experience working with and maintaining design systems.
Experience with AWS.
Experience designing web sites or applications.
Compensation For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $211,500 to $306,600. For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $230,800 to $334,600.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Slack by 2x
Accommodations If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.
Posting Statement Slack is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Slack, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Slack employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Slack 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. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Slack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $211,500 to $306,600. For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $230,800 to $334,600.
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About Slack Slack is your Digital HQ – a place where work flows between your people, systems, partners, and customers. From Fortune 100 companies to corner markets, millions of people around the world use Slack to connect their teams, unify their systems, and drive their business forward. Slack breaks down communication silos inside and beyond your organization by bringing teams and tools together around common goals, projects and processes in channels and in Slack Connect. It removes the limits of physical walls, giving people the flexibility to do their best work where, when and how they prefer with features like huddles and clips. And it empowers everyone to automate common tasks with apps and workflows. In this digital-first era, Slack’s mission is to make people’s work lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive.
A taste of our scale and reach
77% of the fortune 100 use Slack
150+ countries have daily active users in Slack
Slack delivers 300k+ messages per second
To date, 1.79 trillion messages have been sent on Slack
2.65 Billion actions are taken in Slack each day
Slack has 200k+ paid customers
About the Team We’re looking for people who are passionate about crafting a phenomenal web experience and designing robust, scalable, and secure backend systems for web applications. As a Full Stack Staff Engineer (front end leaning) 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. You will collaborate closely with Web Strategists and cross functionally to spec, conceptualize, build, test and deploy features and solutions that drive revenue on slack.com. This role should be a strong frontend engineer with backend proficiency.
What you should have
7+ years of experience in front end development with proficiency in HHVM/PHP.
Deep expertise in frontend development best practices, design systems, conventions, and reusability.
Proficient in HTML, CSS, JS, React, Redux, and Typescript.
Proficient in WordPress or other Content Management Systems.
Hands-on experience with Vitess and MySQL and backend interaction.
Hands-on experience with API design and development.
Experience building and debugging complex systems in a team environment.
Experience with modern browser technologies.
Experience with AB testing.
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.
A related technical degree required.
Bonus Points
Experience with Hack and XHP.
Experience with web analytics, SEO, and data-driven optimization.
Experience working with and maintaining design systems.
Experience with AWS.
Experience designing web sites or applications.
Compensation For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $211,500 to $306,600. For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $230,800 to $334,600.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Slack by 2x
Accommodations If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.
Posting Statement Slack is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Slack, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Slack employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Slack 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. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Slack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $211,500 to $306,600. For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $230,800 to $334,600.
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