Slack
Staff Software Engineer, Network Service Mesh - Slack
Slack, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Overview
Staff Software Engineer, Network Service Mesh - Slack Join to apply for the Staff Software Engineer, Network Service Mesh - Slack role at Slack. What you will be doing
Lead the design and development of scalable, reliable, and secure service mesh infrastructure across our platform, enabling seamless service-to-service communication. Drive architectural decisions and provide technical leadership for initiatives related to service discovery, observability, security (mTLS, policy enforcement), and traffic management (circuit breaking, graceful failovers, blue/green routing). Collaborate cross-functionally with the Compute, Webapp infrastructure, Security, and Monitoring teams to integrate service mesh capabilities into development and deployment workflows. Contribute to and/or extend open-source projects such as Istio, Linkerd, or Envoy to meet the evolving needs of our infrastructure. Mentor and guide engineers across teams, fostering knowledge sharing and elevating the overall technical capability of the organization. Continuously evaluate emerging technologies in the service mesh and cloud-native space, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement. Take ownership of critical technical issues to maintain optimal service mesh operation, meeting or exceeding performance, reliability, and SLO targets. What you should have
Must have lawful permanent residency in the U.S. 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and microservices. Deep understanding of service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd, or other Envoy-based service meshes. Hands-on experience with cloud providers such as GCP or AWS, with expertise in container orchestration using Kubernetes. Enjoys troubleshooting in distributed Linux systems environments and is comfortable tracing issues across applications, systems, and networks. Proven track record of building tools, automation, or services using one or more programming languages (e.g., Go, Ruby, Python, C/C++). Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to explain complex technical concepts to designers, support staff, and fellow engineers. Qualifications
Experience with configuring and operating service mesh on larger-scale production operations, focusing on stability, scalability, and performance limits of web services. Experience with TCP/IP, DNS, and network-related protocols. Experience with Linux/Unix operating on high volume systems at scale. Experience running deployment automation/configuration management systems at scale - e.g., Chef, Puppet, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or others. Certifications in Istio, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, and/or other technologies. Experience with algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis, distributed systems and software development. A BS, MS, or Ph.D. in engineering or related technical field (or equivalent work experience). Accommodations and Posting Statement: Salesforce/Slack is an equal opportunity employer. If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form. Salesforce’s posting statements cover equal opportunity employment and inclusivity policies. Compensation ranges and benefits vary by location and role and are described in the company benefits information where available.
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Staff Software Engineer, Network Service Mesh - Slack Join to apply for the Staff Software Engineer, Network Service Mesh - Slack role at Slack. What you will be doing
Lead the design and development of scalable, reliable, and secure service mesh infrastructure across our platform, enabling seamless service-to-service communication. Drive architectural decisions and provide technical leadership for initiatives related to service discovery, observability, security (mTLS, policy enforcement), and traffic management (circuit breaking, graceful failovers, blue/green routing). Collaborate cross-functionally with the Compute, Webapp infrastructure, Security, and Monitoring teams to integrate service mesh capabilities into development and deployment workflows. Contribute to and/or extend open-source projects such as Istio, Linkerd, or Envoy to meet the evolving needs of our infrastructure. Mentor and guide engineers across teams, fostering knowledge sharing and elevating the overall technical capability of the organization. Continuously evaluate emerging technologies in the service mesh and cloud-native space, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement. Take ownership of critical technical issues to maintain optimal service mesh operation, meeting or exceeding performance, reliability, and SLO targets. What you should have
Must have lawful permanent residency in the U.S. 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and microservices. Deep understanding of service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd, or other Envoy-based service meshes. Hands-on experience with cloud providers such as GCP or AWS, with expertise in container orchestration using Kubernetes. Enjoys troubleshooting in distributed Linux systems environments and is comfortable tracing issues across applications, systems, and networks. Proven track record of building tools, automation, or services using one or more programming languages (e.g., Go, Ruby, Python, C/C++). Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to explain complex technical concepts to designers, support staff, and fellow engineers. Qualifications
Experience with configuring and operating service mesh on larger-scale production operations, focusing on stability, scalability, and performance limits of web services. Experience with TCP/IP, DNS, and network-related protocols. Experience with Linux/Unix operating on high volume systems at scale. Experience running deployment automation/configuration management systems at scale - e.g., Chef, Puppet, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or others. Certifications in Istio, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, and/or other technologies. Experience with algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis, distributed systems and software development. A BS, MS, or Ph.D. in engineering or related technical field (or equivalent work experience). Accommodations and Posting Statement: Salesforce/Slack is an equal opportunity employer. If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form. Salesforce’s posting statements cover equal opportunity employment and inclusivity policies. Compensation ranges and benefits vary by location and role and are described in the company benefits information where available.
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