Slack
Principal Engineer, Compute Infrastructure
Slack, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Principal Engineer, Compute Infrastructure
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About the Role
Slack enables people around the world to communicate and collaborate together, from the world’s largest public companies to the smallest of startups. We take performance and reliability very seriously. A taste of our scale: users spend over a billion minutes a day active in our product; at peak usage, a million messages a minute pass through Slack; every day we see over 15 million simultaneously connected users. For millions of people, Slack is their primary communication tool for work and more, and they expect it to be exceptionally reliable and fast year‑round.
Our Compute Team
The Compute team provides a robust platform for service owners to build and deploy their applications. We manage the core infrastructure, ensuring a reliable and scalable environment for development teams. Our work involves maintaining and evolving our Kubernetes and EC2 infrastructure, and we are currently exploring multi‑cloud strategies, including GCP. We are a small, collaborative team that values ownership, automation, and continuous improvement.
What You’ll Do
Design, build, and maintain our core compute infrastructure, primarily using Kubernetes and EC2.
Work on our infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) using Terraform to manage and provision resources.
Automate configuration management with Chef to ensure consistency across our fleet.
Manage our internal software packages using Aptly.
Collaborate with service owners to provide support and guidance on best practices for using our platform.
Participate in on‑call rotations to support our production environment and respond to incidents.
Help us research and implement new technologies as we expand into a multi‑cloud environment, including exploring multi‑architecture support for our containerized workloads.
What We’re Looking For
Proven experience managing production‑grade infrastructure with Kubernetes and EC2.
Experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning.
Proficiency in configuration management tools like Chef (or similar, such as Puppet or Ansible).
Experience with package management, ideally with Aptly.
Familiarity with cloud platforms beyond AWS, particularly GCP, is a plus.
Strong scripting skills in a language like Python, Bash, or Go.
Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, etc.) and security best practices.
Excellent problem‑solving skills and a collaborative attitude.
Accommodations
If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.
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Salesforce 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 Salesforce, 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 Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.
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. Salesforce 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, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $192,200 - $306,600 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $230,800 - $334,600 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
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Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type: Full‑time
Job Function: Information Technology
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
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About the Role
Slack enables people around the world to communicate and collaborate together, from the world’s largest public companies to the smallest of startups. We take performance and reliability very seriously. A taste of our scale: users spend over a billion minutes a day active in our product; at peak usage, a million messages a minute pass through Slack; every day we see over 15 million simultaneously connected users. For millions of people, Slack is their primary communication tool for work and more, and they expect it to be exceptionally reliable and fast year‑round.
Our Compute Team
The Compute team provides a robust platform for service owners to build and deploy their applications. We manage the core infrastructure, ensuring a reliable and scalable environment for development teams. Our work involves maintaining and evolving our Kubernetes and EC2 infrastructure, and we are currently exploring multi‑cloud strategies, including GCP. We are a small, collaborative team that values ownership, automation, and continuous improvement.
What You’ll Do
Design, build, and maintain our core compute infrastructure, primarily using Kubernetes and EC2.
Work on our infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) using Terraform to manage and provision resources.
Automate configuration management with Chef to ensure consistency across our fleet.
Manage our internal software packages using Aptly.
Collaborate with service owners to provide support and guidance on best practices for using our platform.
Participate in on‑call rotations to support our production environment and respond to incidents.
Help us research and implement new technologies as we expand into a multi‑cloud environment, including exploring multi‑architecture support for our containerized workloads.
What We’re Looking For
Proven experience managing production‑grade infrastructure with Kubernetes and EC2.
Experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning.
Proficiency in configuration management tools like Chef (or similar, such as Puppet or Ansible).
Experience with package management, ideally with Aptly.
Familiarity with cloud platforms beyond AWS, particularly GCP, is a plus.
Strong scripting skills in a language like Python, Bash, or Go.
Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, etc.) and security best practices.
Excellent problem‑solving skills and a collaborative attitude.
Accommodations
If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.
Posting Statement
Salesforce 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 Salesforce, 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 Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.
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. Salesforce 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, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $192,200 - $306,600 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $230,800 - $334,600 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Slack by 2x.
Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type: Full‑time
Job Function: Information Technology
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
Job Alerts: Sign in to set job alerts for “Infrastructure Engineer” roles.
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