Backend Developer

Energy Innovation Corp; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 81,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexible policy

Job summary

Slack is seeking a Backend Developer in Eugene to keep the architecture honest and scalable. The role offers a salary range of $81,000 to $116,000 per year, with opportunities to expand the scope as you grow with the team.

Bring experience in Python migrations, Google Cloud, and Redis, along with strong communication and a proven ability to thrive in a deadline-driven, client-facing environment.

Qualifications

• Mid-level mastery of Attention Management.
• Calm under scope changes in Eugene, OR.
• Experience owning technology decisions in an OR market.
• Thrives in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Pair Google Cloud and MySQL in a pipeline Slack can extend.
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Slack users feel every click.
• Own a technology service end to end, from GitHub Actions schema to on-call rotation.
• Build the people-first Professionalism feature that wins back the OR accounts Slack lost.
• Pair with technology analysts so Slack's Redis models match real behavior.
• Lead the Python migration that finally retires Slack's experiment-friendly legacy stack.
• Wire up Redis feature flags so Slack can test on Eugene traffic risk-free.
• Ship Google Cloud fixes to Slack customers in Eugene, OR the same day they report them.

Skills

Attention Management

Communication skills

Python

Google Cloud

MySQL

Redis

GitHub Actions

Tools

Google Cloud

MySQL

Redis

GitHub Actions

Job description

Our technology stack is growing faster than our team, so Slack is bringing on a Backend Developer to keep the architecture honest. Where most technology jobs cap your reach, this Slack one in Eugene pays $81,000 - $116,000 and widens it the longer you stay.

Key Responsibilities

• Pair Google Cloud and MySQL in a pipeline Slack can extend without your help later
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Slack users feel every click
• Own a technology service end to end, from GitHub Actions schema to on-call rotation
• Build the people-first Professionalism feature that wins back the OR accounts Slack lost
• Pair with technology analysts so Slack's Redis models match real behavior
• Lead the Python migration that finally retires Slack's experiment-friendly legacy stack
• Wire up Redis feature flags so Slack can test on Eugene traffic risk-free
• Ship Google Cloud fixes to Slack customers in Eugene, OR the same day they report them

What You'll Bring

• Mid-level mastery of Attention Management, validated by people who'd hire you again
• Demonstrated calm when an Eugene, OR client changes scope mid-stream
• Comfort owning technology decisions in an OR market
• Experience thriving in a relentlessly curious, deadline-driven setting like Slack
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Long before technology was fashionable, Slack was already solving it for businesses scattered across OR. Every quietly-ambitious idea gets a fair hearing at Slack, no matter the 3 of experience behind it.

We trade fair $81,000 - $116,000 for your talent and throw in mentorship, benefits, and a flexibility policy people actually use.

Just re-listed with today's date, the technology role is fully active.