Release Engineer

Slack; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Career growth

Job summary

Slack in Buffalo, NY seeks a backend engineer to build scalable services using Flask and Laravel, operating under Scrum. You will cut cold-start times and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production, while maintaining CI/CD pipelines for the NY engineering teams.

Join a fast-moving, collaborative Slack team with a strong on-call culture, where ownership and initiative are valued. Competitive compensation, full benefits, and growth opportunities are offered in Buffalo.

Qualifications

• 3+ years backend development experience.
• Proficient with Flask and Python.
• Experience with Laravel.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Cut Laravel cold-start times so Slack functions wake before NY users notice.
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across NY engineering teams.
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems.
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Scrum and Flask.

Skills

Flask

Laravel

Scrum

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Job description

Come build the backend that powers our team-oriented products, writing Scrum that holds up under serious load. Bring quick-to-ship Prioritization and 3 years to Buffalo, and the return is $65,000 - $97,000, a temporary schedule, and influence that grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Cut Laravel cold-start times so Slack functions wake before NY users notice
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across NY engineering teams
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Scrum and Flask

What You'll Bring

• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
• Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
• Proven Prioritization judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• Cross-functional ease, from Ruby engineers to Attention to Detail marketers

Where most technology vendors automate the easy parts, Slack tackles the hard ones, from a client-centric headquarters in Buffalo, NY. We prize follow-through: when someone here commits to something, the team can count on it.

Think competitive $65,000 - $97,000, full benefits, a clear runway to grow your Flask, and the latitude to work the way you work best.

Our Buffalo team is currently shortlisting candidates for this position.