Senior Identity Security Engineer — AWS & Kubernetes

Slack; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce's Slack Identity Security team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build identity and access controls protecting Slack's infrastructure and AI agents. This role writes code, designs services, and ships features that govern how humans and AI agents authenticate and access systems on AWS and Kubernetes.

You'll work with Identity, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver secure, reliable back-end services, and you'll grow in identity-domain expertise while maintaining

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including building and operating production backend systems.
• Proficiency in a high-level programming language such as Python or Go.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, including deploying and operating services in a cloud environment.
• Working knowledge of distributed systems concepts (APIs, service architecture, data stores).
• Solid understanding of security fundamentals and secure software development practices.
• Strong verbal communication skills — able to explain technical tradeoffs clearly to teammates.
• Strong written communication skills: you can write durable and clear documentation for a variety of readers, including engineering teammates, technical reviewers, and users
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build services: Develop and maintain identity and access management services on AWS and Kubernetes, working alongside senior engineers on system design, implementation, and operational reliability (monitoring, alerting, and SLOs).
• Extend agentic identity controls: Build and improve the controls that govern how AI agents authenticate, request access, and operate within Slack's systems
• Build automation: Design and build systems and APIs that remove manual steps from access management and reduce risk across the organization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with other engineers across Identity, Security, and Infrastructure on shared services and APIs.
• Participate in code and design review: Contribute to a culture of high-quality code and sound system design through regular reviews with the team.
• Grow with the team: Take on increasing ownership of projects and systems as you build identity domain expertise.

Skills

Python

Go

AWS

Distributed systems

Security fundamentals

Verbal comms

Written docs

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Salesforce's Slack Identity Security team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build identity and access controls protecting Slack's infrastructure and AI agents. This role writes code, designs services, and ships features that govern how humans and AI agents authenticate and access systems on AWS and Kubernetes.

You'll work with Identity, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver secure, reliable back-end services, and you'll grow in identity-domain expertise while maintaining