Senior Identity Security Engineer — Cloud & AI Access

Slack; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Slack's Identity Security team to build identity and access controls protecting Slack's infrastructure and agents. You will develop backend services on AWS/Kubernetes, focusing on secure authentication and access for humans and AI agents.

The role requires 5+ years in software engineering, proficiency in Python or Go, and hands-on AWS experience. You will collaborate across Identity, Security, and Infrastructure to ship scalable security

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Python or Go.

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

Backend development

Python

Go

AWS

Distributed systems

Security fundamentals

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Salesforce is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Slack's Identity Security team to build identity and access controls protecting Slack's infrastructure and agents. You will develop backend services on AWS/Kubernetes, focusing on secure authentication and access for humans and AI agents.

The role requires 5+ years in software engineering, proficiency in Python or Go, and hands-on AWS experience. You will collaborate across Identity, Security, and Infrastructure to ship scalable security