Staff Backend Engineer, AI Slackbot Platform

James from Montana; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Staff Backend Product Engineer for the Slackbot AI initiative. You will design, build, and own systems and APIs that power Slackbot’s user experience, including intelligent search, data integrations, and platform foundations for scale across millions of users.

You will collaborate with product, design, and other engineers, own features end-to-end, and drive architectural decisions while balancing speed, cost, and reliability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional backend web development experience.
• Expertise in PHP/Hack, Java, MySQL and Linux is a strong plus.
• Experience building search infrastructure or AI-powered systems.
• Ability to influence technical decisions across teams.
• Excellent communication with non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and build features for Slackbot's large user base.
• Drive search and intelligence capabilities across connected sources.
• Own team features and core systems with long-term roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers and uphold engineering standards and tooling.
• Assist in triaging production issues and operational excellence.

Skills

Backend engineering

APIs

Search infrastructure

Distributed systems

Data structures

Algorithms

Communication

Tools

PHP/Hack

Java

MySQL

Linux

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Staff Backend Product Engineer for the Slackbot AI initiative. You will design, build, and own systems and APIs that power Slackbot’s user experience, including intelligent search, data integrations, and platform foundations for scale across millions of users.

You will collaborate with product, design, and other engineers, own features end-to-end, and drive architectural decisions while balancing speed, cost, and reliability.