Staff Backend Engineer, Slackbot Platform

Salesforce; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 218,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce in Seattle is seeking a Staff Backend Product Engineer to design, build, and own Slackbot backend systems at scale. You will shape API design, data integrations, and core platform foundations for millions of users.

You will partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver reliable, high-performance features while balancing speed, cost, and user experience. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience building and shipping web applications, backend focus.
• Strong ability to discuss architecture and drive technical decisions across teams.
• Track record of writing understandable, testable code with a focus on maintainability.
• Solid CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, information retrieval.

Responsibilities

• Own systems and APIs for Slackbot's product experience at scale.
• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineers to deliver high-impact features.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and guide technical direction.

Skills

10+ years experience

Backend engineering

Search infrastructure

Technical architecture

Maintainable code

CS fundamentals

Communication skills

Tools

PHP/Hack stack

Java

MySQL

Linux

Job description

Salesforce in Seattle is seeking a Staff Backend Product Engineer to design, build, and own Slackbot backend systems at scale. You will shape API design, data integrations, and core platform foundations for millions of users.

You will partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver reliable, high-performance features while balancing speed, cost, and user experience. Strong communication is essential.