Staff Backend Product Engineer - Slackbot Platform

Slack; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 324,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce's Slackbot team is seeking a Staff Backend Product Engineer to design, build, and own systems and APIs that power Slackbot experiences for millions of users. You will shape intelligent search, third-party data integrations, and platform foundations while balancing speed, cost, and user experience.

You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and other backend/frontend engineers to deliver high-impact features, ensure reliability, and drive end-to-end ownership of critical

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend web app experience.
• Proficient in PHP, Python, Java, Ruby, Go, or C.
• Experience building search infrastructure, large-scale APIs, or AI-powered systems.
• Ability to contribute to architectural discussions and drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to brainstorm and build high-impact Slackbot features.
• Drive search and intelligence systems to surface the right information across sources.
• Deliver high-quality results with measurable business impact.
• Own team features or core systems and define long-term health and roadmaps.
• Assist support and operations in triaging and resolving production issues.
• Mentor engineers and raise engineering standards, tooling, and processes.

Skills

Backend experience

Programming languages

Stack expertise

Search/AI systems

Technical architecture

Code maintainability

CS fundamentals

Clear communication

Tools

MySQL

Linux

Job description

Salesforce's Slackbot team is seeking a Staff Backend Product Engineer to design, build, and own systems and APIs that power Slackbot experiences for millions of users. You will shape intelligent search, third-party data integrations, and platform foundations while balancing speed, cost, and user experience.

You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and other backend/frontend engineers to deliver high-impact features, ensure reliability, and drive end-to-end ownership of critical