Staff Software Engineer, Desktop & Electron Platform Leader

Salesforce, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchasing program

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia seeks a Staff Software Engineer for the Slack Desktop team. This role focuses on enhancing the architectural foundation supporting the Slack desktop client and requires expertise in web-based development and collaboration.

The ideal candidate will lead efforts in maintaining core systems, overseeing critical architectural decisions, and ensuring performance and security within the Electron framework. This is a unique opportunity to work with cross-functional teams to drive Slack’s desktop innovation and developer efficiency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience writing client-side code for modern web applications.
• Deep Chromium experience or large scale open source contributions.
• Experience writing testable code for maintainability and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross functional initiatives to increase developer productivity.
• Contribute to key architectural decisions for new product features.
• Maintain and improve core systems that power the Slack desktop client.

Skills

React

Typescript

Chromium

Performance profiling

Debugging tools

Desktop development

Education

10+ years experience in software engineering

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia seeks a Staff Software Engineer for the Slack Desktop team. This role focuses on enhancing the architectural foundation supporting the Slack desktop client and requires expertise in web-based development and collaboration.

The ideal candidate will lead efforts in maintaining core systems, overseeing critical architectural decisions, and ensuring performance and security within the Electron framework. This is a unique opportunity to work with cross-functional teams to drive Slack’s desktop innovation and developer efficiency.