Join Salesforce as a Software Engineering LMTS

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Job Category

Software Engineering

About Salesforce

We’re Salesforce, the Customer Company that inspires the future of business with AI + Data + CRM. Driven by our core values, we help companies across industries blaze new trails and connect with customers in innovative ways. We empower you to be a Trailblazer, fostering your performance and career growth and championing positive global impact. If you believe business is a powerful platform for change, you've come to the right place.

About Slack

Slack is your Digital HQ, enabling seamless workflows among people, systems, partners, and customers. From Fortune 100 companies to corner markets, millions use Slack to unify teams, systems, and drive business forward. Slack connects teams and tools around common goals and processes, offering features like huddles and clips. It empowers automation with apps and workflows, making work lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive.

A glimpse into Slack's scale:

• 300k+ messages delivered per second
• 77% of Fortune 100 companies use Slack
• Used daily in 150+ countries
• 1.79 trillion messages sent to date
• 2.65 billion actions taken daily
• 200k+ paid customers
• 243 million minutes spent weekly in Huddles

Role Overview: Backend Engineer

We are seeking Backend Engineers to build features, design and implement API methods, and improve the performance and reliability of our rapidly scaling systems. Our tech stack includes PHP/Hack, Java, MySQL, and Linux, along with other common web languages such as Python or Ruby. We value simplicity and reliability in our systems, and you'll be collaborating with a diverse team to make Slack a better product.

Key Responsibilities

• Brainstorm with Product Managers, Designers, Backend, and Frontend Engineers to conceptualize and build new features.
• Contribute heavily to team projects impacting business significantly.
• Own team features or systems and ensure their long-term health, enhancing surrounding systems' health.
• Assist support and operations teams in resolving production issues.
• Mentor engineers and thoroughly review code.
• Elevate engineering standards, tooling, and processes.

Qualifications

• Fluent in German and English
• 4+ years of professional experience in building backend software systems
• Proficiency in programming languages like PHP, Python, Ruby, Go, C, or Java
• Experience with ML and/or generative AI backends
• Proficient in collaborating with data teams
• Strong software development best practices, like automated testing and observability
• Experience with telemetry, logging, and monitoring systems like CloudWatch, Grafana, and Prometheus
• Ability to contribute to technical architecture discussions and drive team decisions
• Strong communication skills, capable of explaining complex concepts to various stakeholders
• Solid computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, programming languages, distributed systems, and information retrieval
• A related technical degree

Benefits & Perks

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Salesforce Information

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Accommodations

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