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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Software Engineer, Platform Orchestration - Slack - **Company:** Salesforce Inc. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Backend, Build Management, Terraform - **Published:** August 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/sr-software-engineer-platform-orchestration-slack-san-francisco-ca-usa-58912088 ## About the Role reliable CD, automate incident workflows, and track service health and reliability metrics * Implement platform solutions using infrastructure-as-code and AWS-native services to drive consistency and scalability * Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate platform capabilities into their workflows * Contribute to and extend internal deployment, service ownership, and lifecycle management frameworks * Advocate for platform efficiency and cross-team automation to reduce operational costs * Promote best practices in service orchestration and cloud resource usage to improve user experiences Tasks * U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Green Card holder) * Strong software engineering fundamentals and ability to design scalable systems * Curiosity and systems mindset with focus on platform and infrastructure * Experience operating backend systems in production * Hands-on AWS experience with depth in core services * Experience building infrastructure as code using Terraform * aaaaaaaa * to automation and reliable operational practices Key requirements * time off programs * medical * dental * vision * mental health support * paid parental leave ## Description Experteer Overview In this role you will lead the end-to-end delivery of platform and orchestration improvements across Slack's infrastructure. You will design and build foundational systems to enable reliable, scalable, and compliant service operations, with a focus on automation and observability. You'll collaborate with engineering teams to embed platform capabilities into workflows, driving faster shipping and more reliable deployments. This is a hands-on opportunity to shape platform efficiency, reduce operating costs, and scale the platform for long-term resilience. You will work in a mission-driven, cross-functional environment that values reliability, automation, and cost-conscious engineering. Compensation / Benefits * Lead end-to-end delivery of orchestration projects improving deployment, management, and observability of Slack's infrastructure * Design and build foundational orchestration systems for reliable, scalable, and compliant service operations * Develop tools to streamline CD, automate incident workflows, and track service health and reliability metrics * Implement platform solutions using infrastructure-as-code and AWS-native services to drive consistency and scalability * Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate platform capabilities into their workflows * Contribute to and extend internal deployment, service ownership, and lifecycle management frameworks * Advocate for platform efficiency and cross-team automation to reduce operational costs * Promote best practices in service orchestration and cloud resource usage to improve user experiences Tasks * U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Green Card holder) * Strong software engineering fundamentals and ability to design scalable systems * Curiosity and systems mindset with focus on platform and infrastructure * Experience operating backend systems in production * Hands-on AWS experience with depth in core services * Experience building infrastructure as code using Terraform * Commitment to automation and reliable operational practices Key requirements * time off programs * medical * dental * vision * mental health support * paid parental leave ## Related Videos - [From Pipelines to Platforms: How DevOps Automation Becomes a Force Multiplier at Scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1946-from-pipelines-to-platforms-how-devops-automation-becomes-a-force-multiplier-at-scale) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Infrastructure as Code: The Developer's Secret Weapon](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1221-infrastructure-as-code-the-developer-s-secret-weapon) - [Answering the Million Dollar Question: Why did I Break Production?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1171-answering-the-million-dollar-question-why-did-i-break-production) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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