Senior Software Engineer, Observability

Salesforce

Senior Software Engineer focusing on observability and log pipeline maintenance for Slack production services. Collaborating with teams to drive performance and reliability in high-volume data environments.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $172,500 - $260,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain high-volume event log pipelines
Create libraries, tools, and automation for critical event data
Encourage a culture of Observability at Slack
Prototyping tooling interfaces and building new features
Improve auto-remediation in logging infrastructure
Teach engineers how to use tools for introspection
Collaborate with Platform for observability solutions
Participate in on-call rotation and address production issues

Requirements

What you’ll need

strong communicator
experience in unit tests, code review, and design documentation
strong debugging and problem-solving skills
deep curiosity about system performance
understanding of security concepts

Benefits

Comp & perks

time off programs
medical, dental, vision
mental health support
paid parental leave
life and disability insurance
401(k)
employee stock purchasing program

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Hard Skills & Tools

Unit TestingCode ReviewDesign DocumentationSystem Performance AnalysisAuto-Remediation Improvement

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCollaboration