Staff Software Engineer- Search Infrastructure at Slack

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Technology, SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

7+ years of professional experience building web applications and operating large scale distributed systems
Experience working with Solr, ElasticSearch, Lucene, or other search technology

Responsibilities

Design and develop scalable and resilient information retrieval infrastructure to power Slack search and other products
Work with product engineering to conceptualize and build new features for our large (and growing!) user base
Collaborate with team members to ensure high availability and reliability of a distributed search system
Produce high-quality results by contributing heavily to team projects that have a significant impact on the business
Actively own team features or systems and define their long-term health, while also improving the health of surrounding systems
Deploy, configure, test, troubleshoot, maintain, upgrade SOLR clusters and environments
Plan resources and continuously optimize the infrastructure and configuration of our SOLR clusters to maintain cluster health and search performance
Assist our skilled support team and operations team in triaging and resolving production issues in our on-call rotation
Mentor other engineers and deeply review code
Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes

Skills

PHP

Hack

Python

Java

MySQL

Solr

Terraform

AWS

Linux

Search Infrastructure

Information Retrieval

Distributed Systems

Slack

Collaboration platform for team communication

About Slack

Slack is a collaboration platform that helps teams communicate and work together more effectively. It provides tools for messaging, file sharing, and connecting with other applications, which allows users to streamline their workflows. Teams can create channels for different topics, send direct messages, and share documents all in one place. Slack also allows developers to build custom integrations using its APIs, which means users can automate tasks and enhance their experience with various third-party applications. Unlike many competitors, Slack offers a free version with limited features, making it easier for new users to try the platform before committing to a paid subscription. The goal of Slack is to improve productivity and communication within organizations of all sizes.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2009Year Founded

$1,416.6MTotal Funding

IPOCompany Stage

Consumer Software, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Time off to rest, recharge and volunteer

Exceptional health-care coverage

Holistic programs for well-being, family planning and more

Risks

Microsoft Teams' rapid expansion threatens Slack's market share.

Economic downturns may lead to budget cuts affecting Slack's subscription revenue.

Privacy regulations like GDPR could impose additional compliance costs on Slack.

Differentiation

Slack offers a comprehensive suite of tools for seamless team collaboration.

The platform's Workflow Builder enables no-code automation for users with varying expertise.

Slack's robust security measures make it a trusted choice for enterprise communication.

Upsides

Increased demand for remote work tools boosts Slack's user adoption.

Slack Fund III invests $100M in startups, enhancing its ecosystem and future growth.

The trend towards platform unification benefits Slack's comprehensive suite of tools.

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