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Job Category
Software Engineering
Job Details
About the TeamAt Slack, data isn't just infrastructure - it's the engine behind every great enterprise decision. Our Data Engineering team builds the products and pipelines that power our largest customers, delivering the metrics and insights that drive how they work. We operate at massive scale, transforming billions of records into actionable intelligence, and we're looking for talented engineers to help us do it even better.
As a Data Engineer on the Enterprise team, you'll partner cross-functionally with business stakeholders, analytics teams, and backend engineers to design, build, and scale both batch and real-time data pipelines. You'll contribute directly to initiatives that support key decision-makers within our enterprise customer base - helping them understand adoption, engagement, and the health of their Slack deployments.
You'll also be a core contributor to
GovSlack, our cross-team initiative to establish feature parity for U.S. government agencies and highly regulated organizations. This is high-visibility, high-impact work that matters beyond the product - it supports national infrastructure.
We're looking for passionate, detail-oriented engineers who are excited about building a rock-solid data foundation and making a real impact at one of the world's most widely used collaboration platforms.
What You'll Be Doing- Translate complex business requirements into scalable, reusable data models that are easy to understand and adopted across subject areas
- Design, implement, and maintain data pipelines that deliver high-quality data under defined SLAs
- Partner with product, analytics, and engineering teams to build trusted, well-documented foundational datasets aligned with business strategy
- Champion data strategy across multiple teams and use cases, driving consistency and reliability at scale
- Expand access to core company metrics through strong technical and process foundations
- Identify, document, and promote data engineering best practices across Slack
What You Should Have:- 5+ years of experience in data architecture, data modeling, master data management, or metadata management
- Hands-on expertise with relational modeling approaches - including columnar, star schema, snowflake, and dimensional modeling
- Proven track record optimizing schemas, tuning SQL, and scaling ETL pipelines in OLAP and data warehouse environments
- Experience with Airflow or a comparable workflow orchestration platform for data pipeline management
- Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
- Familiarity with data governance frameworks, SDLC, and Agile methodologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across technical and business teams
- U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, willing to undergo a background check for GovSlack authorization
Bonus Points- Hands-on experience with Spark SQL, AWS (S3, EMR), Apache Pinot, or Hadoop/Big Data ecosystems
- Experience with Flink or other real-time stream processing frameworks
- Proficiency in Scala
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Experience with NoSQL data stores
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what's possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.
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At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $207,800 - $285,800 annually.The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
