Staff Backend Product Engineer (SlackBot)
Core
Designing, building, and owning scalable backend systems and APIs for Slackbot, Salesforce's AI-powered interface for work, focusing on intelligent search, automation, and platform foundations.
Role type
Staff Backend Product Engineer (AI/Agentic Workforce)
Builds
Intelligent search, automation, and foundational platform capabilities for Slackbot
Domain
AI-powered workforce transformation / CRM / Enterprise Software
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend development, API design, distributed systems, data structures and algorithms, information retrieval, technical architecture, system scalability, maintainability
Preferred skills
Search infrastructure, large-scale APIs, AI-powered systems, PHP/Hack, Java, MySQL, Linux
Responsibilities
Conceptualize and build high-impact features for Slackbot, drive search and intelligence systems, own core systems and define roadmaps, assist in triaging complex production issues, mentor engineers and drive engineering standards
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship