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Sr. Software Engineer, Database Infrastructure - Slack

at Slack

📍 Virginia - Washington DC Metro - Remote Remote Posted March 24, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves operating and enhancing Slack's large-scale database infrastructure, focusing on MySQL and Vitess. The engineer will develop tools, optimize performance, and support the scalability of Slack's data platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Operate database infrastructure
  • Enhance database performance
  • Develop management tools
  • Support scalability and reliability
  • Optimize distributed systems

Technical Overview

The environment includes MySQL databases managed with Vitess, with backend services in PHP, Hack, Java, and Go, emphasizing high availability, performance, and distributed system architecture.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level software engineer with experience managing large-scale database infrastructure, particularly with MySQL and Vitess. They are skilled in performance tuning, distributed systems, and developing tools for database management in a remote environment.

Must-Have Skills

Operate large database infrastructureExperience with MySQL and VitessDevelop tools for database managementPerformance tuningDistributed systems

Nice-to-Have Skills

Self-service tools developmentReal-time data processing

Tools & Platforms

MySQLVitessPHPHackJavaGo

Required Skills

MySQLVitessdatabase infrastructureSQLJavaGoPHPHackperformance optimizationdistributed systems

Hard Skills

MySQLVitessDatabase infrastructureSQLJavaGoPHPHackPerformance optimizationDistributed systems

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationAdaptabilityTeamwork

Industry & Role

Industry Technology
Job Function Managing and optimizing large-scale database systems for Slack
Role Subtype Software Engineering
Tech Domains MySQL, Vitess, SQL / PostgreSQL, Java, Go, PHP, Hack, Distributed systems

Keywords for Your Resume

software engineerdatabase infrastructureMySQLVitessSQLJavaGoPHPHackperformance optimizationdistributed systemsdatabase managementreal-time datascalabilitycloud infrastructuredatabase platform

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with MySQL or Vitess, No background in distributed systems, Inability to work remotely, No experience with performance optimization

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