Software Engineer II - Slack Developer Experience AI
About the role
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. The Agentforce team is building the future of AI, and the Developer Experience (DevXP) AI team enables the engineering organization with AI‑powered solutions that span the development lifecycle. This includes owning AI tooling distribution, monitoring, evangelism, evaluation, and cost management, as well as building internal tooling such as AI code review agents for Slack. As a DevXP engineer you will build developer workflow tools, work as a full‑stack generalist across technology stacks, take ownership of your team’s area and Slack’s entire codebase, and drive high‑quality, impactful features in a fast‑paced, innovative environment.
Responsibilities
- Own AI tooling: distribution, monitoring, evangelism, evaluation, and cost management.
- Build and experiment with internal tooling such as AI code review agents for use across Slack.
- Build developer workflow tools to improve overall development.
- Work as a full‑stack generalist across different technology stacks.
- Demonstrate exceptional ownership of your team’s area and across Slack’s entire codebase.
- Exhibit a “can do” demeanor, delivering highest‑quality code and impactful features.
- Be self‑directed, innovative, and biased toward action in fast‑paced environments.
- Love building new things, navigate ambiguity, and treat failure as a learning opportunity.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience building and maintaining complex software.
- Experience using AI development tools and frameworks such as Claude Code, Cursor, LangChain, LangGraph, etc.
- Expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
- Deep familiarity with developer productivity metrics tracking and improvement.
- Track record of championing AI‑powered development practices at an organizational level.
Skills (Bonus)
- Experience using Slack and a keen interest in making it better.
- Specific experience working within the Developer Experience space or a Platform team.
Benefits
- Time off programs
- Medical, dental, vision coverage
- Mental health support
- Paid parental leave
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchasing program
Pay
The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 – $223,900 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range is $178,900 – $246,000 annually.