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What this role is
This Staff Software Engineer role focuses on building the architectural foundations of Slack's desktop client, with deep involvement in the Electron open-source project. It suits experienced engineers who excel at strategic system design, cross-functional leadership, and maintaining complex codebases at scale.
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What they ask for
Required
- 10+ years writing client-side code for modern web applications at scale
- Deep Chromium experience or contribution to large-scale open source projects
- Experience in large shared codebases with hundreds of contributors
- Expertise building complex systems and tooling with technical leadership
- Exceptional communication skills connecting technical work to business goals
- Experience with performance profiling and debugging tools for web-based desktop applications
- Familiarity with desktop development
Nice to have
- Contributing to engineering reputation externally (blog posts, conferences, open source)
- Windows development experience and Windows build infrastructure maintenance
- Experience in fast-paced product development environments