Salesforce is looking for a Software Engineering Architect, FE Infra to lead the next generation of frontend architecture for Slack's desktop and web clients. You will improve performance, scalability, developer productivity, and reliability at scale, partnering across product, platform, and infrastructure to guide architectural decisions and shape the direction of the frontend at Slack.

What You'll Do

Lead cross-functional frontend initiatives to improve performance, scalability, resiliency, and developer productivity.
Design, maintain, and evolve core frontend modules including Slack’s WebSocket infrastructure, boot process, Redux/React layers, logging, and alerting systems.
Drive key architectural decisions that adapt our frontend infrastructure to meet evolving product and platform needs.
Identify and resolve communication and alignment challenges across teams and stakeholders.
Represent and advocate for frontend technical strategy at an organizational level.

What We're Looking For

Extensive experience with JavaScript and TypeScript in large-scale applications.
Deep familiarity with browser performance profiling and debugging tools.
Proficient in React, Redux, and modern web technologies, with an ability to explain trade-offs and architectural complexities clearly.
Authors code that establishes forward-looking patterns that multiple teams depend on and can contribute to effectively.
Strong communication skills — written and verbal — with a collaborative and empathetic approach to cross-team work.
Passion for mentorship, technical education, and knowledge sharing.
A people-centered mindset — you understand that long-term technical success depends on the experience of the engineers who build on your work.
A related technical degree required.

Nice to Have

Expertise in frontend performance: React/Redux optimizations, memory profiling, flame graph analysis, and tuning for production.
Experience leading large-scale migrations, upgrades, or frontend modernization initiatives.
Familiarity with persistence layers, service workers, caching strategies, and offline functionality.

Technical Stack

JavaScript
TypeScript
React
Redux
WebSocket

Team & Environment

You will join Slack’s Frontend Infrastructure team, responsible for the foundation of desktop and web clients.

Benefits & Compensation

Time off programs
Medical, dental, vision, mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
Employee stock purchasing program
Compensation: For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $251,900 to $384,100.