Principal DevOps Engineer, Platform

Slack is hiring a Principal DevOps Engineer, Platform to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Principal DevOps Engineer, Platform, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil What we offer: • Annual learning and professional development budget • Home office and wellness stipends • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Paid parental leave How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Slack is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure • Strong troubleshooting skills • On-call and incident response experience • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar Nice to have: • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear) • Experience working in a fully remote or distributed team