The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Slack is hiring a Software Engineer in Davenport, IA.

• Role description

  Our next Software Engineer will spend less time in meetings and more time in Strategic Planning, which is how Slack prefers to operate. Honestly, the draw is the ownership: $69,000 - $96,000 and full-time hours come standard, but the technology reins are the real prize.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
  • Cut Tailwind CSS cold-start times so Slack functions wake before IA users notice
  • Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Selenium
  • Break large technology initiatives into Strategic Planning increments Davenport can actually deliver
  • Own the JavaScript release that Davenport leadership has circled on the calendar
  • Ship Strategic Planning experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
  • Keep Slack's Critical Thinking dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents

  What You'll Bring

  • Experience at the mid-level inside a full-time role
  • Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
  • Comfort being measured against a clear mid-level bar
  • Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
  • Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams
  • Proven Tailwind CSS judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight

  Slack builds genuinely-flexible technology software that helps teams across Davenport, IA move faster and worry less. Disagreement is welcome here, but once we decide, the whole Slack team rows in the same direction.

  We reward builder-led contributors with $69,000 - $96,000, flexible hours, wellness perks, and meaningful career development support.

  The Slack team is expanding in Davenport, IA this quarter, and this seat is part of that growth.

  Apply today, and the next time we post about this technology win, it could be yours.

• Required skills

  • Ruby
  • PHP
  • Selenium
  • Next.js
  • Elasticsearch
  • JavaScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Strategic Planning
  • Critical Thinking

• Benefits & perks

  • Concierge Services
  • Volunteer time off (VTO)
  • 20% time for personal projects
  • Childcare subsidies
  • Recognition and rewards platform
  • Remote work flexibility
  • Company-wide holiday shutdown

• Apply before 2026-08-02

  Submit your application for this Full-time technology position.