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Senior Staff Prototyping Engineer, iOS
Posted 9 Oct
What’s this role about? Lead the engineering development of complex mobile initiatives and define user experiences for new product opportunities. Partner with product and design teams to translate ambiguous problems into fully functional, high-quality prototypes and shipped features.
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Responsibilities
- We’re looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to help shape the future of Slack’s
- mobile product. As a Prototyping Engineer, you’ll embed as a leader on
- greenfield, zero-to-one initiatives. You’ll influence product and design
- direction through engineering work that builds and ships the first versions of
- newly-imagined, fully working product features. You’ll work closely with
- Product, Design, Backend, and fellow mobile engineers to help innovate some of
- the biggest new product opportunities for Slack, with experiences that are
- intuitive, performant, and reliable for millions of users worldwide.
- This is a role for a self-directed, creative engineer who can operate with high
- velocity and strong independent judgment, combining hands-on technical
- leadership with broad organizational influence. We are looking for someone who
- can start from an ambiguous problem, no defined path, and competing priorities,
- and work through that to frame the problem, align stakeholders on what matters
- most, and move quickly from idea to working prototype to a shipped experience.
- Shape the future of Slack on mobile by leading the engineering development of
- experiences used by millions of users every day, spanning multiple teams and
- the broader organization.
- Lead the most complex, ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives from early
- technical exploration through production rollout and long-term evolution.
- Lead feature prototyping to define the mobile user experience for Slack’s
- biggest opportunities.
- Partner closely with Product and Design to shape experiences that balance
- user needs, technical constraints, and long-term maintainability.
- Influence engineering decisions beyond your immediate team through technical
- leadership, product reviews, and mentorship.
- Set and evangelize best practices for mobile feature development and
- operational excellence across the broader engineering organization.
- Mentor senior engineers and contribute to the growth of the broader mobile
- engineering community within Slack.
Qualification
Required
- significant experience building complex, high-craft iOS applications at
- scale.
- Proven track record of moving outside of organizational boundaries to start
- new initiatives, prototype the path to production, and reorient the
- organization to support the new initiative.
- Experience working in fast-paced environments, whether at a start-up, in an
- incubator, or on a zero-to-one team inside a larger enterprise.
- Proven track record of leading large, ambiguous, org-spanning technical
- initiatives with significant business impact.
- Deep expertise in Swift framework and modern iOS development.
- Strong understanding of iOS architecture, application lifecycle, concurrency,
- networking, and performance optimization.
- Demonstrated ability to influence product and technical direction through
- expertise and collaboration, driving alignment across executive stakeholders,
- Engineering/Product/Design leadership, and multiple teams.
- A bias toward ownership, execution, and continuous improvement, with the
- judgment to prioritize the highest-leverage work across the organization.
Preferred
- dependency injection frameworks (e.g. Needle, Resolver).
- Experience leading large-scale new products, features, or product
- transformations spanning multiple teams or the whole org.
- Experience using research, usability testing, data, and experimentation to
- ground decisions and uncover opportunities.
- Contributions to open source projects or the iOS community, or other external
- recognition of technical leadership.
- Experience building collaboration, productivity, messaging, AI, or enterprise
- software products.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong product intuition and a passion for creating exceptional user
- experiences.
- When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our
- benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI
- agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the
- power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing
- experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but
- to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
- Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our
- recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout
- the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and
- And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace
- that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace
- discrimination is illegal.
- In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as
- location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain
- roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits.
- Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time
- off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental
- leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing
- program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link
- https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance
- Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will
- At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the
- dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary
- range for this position is $218,400 - $365,200 annually. In select cities within
- the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for
- this role is $263,200 - $401,400 annually. The range represents base salary
- only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or
- benefits, as applicable.
Benefits
- Time off programs
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Mental health support
- Paid parental leave
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee stock purchasing program
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