Is Slack a good company to work for as a Staff Software Engineer?

Staff Software Engineer professionals working at Slack have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 16 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Slack employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff Software Engineer Jobs at Slack now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Software Engineer interview questions at Slack .

Does Slack pay Staff Software Engineer employees well?

Staff Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Slack with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 16 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Software Engineer salaries at Slack.

How happy are Staff Software Engineer professionals working at Slack?

70% of Staff Software Engineer employees at Slack would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 61% in the past 12 months. Staff Software Engineer professionals have also rated Slack with a 4.9 rating for work-life-balance, 5.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Slack?

Account Executive (95) , Software Engineer (64) , Senior Software Engineer (49) , Customer Experience Agent (28) , Senior Account Executive (26) , Enterprise Account Executive (23) , Customer Success Manager (21) , Manager (17) , Sales (16) , Staff Software Engineer (16) , Customer Experience (14) , Software Engineering Intern (14) , Director (12) , Recruiter (12) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (11)

What are the pros of working at Slack according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and values!" ((in 200 reviews)); "• Surprisingly great benefits for a company of this size" ((in 103 reviews)); "The work/life balance is great (work hard and go home)" ((in 81 reviews)); "The team is great and smart" ((in 53 reviews)); "• Great leadership that truly is customer centric" ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Slack according to real employee reviews?

"I had 3 managers (4 if you count the time I had no manager) over ~6 months." ((in 16 reviews)); "Impossibly fast change, questionable leadership decisions, product decisions feel half baked, absolutely enormous company with frequent layoffs." ((in 10 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in sales teams now that Salesforce leadership has taken over." ((in 9 reviews)); "Limited career opportunities / development" ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management is amazing and is trying to promote a culture that no" ((in 3 reviews))

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4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)

Stewart Butterfield

87% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.9

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Staff Software Engineer employees have rated Slack with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Slack is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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16 reviews

5.0

Jul 8, 2023

Best place I've ever worked

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent co-workers, benefits, and admirable exec team.

Cons

Rest and vest was the norm, which didn't align with my ambitions.

4.0

Oct 18, 2022

Great work environment

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people Salary Work life blance

Cons

Php No growth opportunity Vision not clear

5.0

Apr 18, 2021

Excellent company - growth opportunities, technical work and company culture

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have been working at the company for more than 2 years. 1. Great work. Challenging engineering problems 2. You should see the beauty with which some processes are implemented - I would in particular call out the incident handling process. It is probably the best amongst software industry 3. Intelligent and nice people. "No brilliant jerks" 4. The way Slack uses Slack creates an implicit documentation from the communication 5. Employee perks best in the class 6. Lots of growth opportunities. You can switch teams or roles if you are not happy with your current role. 7. Competitive salary

Cons

Not much that I can think of. I am really satisfied with my job. I feel challenged and enthusiastic in my work. (please note, this is still true after spending ~2 years at the company)

Slack Response

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful review :) We are so happy that you enjoy working at Slack so much, and your feedback about our processes is amazing! We are so glad you are on the team! -Slack

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