Backend Software Engineer
Slalom
Software Engineering
United States
USD 110k-189k / year
Posted on Oct 4, 2025
Who You’ll Work With
As a modern technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing to life the art of the possible for our clients. We have passion for building strategies, solutions, and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds, and emerging technologies. This position may require some onsite work and should be considered hybrid based on business needs.
What You’ll Do
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.
Compensation And Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For Senior Consultant in St Louis, the base salary pay range is $110,000 to $171,000 and Principal is $122,000-189,000. In Washington DC, the targeted base salary range for Senior Consultant is $120,000 to $186,000 and Principal the base salary is $133,000-$186,000. In NorCal, for Senior Consultant, the base salary range is $131,000-$203,000 and Principal base salary range is $145,000-$225,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.
As a modern technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing to life the art of the possible for our clients. We have passion for building strategies, solutions, and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds, and emerging technologies. This position may require some onsite work and should be considered hybrid based on business needs.
What You’ll Do
- Design and implement scalable backend systems leveraging modern, cloud-native infrastructure
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the vision for backend solutions that meet diverse customer needs
- Develop distributed systems, data-intensive applications, and machine learning infrastructure to enable meaningful impact across industries
- Build robust and reliable backend systems that can serve as standalone products, empowering customers to scale their own AI ambitions
- Partner closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative, high-quality solutions
- Contribute to the product roadmap, influencing strategy and shaping the direction of next-generation platforms
- This position requires an active Top Secret or Secret security clearance.
- Full Stack Development: Strong skills in both front-end and back-end development, with experience across modern frameworks, programming languages, and databases
- Cloud-Native Expertise: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and deploying applications in containerized, Kubernetes-based environments
- Data Engineering: Background in ETL processes, data pipelines, modeling, and warehousing, with an eye toward scalable and reliable data management
- Machine Learning Infrastructure: Familiarity with frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch, plus experience supporting ML model deployment, monitoring, and performance
- Problem-Solving Mindset: Ability to break down complex technical challenges, think critically, and deliver creative, effective solutions
- Collaboration & Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Adaptability: Excitement to learn new technologies quickly and flexibility to evolve with changing project requirements
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.
Compensation And Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For Senior Consultant in St Louis, the base salary pay range is $110,000 to $171,000 and Principal is $122,000-189,000. In Washington DC, the targeted base salary range for Senior Consultant is $120,000 to $186,000 and Principal the base salary is $133,000-$186,000. In NorCal, for Senior Consultant, the base salary range is $131,000-$203,000 and Principal base salary range is $145,000-$225,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.