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Bob Walton

Senior Staff Software Engineer at Slack

Bob Walton is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in leadership and technical roles across several prominent companies. Currently a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Slack since November 2023, Bob previously co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer at Boox. Other notable positions include Engineering Manager at Facebook and Head of Customer Engagement at Pixate, where responsibilities encompassed customer support and documentation for the open-source product Pixate Freestyle. Earlier roles include Strategic Advisor to the CTO at Adobe Systems and Senior Developer at Esria, Inc. Additionally, Bob has engineering experience at Rexee (acquired by Microsoft), Xylem Interactive, Creation Chamber, and EffectiveUI. Educational credentials include a degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver.

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Slack is the front runner in business communication. With their channel-based messaging platform, they are able to facilitate team communication and align on goals to drive businesses to success. No other messaging platform has the secure technology stack abilities to work at scale for large enterprises. With the option to connect multiple tools and services to the Slack platform, people can work most effectively within their organization.