AI Forward Deployed Engineer (Senior/Lead/Principal)
Core
Design, build, and deploy complex agentic AI solutions directly inside enterprise customer environments, owning outcomes from architecture decision to production handoff.
Role type
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Agentic AI Solutions Architect & Builder)
Builds
Agentic AI systems on the Agentforce platform, including agent logic, tool calls, multi-agent orchestration, deterministic guardrails, and integration patterns for enterprise environments.
Domain
Enterprise AI, Cloud, SaaS, Agentic AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
End-to-end ownership of scalable production systems, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Apex, LLM integration, LangChain, LlamaIndex, prompt engineering, data modeling, Salesforce platform expertise (Agentforce, Apex, LWC, Flows, APIs), technical mentorship, rapid prototyping (PoC/MVP), field insight translation to product roadmap.
Preferred skills
Salesforce certifications (Administrator, Platform Developer, System Architect), DevOps/CI-CD practices, observability tooling, multi-cloud enterprise AI architecture, open-source contributions, technical writing.
Technologies
Agentforce, Salesforce Data 360, Snowflake, Databricks, Cursor, Claude, Vibes, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Apex, LWC, Flows
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end build and deployment of agentic AI solutions for strategic customers; design and ship agentic systems on the Agentforce platform; own the data lifecycle (model design, processing pipelines); resolve technical blockers in data integration, model deployment, and orchestration; build and maintain agent performance dashboards and customer KPI reporting; develop proofs-of-concept and MVPs; codify learnings into reusable assets and playbooks; mentor other engineers through code reviews and pair sessions; provide technical depth on at-risk or strategically critical deployments; surface field insights to Product and Engineering; partner with Deployment Strategists to translate customer challenges into agentic solutions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with architectural judgment and mentorship responsibilities.