# Lead AI Software Engineer

**Company**: Salesforce
**Location**: San Francisco, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $172,500 - $260,100 annually
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join a high-velocity team with deep startup roots as a Lead AI Software Engineer on the Agentforce Operations Process Generation Team. You will drive the ongoing development of intelligent agents that capture how a customer runs their business today, propose improvements, and turn the result into an executable blueprint of agent and human tasks.

**Drive Agent Development & Architecture**

- Lead development of intelligent agents that complete complex supply chain tasks with reliability and consistency

- Spearhead architectural decisions for distributed systems serving millions of users with 24/7 availability

- Design and implement planning systems that enable agents to execute multi-step workflows autonomously

**Lead Technical Strategy**

- Partner with Product Management and Executive Leadership to translate business vision into multi-year technical roadmaps

- Guide technical decision-making for AI model deployment, safety constraints, and reliability frameworks

- Drive adoption of enterprise-grade observability tools and cloud infrastructure best practices

**Mentor & Collaborate**

- Mentor engineers to improve code quality, AI/ML practices, and system design

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Design, Product Management, and industry experts to build high-quality product features

- Take on new challenges and responsibilities as needed, and be an enthusiastic team player in a dynamic environment

- Engage directly with customers to gather insights and validate technical approaches

- Participate in hiring decisions and contribute to our culture of continuous learning

**Requirements**

- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent with coursework in Artificial Intelligence (M.S. preferred)

- 5+ years of industry experience in Software Engineering, with a focus in AI/ML

- Proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or C++

- Strong background in APIs, data modeling, and databases

- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment

- Expertise in model evaluation, with a track record of designing custom benchmarks and automated testing suites for complex models

**Nice to Have**

- Understanding of current LLM orchestration frameworks and experience moving past them when necessary

- Passion for continuous learning and development in AI technologies, and enthusiasm for mentoring peers

- Proven collaborator who can manage stakeholders and drive consensus across diverse engineering and product teams

- Experience with enterprise-grade observability tools (e.g., Splunk) and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP)

The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $207,800 - $285,800 annually.

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## Skills

### Required
- Python
- Go
- Java
- C++
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- APIs
- data modeling
- databases

### Nice to have
- Splunk
- AWS
- GCP
- LLM orchestration frameworks

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