# Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Public Sector **Company**: Salesforce **Work arrangement**: remote **Experience**: mid **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://salesforce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/job/Washington-DC---Remote/Missionforce---Associate-Forward-Deployed-Engineer--FDE---Public-Sector_JR333171?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_753d20cc-9d3 ## Description At Salesforce, we believe technology should serve the greater good,powering mission outcomes, stewarding taxpayer resources, and enabling innovation at speed and scale. We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to join our elite Public Sector team at Salesforce. This is a unique and high-impact position, blending the roles of a technologist and strategic partner. In this role, you will be at the forefront of bringing cutting-edge AI and other transformative solutions to life for mission-critical work across the U.S. Department of Defense, Intelligence Community (IC), and Aerospace & Allied Nations. **Responsibilities** - Deploy Cutting-Edge Commercial Innovation,from Slack-based AI agents to Data Cloud analytics to field service automation,into defense, intelligence, and aerospace environments, accelerating transformation and outcomes. - Become a Trusted Partner and Collaborate Directly with End-Users in classified and unclassified environments to deeply understand mission needs, operational challenges, and strategic goals and translate them into technical implementations using Salesforce's multi-cloud portfolio. - Drive Innovation by serving as a connective bridge between customer missions and Salesforce engineering. - Improve Efficiency, Mission-Readiness, and Trust by helping the U.S. and allied governments deploy technology that delivers faster response times, better personnel utilization, and more effective logistics and asset management. - Drive Tangible Outcomes through Hands-On Implementation and end-to-end technical delivery of AI solutions, personally writing code, configuring systems, and troubleshooting issues to ensure successful deployment and measurable business impact. - Build Transformative AI Solutions by designing, developing, and personally implementing high-quality, scalable production systems. - Direct Ownership of Data Configuration & Integration from end-to-end. - Drive Agentforce Innovation by becoming an expert in our innovative agentic platform. - Conduct Deep-Dive Technical Debugging and detailed analysis of complex system interactions, data flows, and AI model behaviors to optimize performance and ensure reliability. - Prototype and Iterate Rapidly to develop proofs-of-concept and minimum viable products, coding alongside client teams to demonstrate capabilities and gather feedback for iterative refinement. - Implement Best Practices for code quality, scalability, security, and maintainability across all deployed solutions. **Requirements** - 3-7 years of experience in software engineering, solutions architecture, or systems integration. - Strong background in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline. - Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, Java, Python, Apex). - Proven track record of hands-on, end-to-end delivery of high-quality, scalable production solutions in a professional environment. - Hands-on experience building solutions with AI/LLM technologies, including integrating LLMs, applying AI orchestration frameworks, and prompt engineering techniques. - Experience with data integration, API design, ETL, and AI/ML model deployment. - Familiarity with analytics, data warehouses, and operational dashboards (e.g. Tableau, CRM Analytics, Snowflake). - Experience working in or adjacent to secure environments. - Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with high levels of independence. - Strong communication skills, capable of engaging directly with users, executives, and engineers, with a collaborative mindset, bias for action, and customer obsession. - Ability to travel 25-50% of the time, as needed to customer sites. - Must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) living on U.S. soil who does not hold dual citizenship with the ability to meet customer and government screening standards applicable to this role. - Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required **Benefits** - Accommodations for disabilities - Comprehensive health insurance - Competitive salary - Opportunities for career growth and professional development ## Skills ### Required - JavaScript - Java - Python - Apex - AI/LLM technologies - data integration - API design - ETL - AI/ML model deployment ### Nice to have - Experience supporting U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), or Federal Civilian agencies - Background in defense/aerospace industries or operational military/logistics experience - Familiarity with IL5/IL6/CNSS #1253 requirements or deployment to classified environments - Direct experience with the Salesforce platform, including configuration, customization, and development - Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud and/or Agentforce platform - Experience developing conversational AI solutions within regulated industries - Salesforce platform certifications (e.g., Administrator, Platform Developer I, Architect, Agentforce Specialist) --- Source: [Apply at salesforce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com](https://salesforce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/job/Washington-DC---Remote/Missionforce---Associate-Forward-Deployed-Engineer--FDE---Public-Sector_JR333171?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)