Entrepreneurial Research Scientist — Enterprise AI Prototyping

salesforce.com, inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce AI Research is seeking entrepreneurial Research Scientists to build, ship, and scale the next generation of Enterprise AI. This isn’t a traditional research role—you work like a founder within Salesforce, identifying high-impact directions, prototyping AI capabilities, validating ideas with customers, and turning concepts into production-ready systems.

You’ll have freedom to propose ideas, access Salesforce's global ecosystem, and collaborate across product, engineering, and

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python and deep learning frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Identify research directions with the potential to transform Enterprise AI.
• Turn promising ideas into zero-to-one AI product prototypes.
• Work directly with customers to validate needs, test solutions, and refine product direction.
• Build robust models, agents, and AI systems for real-world enterprise use.
• Partner with product, engineering, and go-to-market teams to bring solutions to market.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

JAX

DeepSpeed

Education

PhD in CS/AI/ML or related field

Job description

Salesforce AI Research is seeking entrepreneurial Research Scientists to build, ship, and scale the next generation of Enterprise AI. This isn’t a traditional research role—you work like a founder within Salesforce, identifying high-impact directions, prototyping AI capabilities, validating ideas with customers, and turning concepts into production-ready systems.

You’ll have freedom to propose ideas, access Salesforce's global ecosystem, and collaborate across product, engineering, and