Principal AI Architect & Pre-Sales Solutions Lead

salesforce.com, inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Core Technical Architect to lead pre-sales activities, aligning Salesforce solutions with a customer’s digital transformation and cloud adoption strategies. You will act as a subject matter expert in architecture, data, integration, security, and AI, guiding conversations and shaping proposals to win deals.

The role requires hands-on experience with agentic AI frameworks, prompt engineering, and enterprise AI architecture.

Qualifications

• Requires advanced degree in CS/SE/MIS or related field.
• Experience in pre-sales and customer-facing roles beneficial.
• Strong knowledge of AI, data integration, and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert in business strategy, application architecture, data, integration, security, and AI.
• Lead discussions with customers to align Salesforce solutions with transformation goals.
• Develop repeatable propositions and go-to-market strategies for sales teams.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to tailor solutions to client needs.
• Drive technical depth during POCs and deep-dive sessions.

Skills

Agentic AI

Prompt Engineering

Generative AI Architecture

Data Cloud

Flow Orchestration

Education

B.S./M.S./PhD in CS/SE/MIS

Tools

Apex

Node.js

Python

Java

CI/CD

Git

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Core Technical Architect to lead pre-sales activities, aligning Salesforce solutions with a customer’s digital transformation and cloud adoption strategies. You will act as a subject matter expert in architecture, data, integration, security, and AI, guiding conversations and shaping proposals to win deals.

The role requires hands-on experience with agentic AI frameworks, prompt engineering, and enterprise AI architecture.