Principal AI Engineer - Agent & Backend Architect

salesforce.com, inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Principal Engineer to drive architecture and hands‑on development for the Agentforce project within Salesforce AI Labs. You will own critical capabilities from design through operation, shaping systems that turn complex workflows into reusable, code‑backed automation.

You will work directly with customers, building scalable backend services with robust state management and secure access to environments.

Qualifications

• Strong backend design and implementation experience.
• Hands-on shipping of large-scale systems, including AI/LLM-powered components.
• Ability to lead architecture decisions across multiple services and teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend and agent execution systems with reliable state management.
• Lead architectural decisions across agent execution, backend services, and workflows.
• Collaborate with customers and product teams to shape roadmaps and deliverables.
• Mentor engineers and raise the engineering bar through reviews and hands-on work.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Principal Engineer to drive architecture and hands‑on development for the Agentforce project within Salesforce AI Labs. You will own critical capabilities from design through operation, shaping systems that turn complex workflows into reusable, code‑backed automation.

You will work directly with customers, building scalable backend services with robust state management and secure access to environments.