Remote AI Forward Deployed Engineer Intern

New Grad; United States; Remote; USD 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce invites a Summer 2027 Intern - Forward Deployed Engineer to join a team delivering AI agent solutions for government, nonprofit, and education clients. Shadow senior engineers, own a project, and contribute to data pipelines and dashboards while gaining real-world experience in the public sector.

You will work remotely for 12 weeks, with structured mentorship and opportunities to present your work to the product team and senior engineers, culminating in a capstone presentation.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience in at least one of Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Apex, and a willingness to learn others.
• Some experience with LLMs and prompt engineering, through class projects, personal projects, hackathons, or prior internships.
• A basic understanding of APIs, databases, and data modeling.
• Relevant coursework, internships, or activities aligned to the skills for this role, such as class or personal projects, hackathons, open source, or student organizations.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with technical and non-technical teammates.
• Curiosity about AI. You experiment with new tools and models on your own.
• A collaborative, team-first attitude.

Responsibilities

• Shadow Forward Deployed Engineers and Deployment Strategists in customer meetings and working sessions.
• Contribute to the build of AI agents that take real actions for real organizations.
• Write and test prompts, and improve how agents reason and use tools.
• Own an intern project, such as a tool, prototype, or internal accelerator, that may be used in customer solutions.
• Help build data pipelines and connect systems using Salesforce Data 360, Snowflake, or Databricks.
• Help build dashboards that track agent performance.
• Build proofs-of-concept that go quickly from idea to working demo.
• Present your work and share ideas with senior engineers and the product team, culminating in a capstone project presentation at the end of the 12-week program.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

Apex

LLMs

Prompt engineering

APIs

Databases

Data modeling

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Pursuing CS degree

Tools

Cursor

Claude

Vibes

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Snowflake

Databricks

BigQuery

Job description

Salesforce invites a Summer 2027 Intern - Forward Deployed Engineer to join a team delivering AI agent solutions for government, nonprofit, and education clients. Shadow senior engineers, own a project, and contribute to data pipelines and dashboards while gaining real-world experience in the public sector.

You will work remotely for 12 weeks, with structured mentorship and opportunities to present your work to the product team and senior engineers, culminating in a capstone presentation.