Sales & Service AgentForce Engineer

Visa Hunt; United States; On-site; USD 89,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage, a global education technology company, is seeking a Sales & Service AgentForce Engineer with 3–5 years of hands-on experience across Salesforce and AI solutions. You will craft intelligent workflows, automate customer engagements, and integrate AI into Salesforce environments to improve operations.

The ideal candidate combines deep Salesforce expertise with practical AI know-how, including generative AI, predictive analytics, and integrations.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional Salesforce platform experience.
• Proven ability with AI technologies, automation, ML, or generative AI.
• Solid experience with Salesforce Administration, Flow, Apex, and Lightning.
• Familiarity with AI platforms and API integrations; strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud and related platforms.
• Develop AI-enabled workflows and automation using Salesforce AI technologies and external platforms.
• Partner with business collaborators to optimize processes and customer experiences.
• Build and lead integrations between Salesforce and automation platforms and enterprise apps.
• Configure Salesforce Flows, Apex, Lightning components, and validation rules.
• Support AI use cases including intelligent routing, predictive insights, chatbots, and recommendations.
• Ensure data quality, governance, security, and compliance across Salesforce and AI systems.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, operations, and analytics teams.
• Monitor platform performance and plan scalable architecture improvements.
• Stay updated on emerging AI technologies and Salesforce releases.

Skills

Salesforce platform experience

AI technologies & automation

Analytical problem-solving

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Salesforce Admin

Salesforce Flow

Apex

Lightning Experience

SOQL/SOSL

API Integrations

Salesforce Einstein

Agentforce

OpenAI

Azure AI

AWS AI services

Google Vertex AI

REST APIs

Python

JavaScript

MuleSoft

Job description

We believe in the power and joy of learning

At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping learners around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Overview

We are seeking an Sales & Service AgentForce Engineer with 3–5 years of hands‑on experience across Salesforce ecosystem technologies and applied AI solutions. This role will focus on crafting, implementing, and optimizing intelligent workflows, customer engagement solutions, and automation powered by artificial intelligence within Salesforce environments.

The ideal candidate combines strong Salesforce platform expertise with practical experience employing generative AI, predictive analytics, automation, and intelligent integrations to improve business operations and customer outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and related platforms.

• Develop AI‑enabled workflows and automation using Salesforce's AI technologies, Agentforce, generative AI tools, and external AI platforms.

• Partner with business collaborators to find opportunities for technology‑based process optimization and customer experience improvements.

• Build and lead integrations between Salesforce and intelligent automation platforms, APIs, and enterprise applications.

• Configure and optimize Salesforce Flows, Apex, Lightning components, validation rules, and automation processes.

• Support AI use cases including intelligent case routing, predictive insights, content generation, chatbots, and recommendation engines.

• Ensure data quality, governance, security, and compliance across Salesforce and AI systems.

• Collaborate with multi‑functional teams including product, engineering, operations, and analytics teams.

• Monitor platform performance and recommend continuous improvements and scalable architecture solutions.

• Know the latest emerging AI technologies, Salesforce releases, and industry practices.

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional Salesforce platform experience.

• Proven ability working with AI technologies, automation, machine learning applications, or generative AI solutions.

• Solid experience with:

• Salesforce Administration, Salesforce Flow, Apex, Lightning Experience

• SOQL/SOSL, API integrations

• Experience with Salesforce Einstein, Agentforce, or AI‑powered CRM capabilities.

• Familiarity with AI platforms/tools such as OpenAI, Azure AI, AWS AI services, Google Vertex AI, or similar technologies.

• Experience integrating AI services into enterprise workflows or CRM platforms.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

• Superb communication and collaborator management abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce certifications such as:

• Salesforce Administrator

• Platform App Builder

• AI Associate

• AI Specialist

• Experience with:

• Prompt engineering

• Conversational AI

• Data Cloud

• MuleSoft

• Python or JavaScript

• REST APIs

• Knowledge of data governance and responsible AI practices.

• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.

Success Metrics

• Increased operational efficiency through automated processes using intelligent systems.

• Improved CRM adoption and workflow optimization.

• Reduction in manual processes and support resolution times.

• Successful deployment and adoption of AI‑enabled Salesforce capabilities.

Ideal Candidate Profile

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Understands both CRM architecture and developing artificial intelligence innovations.

• Can bridge technical and business conversations effectively.

• Is comfortable experimenting with new AI capabilities while maintaining enterprise‑grade standards.

• Enjoys building scalable intelligent solutions that drive measurable business impact.

Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at .

About Cengage

Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company’s discretionary incentive bonus program. This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.

10% Annual: Individual Target$88,600.00 - $115,200.00 USD

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