Senior Lead AI Research Engineer

Salesforce, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking engineers with strong ML and AI capabilities to shape the next generation of AI-enabled CRM solutions. You will design, implement, and deploy scalable systems that integrate AI agents with human workflows, delivering secure and reliable software at scale.

Ideal candidates have deep ML knowledge, hands-on experience with Python, C++, and Java, and a track record of building production-grade AI-powered applications in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering skills and problem solving abilities.
• Deep ML knowledge with evidence of implementation.
• Experience building production-grade software with AI components.

Responsibilities

• Innovate at the frontier of AI applications and define new product categories.
• Build and ship production-grade software using modern engineering practices.
• Architect complex systems where AI agents integrate with human workflows.
• Evaluate code quality, security, and performance across human and AI sources.
• Drive high-quality code, focusing on reliability and scalability.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

LLM systems

AI/Agentic

Tools

Docker

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking engineers with strong ML and AI capabilities to shape the next generation of AI-enabled CRM solutions. You will design, implement, and deploy scalable systems that integrate AI agents with human workflows, delivering secure and reliable software at scale.

Ideal candidates have deep ML knowledge, hands-on experience with Python, C++, and Java, and a track record of building production-grade AI-powered applications in fast-paced environments.