Software Engineer, AI Tools

Salesforce, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Software Engineer focused on AI tools, where you will have the opportunity to shape the future of innovative products. In this role, you will collaborate with a dynamic team to design and implement scalable applications that empower users with AI automation. Your expertise in Java and object-oriented programming will be crucial in delivering exceptional experiences. Embrace a culture of collaboration and creativity, where your ideas are valued, and your contributions will make a real impact. If you are passionate about technology and eager to drive change, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software development experience required.
• Deep knowledge of OOP and proficiency in Java essential.
• Experience with Generative AI applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable application code.
• Develop test strategies and automation frameworks.
• Participate in on-call rotation for production issues.

Skills

Java

Object-Oriented Programming

Generative AI

NodeJS

JavaScript

CSS

HTML5

SQL

Automated Testing

Agile Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

JUnit

Selenium

Job description

Software Engineer, AI Tools

Job Category: Software Engineering

About Salesforce

We’re Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI + Data + CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too — driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good – you’ve come to the right place.

Join our dynamic AI cloud team at Salesforce and make a real impact with your code! We’re looking for exceptional engineers who want to shape the future of our products and deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. Come be a part of our innovative and collaborative environment, where your skills will thrive and your ideas will be valued. Apply now and let’s build something extraordinary together!

You will build tools that help build and test AI agents that will be used by thousands of end users, delivering value with AI automation. Our software engineers ship applications written in the enterprise Java stack on the core platform and on our Agentforce platform. We work in a highly collaborative environment, and you will liaise with a highly cross-functional team comprised of Software Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, UX experts, and Product Managers to build AI Agent tooling. We value execution, clear communication, in-person collaboration, and making learning fun.

As part of this role, you will:

• Design, implement, test and deliver highly scalable application code.
• Build on top of the Agentforce platform, delivering true next-generation AI Agent tools.
• Master our development process, platform, culture and code base, then improve it.
• Present your own designs to internal/external groups and review designs of others.
• Develop test strategies, design automation frameworks, write unit/functional tests to drive up code coverage and automation metrics.
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation to address sophisticated problems in real-time and keep services operational and highly available.
• Troubleshoot production issues.

Required Skills:

• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Deep knowledge of object-oriented programming and experience with at least one object-oriented programming language, preferably Java.
• Expertise in developing software for Generative AI applications.
• Beginners mindset with proven experience shipping quick turnaround incubation projects.
• High proficiency in at least one high-level programming language and web framework (NodeJS, Express, Hapi, etc.).
• Proven understanding of web technologies, such as JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, XML, JavaScript, JSON, and/or Ajax.
• Validated understanding of Database technologies such as SQL, PL/SQL and relational database schema design.
• Experience in automated testing including unit and functional testing using Java, JUnit, JSUnit, Selenium.

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent field.
• Prior experience in prompt engineering, multi-agent interaction or Task planning with LLM based agents.
• Solid experience in fullstack software development, including UI tier, API development, metadata management, and/or client SDKs development.
• Experience with Agile software development and test-driven development.
• Ability to support/resolve production customer escalations with excellent debugging and problem-solving skills.

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