Staff Software Engineer, AI/LLM Systems

Salesforce; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce AI Labs is seeking a backend engineer to own substantial systems from design through production. You will build, test, and deploy workflows that combine AI reasoning with deterministic execution, collaborating directly with customers to prototype solutions in their environments.

You will evaluate model choices, manage context, and ensure reliability, latency, and cost. You will mentor peers through design discussions and code reviews and contribute to hiring while advancing the

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and evaluating LLM-powered systems.
• Strong backend design skills with reliable state management.
• Ability to reason about concurrency, retries, and failure handling.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• You'll build and operate substantial backend services from design to production.
• Collaborate with customers to prototype solutions in their environments.
• Develop models selection, tool use, and context management for reliability and cost.
• Mentor peers through design discussions and code reviews and contribute to hiring.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

LLM-powered systems

concurrency

Job description

Salesforce AI Labs is seeking a backend engineer to own substantial systems from design through production. You will build, test, and deploy workflows that combine AI reasoning with deterministic execution, collaborating directly with customers to prototype solutions in their environments.

You will evaluate model choices, manage context, and ensure reliability, latency, and cost. You will mentor peers through design discussions and code reviews and contribute to hiring while advancing the