Senior Agentic AI Engineer - Forward Deployed

Salesforce, Inc.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel ~25%

AI-driven environment

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to own end-to-end delivery of agentic AI solutions for enterprise customers. You’ll work on architecture decisions, deployment, and production handoffs with a Deployment Strategist, shaping AI strategy and driving adoption.

You’ll need 6+ years of software delivery, Salesforce tech depth (Agentforce, Apex, LWC, APIs), and experience with LangChain or similar frameworks. Frequent customer mobility is expected.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering or technical delivery experience in enterprise AI/SaaS.
• Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Expertise in at least one of Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Apex; conversant in others.
• Experience integrating LLMs into production environments and using AI tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end build and deployment of agentic AI solutions for Salesforce’s strategic customers.
• Design and ship agentic systems on the Agentforce platform: agent logic, tool calls, multi-agent orchestration.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and collaborative sessions; contribute reuse assets and playbooks.

Skills

6+ years exp

Python/Java/JS/Apex

LLMs in production

Data modeling

Salesforce APIs

Education

Computer Science degree

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Snowflake

Databricks

Agentforce

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to own end-to-end delivery of agentic AI solutions for enterprise customers. You’ll work on architecture decisions, deployment, and production handoffs with a Deployment Strategist, shaping AI strategy and driving adoption.

You’ll need 6+ years of software delivery, Salesforce tech depth (Agentforce, Apex, LWC, APIs), and experience with LangChain or similar frameworks. Frequent customer mobility is expected.