5 days ago

Senior/Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

Salesforce

Sydney

5 days ago

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Salesforce is hiring a Senior/Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to design, build, and deploy agentic AI solutions in enterprise customer environments. The role requires deep technical expertise, end-to-end ownership, and mentoring, with a focus on the Agentforce platform. Candidates need 6+ years of software engineering experience, proficiency in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Apex, and experience with LLMs and data platforms.

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Senior/Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

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Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, AU

Work Model

On-site

Experience Required

6 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior/Principal

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptJavaApexLLMsLangChainLlamaIndexPrompt EngineeringResponsible AIData ModelingData ProcessingData AnalyticsSalesforce Data 360SnowflakeDatabricksAgentforceLWCFlowsSalesforce APIs

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunicationEntrepreneurial mindsetJudgmentCuriosity

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

Salesforce certificationsDevOpsCI/CDObservabilityData governanceMulti-cloud architectureOpen-source contributionsTechnical writingConference presentations

Key Responsibilities

•Own end-to-end build and deployment of agentic AI solutions for strategic customers
•Design and ship agentic systems on the Agentforce platform
•Own the data lifecycle: model design, processing pipelines, and data readiness
•Resolve technical blockers that other engineers can't
•Build and maintain agent performance dashboards and customer KPI reporting
•Develop proofs-of-concept and MVPs quickly
•Codify learnings into patterns, reusable assets, and internal frameworks
•Mentor other Engineers through code reviews, pair sessions, and shared work
•Provide technical depth on at-risk or strategically critical deployments
•Surface field insights directly to Product and Engineering
•Partner with Deployment Strategist to translate customer challenges into agentic solutions

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Key Responsibilities

•Own end-to-end build and deployment of agentic AI solutions for strategic customers

•Design and ship agentic systems on the Agentforce platform

•Own the data lifecycle: model design, processing pipelines, and data readiness

•Resolve technical blockers that other engineers can't

•Build and maintain agent performance dashboards and customer KPI reporting

•Develop proofs-of-concept and MVPs quickly

•Codify learnings into patterns, reusable assets, and internal frameworks

•Mentor other Engineers through code reviews, pair sessions, and shared work

•Provide technical depth on at-risk or strategically critical deployments

•Surface field insights directly to Product and Engineering

•Partner with Deployment Strategist to translate customer challenges into agentic solutions