Applied Research Engineer

About the role

Salesforce is seeking talented software and platform engineers to work in the AI team. This role involves bringing cutting-edge AI technology into customer-facing reality, building tools and pipelines, deploying services, and working with end-users.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside other motivated and talented research engineers to bring cutting-edge theory into customer-facing practice.
• Design, build, deploy, and maintain production services, like APIs, UIs, agentic evaluators, and more.
• Roll out scalable cloud architectures.
• Help with end-user requirements gathering and executive presentations.

Requirements

• Strong abilities with Python and Linux, and some with React.
• Experience with production cloud deployments like AWS or GCP. Kubernetes is a plus.
• Experience field-debugging full-stack deployments.
• Solid understanding of security principles and best practices.
• UI and graphic design sensibilities are a plus.
• Author high-quality, low-cognitive-load, fully-tested code – with- and without- AI assistance.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in software engineering or a closely related field.

Skills

• Python programming.
• Linux command-line operations.
• React.js for UI development.
• Cloud deployment and management (AWS, GCP).
• Kubernetes orchestration.
• Security best practices and principles.
• Understanding of generative AI and agentic systems.

Benefits

Learn more about our work at salesforceairesearch.com. Salesforce offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Time off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee stock purchasing program

Pay

The typical base salary range for this position is $197,300 - $313,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range is $237,700 - $344,700 annually.

Schedule

Full-time position.