Applied Research Engineer
About the role
Salesforce is seeking talented software and platform engineers to join the AI team. This role involves bringing cutting-edge AI technology into customer-facing practice, designing, building, deploying, and maintaining production services, and working closely with research scientists.
Responsibilities
- Work alongside other motivated and talented research engineers to bring cutting-edge theory into customer-facing practice.
- Build tools and pipelines to support ML and AI efforts.
- 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
We are looking for individuals who have a strong background in software and platform engineering, with a focus on AI and machine learning. Experience with Generative AI and Agentic Systems is preferred.
Skills
- Python
- Linux
- React
- Production cloud deployments (AWS/GCP)
- Kubernetes
- Security principles and best practices
- UI and graphic design sensibilities
- High-quality, low-cognitive-load, fully-tested code
Benefits
At Salesforce, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Time off programs
- Medical, dental, vision, mental health support
- Paid parental leave
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee stock purchasing program
For more details, visit Salesforce Benefits.
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.