Principal AI Architect

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Job Category

Sales

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword - it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

Agentforce is Salesforce's newest innovation—a next-generation platform that combines Data + AI + CRM + Trust to transform customer experiences. Our AI Architect team is a startup within a global organization, dedicated to helping Salesforce customers and prospects design and implement cutting-edge solutions that deliver real business value. This innovative group partners closely with our Product, Product Marketing, Enablement, Customer Success, and Partner Ecosystem to drive growth and adoption of Agentforce.

Role Description

As an Agentforce Technical Architect, you'll act as a trusted advisor to our customers, guiding them through the emerging AI solutions and ensuring they realize the full value of the platform. You'll combine deep technical domain expertise in AI / ML, data infrastructure, and CRM with strong presentation and solutioning skills. Working side by side with our Account Executives, Solutions Engineers, Product, and Product Marketing teams, you will :

You will

• Lead pre-sales technical design by analyzing customer needs and recommending solutions aligned with Agentforce capabilities and integration with external agent frameworks.
• Shape best practices around generative AI, agent interoperability, prompt engineering, Data Cloud, and cross-platform integrations.
• Collaborate with AEs and SEs to build hands-on prototypes and demos using Agentforce and integrated external agents.
• Develop thought leadership content-demo templates, whitepapers, enablement sessions—focused on agent lifecycle, integration strategy, and technical effectiveness.
• Act as a central technical knowledge resource, proactively addressing internal technical inquiries, facilitating deep technical enablement, and documenting best practices to empower specialist teams across the organization.

If you are naturally curious about AI, love diving into new technologies, and enjoy educating others while crafting solutions that deliver real business impact, we want to talk to you!

Responsibilities

Requirements

Preferred Requirements

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what's possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including : time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link : https : / / www.salesforcebenefits.com. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

For New York-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $158,200 to $287,210.

For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $158,200 to $287,210.

For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $158,200 to $287,210.

For Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $158,200 to $287,210.

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