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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Engineer, AI Applications - **Company:** Salesforce Inc. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $172,500.0 - $285,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Business Logic, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Programming Tools, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), JSON, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Office, Salesforce.Com, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Engineering, Web Services Description Language, Web Standards, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Enterprise Software Applications, Large Language Models, Git, Non-relational Database, Api Design, Restful APIs, Grpc, Api Management, Jenkins - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=40bc1ea20585cb3e ## About the Role * Good grasp & experience with full stack development( datamodelling concepts, business logic, UI) Problem Solving and Communication: * Translating business requirements into viable AI solutions and effectively conveying intricate technical concepts to non-technical audiences. * Proven experience working in cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results. * Ability to effectively communicate and execute with geographically distributed teams. * Experience in a fast-paced technical environment with changing priorities * Ability to develop and ship products in quick increments across multiple versions T echnical Skills: * Strong expertise in using LLMs & AI application frameworks(eg LangChain) * 7+ years of professional software development experience * High proficiency in Python and Java programming language * Experience in REST-based API development, API lifecycle management and/or client SDKs development * Solid understanding of both relational and non-relational databases. * Experience with developer tools such as Git and Jenkins * Demonstrated experience of working with ReST and thorough understanding of its fundamentals * Working knowledge of building B2B or B2C SaaS applications using cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, or Azure is desired * Broad knowledge of web standards relating to APIs such as REST, SOAP, XML, WSDL, HTTP, JSON, etc. * Experience with Spring, gRPC, REST and the HTTP protocol * Experience with Agile development methodology * Participate in the team's on-call rotation to address complex problems in real-time and keep services operational and highly available * Office-Flex: work in-person three days per week Preferred Qualifications * Proficiency in Python and popular AI application frameworks like Langchain * Prior experience in building AI solutions for enterprise software or SaaS platforms. ## Description As a trailblazing AI Applications Engineer specializing in modern tools (eg Langchain), you will be the core driver of innovation. Your mandate is clear: design, fine-tune, and optimize for a diverse portfolio of high-impact enterprise use cases like moving entire customizations from one stack to another. You will be developing state-of-the-art solutions that fundamentally transform how organizations leverage AI in their critical workflows. This requires a mastery of backend engineering, AI Tools, -all focused on extracting the maximum potential from LLMs. Join interdisciplinary teams to seamlessly integrate these cutting-edge AI technologies into the heart of the Salesforce product ecosystem. Furthermore, you will directly empower almost ALL of our Application teams by collaborating closely to bring their visionary ideas to fruition and by building essential tooling to accelerate their success. 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