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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Engineer - **Company:** Salesforce Inc. - **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $172,500.0 - $260,100.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Software Debugging, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Middleware, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Systems Development Life Cycle, Salesforce.Com, Server Administration, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Tableau (Software), Software Organization, Data Logging, Scripting, Large Language Models, Caching, Parallel Computation, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Build Management, Data Analytics, Front End Software Development, Stream Processing - **Published:** August 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/lead-software-engineer-bellevue-wa--1d0d8c5f-ccda-4602-a1ba-92a0422cc98e ## About the Role * 10+ years of enterprise engineering experience * Adaptable and Innovative Mindset: Fearless about learning new technologies and excited to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment. Possess a problem-first approach with a careful and principled methodology for building resilient systems. * Expertise in shaping experiences with LLMs and agents. * Proficient with evaluation of ML model performance. * Strong Programming and Distributed Systems Development Skills: Proficient in Python, Java, or other languages. Experience building full-stack applications with expertise in either backend, frontend, or both. Ability to handle error cases, write asynchronous code, and work effectively with streaming data. Professional experience in developing, scaling, and maintaining applications at a production scale. * Experience with Modern Software Development Practices: Familiar with DevOps principles, infrastructure best practices, and cloud-based deployments. Knowledgeable about queues, message buses, and event-driven architectures. Customers see, understand, and act on data., Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents, Best Practices, Buses, Caching, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Support/Service, Debugging Tools, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Error Handling, Input/Output, Java, Messaging Middleware, Parallel Computing, Performance Analysis, Performance Modeling, Prototyping, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Salesforce.com, Scalable System Development, Software Administration, Software Development, Software Engineering, Startup, Tableau, Use Cases, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX) ## Description Salesforce is seeking a passionate and highly skilled AI/SW Engineer to join our team in Tableau developing the #1 AI-powered analytics agents for helping customers see, understand, and act on data. On the Analytics Agent team, you will work at the forefront of agentic application development, building groundbreaking, multi-modal products and tools that transform how people engage with data. This is an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment, applying your expertise to build scalable, data-intensive systems for analytics. We're looking for curious and motivated engineers who want to play a significant role in pushing the boundaries of what AI agents can achieve., * Collaborate with product managers, fellow engineers, and researchers to build next-generation generative AI products and prototypes to make our customers successful. * Propose and rapidly iterate on ideas and experiments, as though in a startup environment, to achieve product-market fit for cutting-edge analytics agents. * Build and shape user experiences using context engineering and generative AI capabilities. * Design and build scalable and performant agentic systems, taking throughput and latency into account, recognizing how and where to apply parallel processing, stream processing, and asynchronous I/O. * Evaluate the performance and quality of the agentic solutions you are building against customer use cases. * Solve challenges with probabilistic software, ensuring defensive error handling, streaming data optimization, caching, and explainability. * Implement logging, tracing mechanisms, and tools to facilitate debugging, diagnostics, and performance tracking. * Engage in light DevOps tasks, leveraging infrastructure best practices to deploy and monitor AI-driven systems. ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [HTTP headers that make your website go faster](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1676-http-headers-that-make-your-website-go-faster) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [ Your Code Is the Sales Team Now](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100327-your-code-is-the-sales-team-now) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [Building the Next Generation of Software](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100186-building-the-next-generation-of-software) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care)