Salesforce

Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Analytics

Salesforce$135K — $160K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of technical experience in data engineering, analytics implementation, or software development in customer-facing roles.
  • Strong hands-on experience with data lakehouse architectures and SQL, particularly in data modeling and schema design.
  • Practical experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), or conversational AI frameworks.
  • Solid understanding of semantic modeling mapping business logic to physical data structures.
  • Proficiency in Python for data manipulation and familiarity with API integrations.
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI for rapid iterative development and problem-solving in dynamic environments.
  • Exceptional communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end design and build of bespoke conversational analytics agents.
  • Construct and refine complex semantic data layers within Salesforce Data360.
  • Act as the primary technical builder to speed up customer implementation and value realization.
  • Engineer scalable data pipelines to unify structured and unstructured data sources.
  • Document implementation challenges and collaborate with product teams for enhancements.
  • Conduct technical hand-offs to customer data teams for long-term self-sufficiency.
  • Perform root cause analysis on complex architecture issues to ensure reliability.

Benefits

  • Robust support resources for personal and professional development.
  • Access to AI agents that enhance productivity and impact.
  • Commitment to creating a balanced work-life environment.
  • Encouragement to shape the future of AI and customer experiences.
Full Job Description

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Job Category

Software Engineering

Job Details

The Experience
We are seeking a strategic and technical Forward Deployed Engineer to lead the implementation of our newest innovations in Agentic Analytics across Tableau Next, Cloud and Server. In this high-impact role, you will bridge the gap between product and customer success. Your primary mission is to partner with our most strategic new customers to architect and deploy their very first agentic analytics use cases and supporting metrics and dashboards. By building robust semantic data models on top of the Salesforce Data360 and incorporating Agentforce topics and actions, you will transform raw data into actionable, conversational insights. You will not only ensure the technical success of these initial launches but also channel critical feedback from the field to our product teams, directly shaping the future of enterprise scale agentic analytics.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

  • Architect and Deploy Conversational Agents: Lead the end-to-end technical design and build of bespoke conversational analytics agents, ensuring they are optimized for accuracy, latency, and user relevance.
  • Design Semantic Data Models: Construct and refine complex semantic data layers within Salesforce Data360 to ensure the AI agent can accurately interpret, query, and visualize enterprise data structure.
  • Accelerate Customer Time-to-Value: Act as the primary technical builder during the implementation phase, rapidly prototyping and iterating on solutions to solve the customer’s specific business questions ("Zero to One" builds).
  • Integrate Disparate Data Sources: Engineer scalable data pipelines to ingest, clean, and unify structured and unstructured data from various sources into the Data360 lakehouse environment and canonical model
  • Bridge the Product-Customer Gap: Serve as the technical voice of the customer; document implementation friction points and collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to prioritize feature enhancements and roadmap items.
  • Enable Customer Self-Sufficiency: Conduct technical hand-offs and mentoring sessions with customer data teams to ensure they can maintain, tune, and expand the semantic models and agents after the initial engagement.
  • Troubleshoot Complex Architectures: Perform deep-dive root cause analysis on performance bottlenecks, hallucinations, or data modeling errors to ensure a reliable production-grade experience.


You're Our Person If...

  • Professional Experience: 7+ years of technical experience in data engineering, analytics implementation, or software development, with a focus on customer-facing delivery.
  • Data Lakehouse Proficiency: Strong hands-on experience with modern data architectures and SQL, specifically regarding data modeling and schema design.
  • AI & NLP Fundamentals: Practical experience building or deploying solutions that utilize Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), or conversational AI frameworks.
  • Semantic Modeling: A solid understanding of how to map business logic to physical data (semantic layers, ontologies, or metrics layers).
  • Programming Skills: Proficiency in Python for data manipulation and scripting; familiarity with API integrations.
  • AI Native: Demonstrated ability to utilize ai coding and agentic harnesses to effect speedy iterative development and implementation of simple to complex prototypes and integrations. Uses ai on a daily basis to manage and
  • Problem-Solving Agility: Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and solve novel technical challenges in fast-paced, live customer environments.
  • Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical business stakeholders and executive leadership.


Even Better If...

  • Experience with Tableau and similar BI platforms, specifically regarding data source integration, calculation syntax and dashboard design.
  • Familiarity with the Salesforce Ecosystem (Agentforce, Data Cloud, Einstein, Apex).
  • Experience architecting or implementing system automations and integrations via iPaas or API gateways.
  • Experience in a "Forward Deployed" or "Solution Architecture" role at an enterprise software company.

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When you join Salesforce, youll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance andbe your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you cando your best. Together, well 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 whats possible for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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