Principal, Specialist SE

Salesforce

Principal Solution Engineer at Salesforce focusing on AI-driven workflows and customer enablement. Collaborate across teams to design, build, and operationalize innovative solutions using AI.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeMcLean • Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $157,640 - $210,910 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerGraphQLJavaScriptNode.jsPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operationalize agentic AI-driven workflows using Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and tools like Agentforce Vibes, Claude, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot to accelerate demo creation
Empower customers to build, configure, and support their own Salesforce environments faster and smarter using industry-specific clouds like Agentforce for Public Sector
Proactively build production-ready, open-sourced, and standards-aligned accelerators targeting State and Local Government customers based on the "80% Generic Core" philosophy, providing Localization Guides for the Systems Integrator (SI)-led final 20%
Scope every accelerator through the Triple Filter (Open Data Mandate, Standards Mandate, Revenue Matrix) and measure success by Net New Annual Order Value (NNAOV) and consumption metrics
Act as a strategic advisor to Product Management, providing critical feedback on Agentforce Vibes and identifying cross-functional integration gaps within the Headless 360 ecosystem to optimize AI-assisted development workflows

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS
United States Citizenship required
Knowledge of related applications, relational database and web technology
Solid oral, written, presentation, collaboration and interpersonal communication skills
Minimum of 4 years of professional experience
Background as a Platform or Technical Architect with expertise in Salesforce platform capabilities (Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flow, Salesforce DX)
Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted development tools (Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot)
Proficiency in scripting (Python, Node.js, Bash), DevOps (Git, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), Docker), and robust API integration (REST/GraphQL) to design accelerators for State and Local Government
Ability to travel 20-30% for customer engagements, Tiger Team activations, and industry events

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k)
Flexible working hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

ApexLightning Web Components (LWC)FlowSalesforce DXPythonNode.jsBashGitContinuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)REST/GraphQL

Soft Skills

Oral CommunicationWritten CommunicationPresentation SkillsCollaborationInterpersonal Skills