Salesforce, Inc. is hiring a Principal Solution Engineer

Salesforce is hiring a Principal Solution Engineer to take on the role of an Analytics Architect. You will leverage a combination of business acumen and deep technical skills to design innovative analytic solutions for sophisticated organizations, providing visionary paths as customers embrace a data-driven, agentic mindset.

What You'll Do

• Understand and uncover business challenges, leading targeted discovery sessions or workshops with business users.
• Build and present customized demos that prove the business value of the solution.
• Present Salesforce technology infrastructure, including demonstrating deep familiarity with the Data Cloud data architecture, software, networking and security stack.
• Confidently present the business value of Salesforce's cloud-based application suite and analytic platforms to managers and executives.
• Deliver product, technical, and security related responses on RFPs/RFIs.
• Participate in all appropriate product, sales, and procedural training and certification.
• Work as a team player by contributing, learning and sharing new knowledge.
• Be conversant in integration and data migration approaches to facilitate enterprise-type sales cycles.
• Multiply your efficiency by enabling adjacent teams to position Salesforce’s Analytic Platforms.
• Drive new technologies such as Data Cloud, Agentforce, and TableauNext.
• Handle multiple customer engagements concurrently.
• Attain quarterly and annual objectives assigned by management.

What We're Looking For

• B.S. Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5-10 years experience in technical pre-sales or consulting.
• Familiarity with Salesforce’s technical and data architecture - APIs, Custom Objects, APEX.
• Hands-on experience with front end development (JQuery, JavaScript, CoffeeScript).
• Hands-on experience with JSON, shell scripting, Python or Java.
• Hands on experience in analyzing data, identifying trends and building visualizations.
• Experience with Generative and Predictive AI models.
• Experience with data modeling, logical star schema design and data warehouse concepts.
• Solid verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel as needed.

Nice to Have

• Salesforce Certifications (Admin, Advanced Admin, Data Cloud, Agentblazer).
• Experience with ETL tools (Informatica, Data Integrator, Data Transformation Services, etc.).

Technical Stack

• Tableau Next, CRM Analytics, Predictive/GenAI tools/concepts
• Salesforce platforms including Agentforce and Data Cloud
• APIs, Custom Objects, APEX
• JQuery, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, JSON
• Shell scripting, Python, Java
• ETL tools

Team & Environment

Work in coordination with the core Salesforce sales team.

Benefits & Compensation

• Medical, dental, vision, mental health support
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee stock purchasing program
• Time off programs
• Compensation: $134,750 - $210,910 annually (typical range); $148,190 - $231,980 per year (for California, New York, and select metropolitan areas)

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment.