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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (AI Tooling & Automation)

Salesforce

On-siteSan Francisco, CAsenior$149k–$246kPosted 8h ago

Job description

  • We are infusing AI into every aspect of our software engineering. While AI is writing the code, validation is what needs to be done to meet enterprise quality

  • We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior engineer who follows the AI-first approach to build and maintain validation of the code and ensure it is production-ready for our customers

  • This engineer should be able to help the team transition from traditional testing to using AI in driving acceleration and accuracy in testing and be a multiplier using AI tools. Prior experience working with agentic products is a plus

  • As a quality SMTS, you will play a key role in defining, implementing, and maintaining the quality strategy of the product

  • You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development and AI teams, to ensure that Salesforce’s AI-driven solutions meet the highest quality standards for enterprise applications

  • Drive Innovation & Adoption: Design, build, and maintain scalable, AI-first testing frameworks and automation suites to validate complex workflows and agentic capabilities

  • Execute Quality Strategies: Translate high-level quality strategies into actionable automation plans, focusing heavily on validating LLM integrations, prompt accuracy, and deterministic system behaviors

  • Hands-on Code Quality & White-Boxing: Dig deep into the application code to understand system architecture, identify quality gaps, perform white-box testing, and actively contribute to fixing code and test flakiness

  • Human-in-the-Loop & Model Evaluation: Implement and support evaluation processes for subjective quality dimensions of our AI features, including response relevance, user safety, and contextual accuracy

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with developers, product managers, and engineers to ensure quality is integrated early and continuously throughout the agile delivery lifecycle

Benefits

  • Medical Care

  • Life Insurance

  • Retirement Savings

  • Employee Assistance Programs

  • With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year- AI/LLM Validation Mindset: Hands-on experience evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs) for quality response, including familiarity with GPT-like models and AI evaluation frameworks is a big plus

  • Strong Java Skills: Strong technical fundamentals of Java, particularly in data structures and algorithms

  • Problem-Solving & Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on identifying quality gaps and driving improvement

  • Agile Delivery at Pace: Proven track record of delivering automation solutions in a fast-paced CI/CD environment, supporting rapid deployment schedules without compromising quality

  • Collaboration & Communication: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, AI/ML engineers, and data scientists

  • A software engineer with a strong coding background and understanding of delivering software at pace in Agentic PDLC

  • Strong experience with white-box testing and fixing code is a huge plus

  • Experience working with public cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) and/or foundational knowledge of the Salesforce platform (Salesforce Certifications are a plus)

  • Prior experience testing autonomous agents, conversational UIs, or generative AI workflows