Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) – Salesforce Agentforce

American Unit, Inc
Bellevue, Washington, United StatesFull-timePosted Sep 18, 2026

About the role

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) – Salesforce Agentforce

About the Role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) – Salesforce Agentforce, you will partner directly with business stakeholders, product teams, and engineering organizations to transform high-value AI opportunities into production-ready solutions. You will design, build, and deploy intelligent AI agents using Salesforce Agentforce, leveraging large language models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic workflows, and Salesforce AI capabilities to solve complex business challenges.

In this client-facing role, you will work closely with customers and internal teams to integrate AI-powered experiences into enterprise workflows, automate business processes, and drive measurable business outcomes. You will act as the bridge between business needs and technical implementation, ensuring successful deployment and adoption of Agentforce solutions.

We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of innovation, agile delivery, and collaboration. Join us in shaping the future of AI-powered enterprise transformation.

What You'll Do

Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered agents using Salesforce Agentforce to address business and operational challenges.

Partner with customers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to identify, scope, and deliver impactful AI solutions.

Build and optimize RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, prompt strategies, and multi-agent orchestration solutions within the Salesforce ecosystem.

Develop integrations between Salesforce, enterprise applications, APIs, and third-party platforms.

Configure and customize Salesforce platform components, including Agentforce, Data Cloud, Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, and Einstein AI capabilities.

Collaborate with solution architects and product teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Conduct solution workshops, demonstrations, and technical discussions with business and customer stakeholders.

Monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve AI agent performance, reliability, security, and adoption.

Contribute to DevOps, CI/CD, governance, and best practices for Salesforce and AI implementations.

Build and maintain technical documentation, solution designs, deployment guides, and knowledge assets.

What You'll Bring

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

5+ years of experience in Salesforce development, architecture, or enterprise application implementation.

Hands-on experience designing and deploying AI-powered applications and agentic workflows.

Strong understanding of Salesforce Agentforce, Einstein AI, Data Cloud, and Salesforce platform capabilities.

Experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise systems using APIs, middleware, and integration technologies.

Strong problem-solving and consulting skills with the ability to engage directly with business stakeholders.

Experience working in Agile environments and participating in end-to-end solution delivery.

Excellent communication and presentation skills with customer-facing experience.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years of Salesforce platform experience, including configuration, customization, integration, and development.

Salesforce Agentforce implementation (Required).

Strong experience with Salesforce Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, Data Cloud, and Einstein AI.

Experience building AI solutions using LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, and agentic workflows.

Experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise applications through REST APIs, GraphQL, middleware, and cloud services.

Experience with AI orchestration frameworks and model integration.

Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Experience working directly with business stakeholders and customers in a solution delivery or consulting model.

Proficiency in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce Flows, and Salesforce APIs.

Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, version control, and deployment automation.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered agents using Salesforce Agentforce
  • Partner with customers and stakeholders to deliver impactful AI solutions
  • Build and optimize RAG pipelines and agentic workflows
  • Develop integrations between Salesforce and third-party platforms
  • Collaborate with solution architects to translate business requirements
  • Conduct solution workshops and technical discussions
  • Monitor and improve AI agent performance and adoption
  • Contribute to DevOps and best practices for Salesforce implementations

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in Salesforce development and architecture
  • Hands-on experience with AI-powered applications and workflows
  • Strong understanding of Salesforce Agentforce and Einstein AI
  • Experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise systems
  • Strong problem-solving and consulting skills
  • Experience in Agile environments
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

Skills mentioned

Generative AILarge Language ModelsRetrieval-Augmented GenerationAI AgentsPrompt EngineeringREST APIsGraphQLAPI IntegrationCI/CDCloud Computing

About American Unit, Inc

Company Size: 500 to 1000 employees. American Unit, Inc. is a leading consulting service provider that helps organizations implement, upgrade and optimize their IT related technology expertise. We have our resources working all over the country, providing core competency in technology consulting services to companies ranging in size from small, mid-size to Fortune 500 companies. Our proven expertise makes us the ideal strategic partner for most companies in providing industry-focused consulting services. IBM’s solution for workplace data integration is IBM TRIRIGA. This solution provides an integrated workplace management system(IWMS). American Unit is an IBM Business Gold Partner and offer the full TRIRIGA suite of products. Offering professional and expert, business and technical support services, American Unit will successfully implement a solution designed to the client’s specific requirements. American Unit has extensive experience with the full TRIRIGA product. Our TRIRIGA-certified consultants work closely with our clients, delivering on the commitment, providing the highest results. Our clients can be assured of a quality services through, up-to-date and detailed progress reports. American Unit has been honored time and again for our leadership in the IT industry by such distinguished organizations as Deloitte and Inc. Magazine. We provide our services across the United States. Our Core Services:- Managed IT services Payroll servicing for small to mid market Business Consulting System Integration Custom Application Development Resource augmentation as per clients need Solutions:- IBM Tririga IBM Tririga UI/UX IBM mobile Tririga IBM Filenet Guidewire Enterprise Mobility Solution Cloud Computing Big Data Management Sales Force Automation Customer Relation Management Collaborations Enterprise Resource Planning Big Data Management Connect with us today Americanunit.com

Information Technology & Services501-1,000 employeesPlano, TX

H-1B sponsorship history

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