Principal Solution Engineer

Salesforce • Indianapolis, IN

1d • $134,750 - $210,910

About The Position

About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. Applications will be accepted until 03/27/2026. Principal Solution Engineer - Analytics Architect - MAE/RCG Job Summary: At Salesforce, the role of the Analytics Architect Solution Engineer requires a combination of business acumen and deep technical skills. Expertise in Tableau Next, CRM Analytics, Predictive/GenAI tools/concepts, and core Salesforce platforms including Agentforce and Data Cloud are required. The ability to solution sell and work on cross-cloud selling teams are also critical. You will leverage those skills to design innovative analytic solutions in the flow of a business user’s work at some of the most sophisticated organizations in the world. You will be responsible for providing visionary paths to our customers as they seek to embrace a data-driven, agentic mindset that transforms their businesses in serving their customers, employees, and business partners. Job Detail Description: Working in coordination with the core Salesforce sales team, the Analytics Architect Solution Engineer leads the technical sales cycle for Analytics and AI, from vision co-creation through storytelling demonstrations to deep-dive workshops, showing the customer the “why” in addition to telling them the “what”. We are seeking a hardworking individual who will thrive in the full spectrum from packaged Intelligent Applications, to custom, to programmatic Analytics solutions. Ideal candidates have previous experience working with the CRM Analytics platform, the Salesforce core platform (including data architecture), business intelligence, AI, analytics, reporting and data integration applications in a customer-facing role.

Requirements

• 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
• Experience with ETL tools (Informatica, Data Integrator, Data Transformation Services, etc.) a strong plus
• Solid verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Salesforce Certifications (Admin, Advanced Admin, Data Cloud, Agentblazer)

Responsibilities

• Understand and uncover business challenges and issues faced by the customer and be able to lead a targeted discovery session or workshop with business users to define, build and implement solution prototypes and pilots, and then run those pilots from inception to completion.
• 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
• The ability to confidently present and articulate the business value of the Salesforce's cloud-based application suite and Salesforce's various analytic platforms to managers and executives of all levels
• Deliver product, technical, and security related responses on RFPs/RFIs
• Participate in all appropriate product, sales, and procedural training and certification to acquire and maintain the knowledge needed to be effective in the position
• 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
• Willingness and flexibility to travel as needed

Benefits

• Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.
• More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level