Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - AI Tooling & Automation

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Software Engineering

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Job Category:
Software Engineering
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Job Details
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.

• Strong Java
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong technical fundamentals of Java, particularly in data structures and algorithms.
• 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.
• 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.
• Problem-Solving & Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on identifying quality gaps and driving improvement.

• A software engineer with a strong coding background and understanding of…