Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
InformaticaBase Salary
$89k - $288k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build, configure, and optimize Agentforce Operations workflows with agent reasoning, tool-calling logic, and conditional execution loops.
- Implement agent-to-agent communication standards and Model Context Protocol workflows for context sharing, task hand-offs, and tool execution.
- Architect and maintain real-time enterprise AI grounding infrastructure using RAG, vector databases, search indexes, and knowledge bases.
- Develop APIs and integration pipelines connecting Agentforce Operations with Salesforce Data Cloud, cloud warehouses, and ERP systems through MuleSoft or custom middleware.
- Write production code and use AI-assisted development tools including Cursor, Claude, and Vibes.
- Model data, ship ETL/ELT pipelines, and build real-time dashboards for agent execution health, fallback triggers, and business outcomes.
- Deploy automated supply chain and back-office workflows in customer environments and provide feedback to Salesforce product and engineering teams.
- Whiteboard architecture with enterprise CTOs and VPs while collaborating with lead architects and customer deployment teams.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of software engineering or technical delivery experience, including at least one production AI, data engineering, or enterprise integration system deployed to production.
- High proficiency in at least one of Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Apex.
- Deep hands-on experience with LLM orchestration, prompt tuning, RAG pipelines, vector search indexes, and enterprise knowledge-base retrievers.
- Practical experience with REST, SOAP, webhooks, MCP, tool calling, or event-driven messaging architectures.
- Expertise in process orchestration and API-led connectivity using MuleSoft or custom middleware for legacy ERP integration.
- Understanding of data modeling, schema design, asynchronous messaging, enterprise security, identity and access management, OAuth, data privacy, audit logging, permissioning, and secure tool execution.
- Strong executive presence and ability to communicate architecture with enterprise CTOs and VPs while writing production code.
- Familiarity with automation platforms, enterprise AI platforms, integrated enterprise applications, deployment infrastructure, data governance systems, and operational execution platforms.
- Preferred experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or logistics execution; Salesforce technologies; cloud data platforms; and creating reusable accelerators, reference architectures, connectors, and implementation playbooks.
- Willingness to travel 25–30% for on-site deployment with enterprise accounts.
Benefits
- Benefits include time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.
- The role requires 25–30% travel for on-site deployment with key enterprise accounts.
- The posting states that the base salary range varies by work location and excludes bonus, incentives, equity, and benefits.
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About Informatica
Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a leader in AI-powered enterprise cloud data management, helps businesses unlock the full value of their data and AI. As data grows in complexity and volume, Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud™ delivers a complete, end-to-end platform with a suite of industry-leading, integrated solutions to connect, manage and unify data across any cloud, hybrid or multi-cloud environment. Powered by CLAIRE® AI, Informatica’s platform integrates natively with all major cloud providers, data warehouses and analytics tools— giving organizations the freedom of choice, avoiding vendor lock-in and delivering better ROI by enabling access to governed data, simplifying operations and scaling with confidence. Trusted by approximately 5,000 customers in nearly 100 countries—including over 80 of the Fortune 100—Informatica is the backbone of platform-agnostic, cloud data-driven transformation. Informatica. Where data and AI come to life.™ Contact: PR@informatica.com