Lead/principal Applied Scientist

Salesforce UK

United Kingdom
Base: $172,500 - $313,700 annually; base: $207,800...
Llm training and fine-tuning
Reinforcement learning pipelines
Full model development lifecycle
The AgentForce Data Science team powers the core Large Language Models (LLMs) behind Salesforce’s production-grade AI agents, impacting millions of users

Job Summary

  • The AgentForce Data Science team powers the core Large Language Models (LLMs) behind Salesforce’s production-grade AI agents, impacting millions of users.
  • This role requires hands-on involvement across the full model development lifecycle, in addition to technical leadership and mentorship.
  • Work on mission-critical LLM systems at massive scale, own models end-to-end, and shape the future of enterprise-grade AI agents.

Matching Summary

The AgentForce Data Science team powers the core Large Language Models (LLMs) behind Salesforce’s production-grade AI agents, impacting millions of users.

Salary

Base: $172,500 - $313,700 annually; Base: $207,800 - $344,700 annually in select SF/NYC metro areas; Bonus/Equity: company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity; Benefits: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), employee stock purchasing program

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • LLM training and fine-tuning
  • Reinforcement learning pipelines
  • Full model development lifecycle
  • Production-grade model deployment
  • Python and deep learning packages
  • Modern LLM tooling

Nice-to-have

  • External research presence
  • Enterprise AI experience
  • Trust, safety, governance frameworks
  • Large-scale distributed compute

Key Requirements

  • PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or related field
  • Strong publication record in top-tier venues
  • Hands-on experience owning full model development lifecycle
  • Deep expertise in large-scale model training and fine-tuning
  • Strong background in reinforcement learning
  • Experience building continuous learning systems
  • Advanced proficiency in Python
  • Deep experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow
  • Experience mentoring junior researchers or engineers

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