Salesforce
Principal Architect, AI Labs
$197K–$401K
California - San Francisco · Office Tech-Flexible · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- Principal/Distinguished-level experience; no specific number of years stated.
About the job
Leads AI technical diligence for potential acquisitions and investments, then advises AI Labs portfolio companies on shared AI capabilities and infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Evaluate AI technology, architecture, models, data, infrastructure, security, scalability, and technical risks; provide recommendations to leadership.
- Interview and assess DeepTech talent and partner with founders and engineering leaders during diligence.
- Advise portfolio companies on shared AI technologies, evaluation frameworks, infrastructure, standards, and services.
What they ask for
- Principal- or Distinguished-level engineering or architecture experience in AI, ML, and production-scale AI products.
- Deep understanding of AI architectures, models, training/post-training, inference, data, evaluation, infrastructure, and production systems.
- Ability to rapidly understand unfamiliar technical stacks and identify genuine technical differentiation.
- Experience working with startup- or founder-led engineering teams; strong technical judgment, product taste, and pragmatic business thinking.
Nice to have
- Experience with technical diligence, DeepTech investing, acquisitions, or startup evaluation.
Pay
$197,300 - $365,200 USD base salary; $237,700 - $401,400 USD base salary (select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area)
AI focus
Evaluates AI systems and products for acquisitions and investments, and helps portfolio companies develop and adopt shared AI capabilities, models, evaluation frameworks, and infrastructure.
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