Summer 2027 Intern, Forward Deployed Engineer
Rysein
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This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year
- Must know
- SalesforceSparkETLSnowflakeData visualizationPython
- Work
- On-site in United States · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- ETL4%Spark3%Salesforce2%Snowflake1%of 100 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Oct 30, 2026 · still open
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About The Role
Salesforce is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) Intern to join a team building and deploying AI agent solutions for government, nonprofit, and education organizations. You will work alongside Senior Forward Deployed Engineers and a Deployment Strategist, shadowing their customer work and owning projects that can make a tangible impact. Structured mentorship is integrated into the program.
Program Duration: 12 weeks
Location: Remote
The Intern Experience
- AI-powered development: Build with tools such as Cursor, Claude, and Salesforce coding products like Vibes.
- Mentorship: Learn from engineers with experience shipping AI systems at scale.
- Behind-the-scenes access: Participate in customer working sessions and project reviews to understand solution scoping, building, and delivery.
- Frontier access: Work on Agentforce and Salesforce’s evolving AI platform. Your feedback will be directly shared with product teams.
- Curiosity encouraged: Experiment with new AI tools, models, and frameworks, and share your findings.
What You’ll Do
- Shadow Forward Deployed Engineers and Deployment Strategists in customer meetings and working sessions to learn how business problems translate into AI solutions.
- Contribute to building AI agents that perform real actions for organizations.
- Write and test prompts, and enhance agent reasoning and tool usage.
- Own an intern project, such as a tool, prototype, or internal accelerator, that may be incorporated into customer solutions.
- Assist in building data pipelines and connecting systems using Salesforce Data 360, Snowflake, or Databricks.
- Help construct dashboards to monitor agent performance.
- Develop proofs-of-concept that rapidly progress from idea to working demo.
- Present your work and share ideas with senior engineers and the product team, culminating in a capstone project presentation at the end of the 12-week program.
What We’re Looking For
- U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of the work with U.S. Government agencies.
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience in at least one of Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Apex, with a willingness to learn others.
- Some experience with LLMs and prompt engineering, gained through class projects, personal projects, hackathons, or prior internships.
- A basic understanding of APIs, databases, and data modeling.
- Relevant coursework, internships, or activities aligned with the role's skills, such as class or personal projects, hackathons, open source contributions, or student organizations.
- Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating with both technical and non-technical teammates.
- Curiosity about AI, demonstrated by independently experimenting with new tools and models.
- A collaborative, team-first attitude.
Nice-to-Haves
- Salesforce Trailhead badges or certifications (Administrator, Platform Developer I, Agentforce Specialist).
- Exposure to agent frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex.
- Experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery.
- Interest in public sector, higher education, or nonprofit work.