This first-of-its-kind AI cohort is purpose-built for Class of '26 graduates who don't just understand AI — they build with it, break it, and ship it before lunch. Embedded directly with customer-facing teams — not to observe, but to sit across from the world's biggest brands and tell them exactly how it can be done.
They said the Class of '26 should be worried about the job market. Meanwhile, we know you’re the ones building the future. Our CEO just asked us to hire 1,000 of the best.
48 hours. Real problems. Real stakes. We want to see how you think, how you ship, how you solve. You'll go head-to-head on Fortune 500 customer challenges alongside the people actually shaping AI at Salesforce. By the end, the best Builders walk away with an offer.
This is how we find those who push the boundaries. Think you're one of them? Apply now: Top applicants will be invited to our Salesforce Offices for the Builder Lab, a live hiring gauntlet where you’ll pitch your builds directly to our leaders for an offer. Happening June 2026.
Engineering rigor: A Computer Science or business-tech background with a strong understanding of data structures, systems thinking, and AI outputs.
Code Fluency: You write and own high-quality, scalable code in JavaScript, Python, or Apex.
Sprint Mentality: Relentless initiative and a “get-things-done” instinct.
Field Ready: You’re ready to take the mission on the road, traveling 25-50% of the time to sit across from customers and solve their biggest challenges.
Hands-on AI Tinkering: You’ve already been deep in LLMs and prompt engineering. You have a portfolio of side projects, tool calls, and reasoning models that you’ve built on your own time.
Rapid Iteration: When a deployment fails, you iterate and redeploy before the rest of the team has even finished the post-mortem.
The “Fierce” Advocate: You can walk into a room, deliver a compelling technical POC, and handle objections from veteran engineers without breaking a sweat.
Agentic Vision: You’re thinking about the entire architecture — how prompts, tool calls, and reasoning come together to take real action.
The AI Builder Cohort is a year-long immersion designed to turn high-potential talent into the architects of the future. You’ll be paired with a mentor who is already shipping at scale. They are there to navigate the technical stack with you, review your builds, and ensure you’re moving at the speed of the market from your very first week.
