Salesforce

Salesforce

Cloud-based CRM platform with subscriptions

AI & Data Science Analyst Intern

Summer 2026Posted on 4/29/2026Deadline 5/3/26
$46 - $59/hr
Internship
Bachelor's
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Currently pursuing a degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field (graduating in May 2027 or 2028).
  • Proven hands-on experience experimenting with LLMs (e.g., GPT, Claude, Mistral, LLaMA, or Gemini) through internships, personal projects, hackathons, or independent research.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, with comfort navigating AI/ML libraries and APIs.
  • Solid grasp of data fundamentals, including data lineage, and data provenance.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical findings into clear, actionable insights.
Responsibilities
  • Build and test AI tools to help us solve our most critical business challenges.
  • Compare different AI models to find the best fit for our biggest goals.
  • Partner with leaders and engineers to turn ideas into working AI solutions.
  • Prepare data so our AI models can learn and perform accurately.
  • Document your experiments so our team can learn from your discoveries.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or fine-tuning techniques.
  • Familiarity with AI orchestration frameworks, such as LangChain or LlamaIndex.
  • Exposure to cloud computing environments, including AWS, GCP, or Azure.

About the company

Salesforce provides cloud-based CRM software to help organizations manage customer relationships. Its main platform, Customer 360, combines marketing, sales, service, commerce, and IT tools in one integrated suite delivered via subscription. It differentiates itself with a broad, modular product lineup, a large ecosystem of partners and training, and cloud-based updates. Its goal is to help businesses of all sizes improve customer relationships, streamline operations, and drive growth by delivering consistent, data-driven experiences across the customer journey.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

1999

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What believers are saying

  • Agentforce reached $1.5 billion ARR by August 2026, proving enterprise demand.
  • Salesforce reported $41.5 billion fiscal 2026 revenue and $14.4 billion free cash flow.
  • Premium editions carry 60% to 80% price premiums, with only 5% upgraded today.

What critics are saying

  • Seat licensing breaks under Agentforce; consumption billing remains small through fiscal 2027.
  • Microsoft, Zendesk, and HubSpot are rebuilding CRM workflows with native AI agents now.
  • Claude and Slack front-ends can disintermediate Salesforce’s UI, weakening CRM lock-in by 2028.

What makes Salesforce unique

  • Salesforce controls customer data, permissions, workflows, and actions across CRM, Slack, Claude.
  • AIforce and Koa make Salesforce the governed operating layer for enterprise agents.
  • Fin adds autonomous customer service capability, deepening Salesforce’s end-to-end customer engagement stack.

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