people · May 18, 2026
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Announces No New Engineer Hires in 2025 Due to Agentforce Productivity Gains
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff announced in 2024 that the company would stop hiring software engineers in 2025 after Agentforce and other AI tools delivered more than 30% productivity gains for engineering teams. Benioff stated on the All-In podcast that Salesforce could spend around $300 million on Anthropic tokens in 2026, with most spending tied to coding-related work. Agentforce has reached $800 million in annual recurring revenue. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff cited more than 30% productivity gains from Agentforce in 2024 when announcing the 2025 engineer hiring freeze.
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