Salesforce Hired Zero Engineers in FY2026 — Benioff Credits AI Coding Agents, Agentforce Hits $800M

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff confirmed the company hired no new software engineers during the entire FY2026, citing a 30%+ productivity increase from AI coding agents. The Agentforce platform has grown into an $800M business, autonomously qualifying tens of thousands of leads and assisting in closing multi-million dollar contracts. Meanwhile, Salesforce increased its sales team by nearly 20%, signaling a structural workforce shift from engineering to revenue roles.