Justin Horst
Principal Software Engineer at Salesforce
Cary, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolJustin Horst is a Principal AI Tools Evangelist and seasoned software engineer with over a decade of experience building scalable platforms and developer-facing tools, currently shaping AI productivity at Salesforce. He blends systems-level thinking from his work on Windows memory and notification systems with practical product engineering—having architected mobile-optimized data platforms that handle billions of requests daily and enable offline-first mobile experiences. Known for turning rapid AI tooling change into strategic advantages, he partners with teams to remove developer bottlenecks through tooling, education, and platform work. Based in Cary, NC, he combines formal computer engineering training with a hands-on ethos of “platforms by day, apps by night,” and a knack for simplifying complex distributed problems into elegant, production-ready solutions.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
DEC Natural Sciences, DEC Natural Sciences at CEGEP - John Abbott CollegeBEng Computer Engineering, BEng Computer Engineering at Concordia University
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Github Skills (35)
windows-sdk10
salesforce10
oclif8
j2v87
async-await6
reactiveui6
reactive-programming6
cli6
nodejs6
mvvm6
push-notifications6
facebook6
asynchronous6
nuget6
java-bindings5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
jhsfdc/SalesforceMobileSDK-Windows
Jul 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:24 PRs, 52 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
salesforcewindows-sdksdkwindows
jhorst11/mobile-mcp-tools
Jul 2025 - Jan 2026
A collection of MCP servers and tools for Salesforce Mobile use cases
Contributions:1 PR, 91 pushes, 29 branches in 6 months
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