Forward Deployed Engineer I, GenAI, Google Cloud

Google LLC
Los Angeles, CA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
$102,000.0 - $145,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Python (Programming Language) Rapid Prototyping Process TypeScript Google Cloud Cloud Platform System ReactJS Large Language Models Multi-Agent Systems Prompt Engineering Generative AI
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Information Technology

Job description

  • Serve as a developer for AI applications, transitioning from rapid prototypes to production-grade agentic workflows (e.g., multi-agent systems, model context protocol (MCP) servers) that drive measurable return on investment.
  • Architect and engineer the ā€œconnective tissueā€ linking Google’s AI products to customers’ live infrastructure, including APIs, legacy data silos, and security perimeters as part of an expert team.
  • Build high-performance evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks to ensure agentic systems meet requirements for accuracy, safety, and latency.
  • Identify recurring field patterns and friction points across Google’s AI stack, converting them into reusable modules or formal product feature requests for the Engineering teams.
  • Collaborate with customer engineering teams to instill Google-grade development best practices, ensuring long-term project success and high end-user adoption.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Solution architecture design?, Do you have a Master’s degree?, * Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.

  • Experience building and shipping production-grade AI-driven solutions to external or internal customers using Python, Typescript or comparable languages.
  • Experience in applied AI, with a focus on building systems around pretrained models (e.g., prompt engineering, fine-tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), orchestrating model interactions with external tools to deliver solutions).
  • Experience architecting, deploying, or managing solutions on a Cloud Platform (e.g., Google Cloud Platform)., * Master’s degree or PhD in AI, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • Experience implementing multi-agent systems using frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, CrewAI, or Google’s ADK) and patterns like ReAct, self-reflection, and hierarchical delegation.
  • Knowledge of ā€œLLM-nativeā€ metrics (e.g., tokens/sec, cost-per-request) and techniques for optimizing state management and granular tracing.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Parental leave
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance

Full job description

For Canada Applicants: This posting is for a new vacancy For US Applicants: In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act., The US base salary range for this full-time position is $102,000-$145,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Salary blurb for Canada Applicants:

The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is CAD 114,000-117,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in Canada role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

About the company

It’s an exciting time to join Google Cloud’s Go-To-Market team, leading the AI revolution for businesses worldwide. You’ll excel by leveraging Google’s brand credibility-a legacy built on inventing foundational technologies and proven at scale. We’ll provide you with the world’s most advanced AI portfolio, including frontier Gemini models, and the complete Vertex AI platform, helping you to solve business problems. We’re a collaborative culture providing direct access to DeepMind’s engineering and research minds, empowering you to solve customer challenges. Join us to be the catalyst for our mission, drive customer success, and define the new cloud era-the market is yours.

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