Google Cloud Platform Forward Deployed Engineer with AI

As a GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Google Cloud, you are an embedded builder who bridges the gap between frontier AI products and production-grade reality within customers. Unlike traditional advisory roles, you function as an “innovator-builder,” moving beyond high-level architecture to code, debug, and jointly ship bespoke agentic solutions directly within the customer’s environment. This role is designed for high-agency engineers with a founder’s mindset. You will address blockers to production including solving the integration complexities, data readiness issues, and state-management challenges that prevent AI from reaching enterprise-grade maturity. By embedding with strategic accounts, you serve a dual purpose: providing “white glove” deployment of complex AI systems and acting as a critical feedback loop, transforming real-world field insights into Google Cloud’s future product roadmap., · Serve as a developer for complex AI applications, transitioning from rapid prototypes to production-grade agentic workflows (e.g., multi-agent systems, MCP servers) that drive measurable ROI.

· Architect and code the “connective tissue” between Google’s AI products and customer’s 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 rigorous requirements for accuracy, safety, and latency.

· Identify repeatable field patterns and friction points in Google’s AI stack, converting them into reusable modules or formal product feature requests for the Engineering teams.

· Co-build with customer engineering teams to instill Google-grade development best practices, ensuring long-term project success and high end-user adoption.

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

· 10 years of experience with software development using Python or similar coding languages.

· Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform).

· Experience building pipelines for structured and unstructured data using both vector databases and RAG-like architectures to power enterprise AI solutions.

· Experience taking production-grade AI-driven solutions from conception to launch for customers.

· Experience leading technical discovery sessions with customers.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

· Master’s or PhD in AI, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

· Experience implementing multi-agent systems using frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, CrewAI, ADK) and complex patterns (e.g., ReAct, self-reflection, hierarchical delegation).

· Knowledge of “LLM-native” metrics (e.g., tokens/sec, cost-per-request) and techniques for optimizing state management and granular tracing.