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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Forward Deployed Engineer - **Company:** Empower Professionals - **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, IT Management, Intrusion Detection Systems, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Google Cloud, Chatbots, ReactJS, Multi-Agent Systems, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Terraform, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/52d56e6b-fa20-4fc2-8991-3ee2f9f819c0 ## About the Role * Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. * 8 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 deploying resources via Terraform or similar tools to automate the setup of agents, functions, or networking. * Experience building full-stack applications that interact with enterprise IT infrastructures and developing external customer projects. Preferred qualifications: * Master s or PhD in AI, Computer Science, or a related technical field. * Experience implementing multi-agent systems using frameworks like ReAct and self-reflection. * Experience debugging Agent logic and optimizing tool selection, including tracing conversation IDs across microservices to identify and resolve failures in real-time. * Experience connecting agents to enterprise knowledge bases and optimizing RAG chunking to prevent hallucinations. * Track record of troubleshooting live, high-traffic systems during critical windows. ## Description * As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) in Applied AI, you are the "Agent Engineer" and the primary driver for our customers' most critical AI initiatives. * You take initial conversational prototypes and transform them into production-ready solutions, owning the end-to-end engineering lifecycle, including the transition from "Art of the Possible" to real-world business value and scalable, secure AI systems. This is a high-travel, high-impact role focused on leading technical delivery for Conversational AI pilots and establishing the first Customer User Journeys (CUJs) for our largest customers at their sites. * This role requires a deep understanding of software engineering, Machine Learning Operations, and cloud infrastructure. Job responsibilities: * Serve as the lead developer for complex Conversational AI and CX applications, transitioning from rapid prototypes to production-grade agentic workflows (e.g., multi-agent systems, MCP servers) that drive measurable ROI. * Architect and code conversational flows that are not just functional, but optimized for the "connective tissue" between Google s Conversational AI products and customers live infrastructure, including APIs, legacy data silos, and security perimeters. * Build high-performance evaluation (Eval) pipelines and observability frameworks to optimize complex agentic workloads, focusing on reasoning loops, tool selection, and reducing latency while maintaining production-grade security and networking. * Identify repeatable field patterns and technical "friction points" in Google s AAI stack, converting them into reusable modules or product feature requests for 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. ## Related Videos - [Infrastructure as Code: The Developer's Secret Weapon](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1221-infrastructure-as-code-the-developer-s-secret-weapon) - [Chatbots are going to destroy infrastructures and your cloud bills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1130-chatbots-are-going-to-destroy-infrastructures-and-your-cloud-bills) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [AI Agents & Agentic AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2017-ai-agents-agentic-ai) - [Implementing Feature Environments with AWS and Terraform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/531-implementing-feature-environments-with-aws-and-terraform) - [Testing AI Agents: Automated Evaluation for Chatbots & RAG Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100300-testing-ai-agents-automated-evaluation-for-chatbots-rag-systems) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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