Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, GenAI, Google Cloud

Google; Zürich; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer for Google Cloud in Zurich and nearby locations. You will bridge frontier AI products with production-grade deployments, embedding with customer accounts to deliver bespoke agentic solutions in customer environments.

Responsibilities include leading AI applications, integrating Google AI with customer infrastructure, and developing robust evaluation pipelines to ensure accuracy, safety, and low latency at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience building and shipping production-grade AI-driven solutions using Python, TypeScript, or comparable language.
• Experience leading technical discovery sessions with business stakeholders and engineering teams to define AI and hardware infrastructure requirements.
• Experience architecting scalable AI systems on cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead developer for AI applications, transitioning from rapid prototypes to production-grade agentic workflows that drive ROI.
• Architect and code the connections between Google’s AI products and customer's live infrastructure, including APIs and data silos.
• Build high-performance evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks meeting accuracy, safety, and latency requirements.
• Identify repeatable field patterns and friction points, turning them into reusable modules or feature requests for engineering teams.
• Mentor talent, co-build with customer teams, and influence cross-functional strategies to raise technical capabilities.

Skills

AI development experience

Python/TypeScript

Discovery sessions

Cloud AI systems

Data pipelines with vector DB/RAG

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS or related field

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

Equivalent practical experience

Experience leading across teams

Job description

Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, GenAI, Google Cloud

Google

Zürich, Switzerland; Vienna, Austria; +4 more; +3 more

Advanced

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Zürich, Switzerland; Vienna, Austria; Berlin, Germany; Hamburg, Germany; Munich, Germany.

Minimum qualifications:

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


• 10 years of experience building and shipping production-grade AI-driven solutions to external or internal customers using Python, TypeScript, or comparable language.


• Experience leading technical discovery sessions with business stakeholders and engineering teams to define AI and hardware infrastructure requirements.


• Experience architecting scalable AI systems on cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP).


• Experience building pipelines for structured and unstructured data, incorporating vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)-like architectures to power enterprise-grade AI solutions.

Preferred qualifications:

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

About the job

As a Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer at Google Cloud, you will be an embedded builder bridging the gap between frontier AI products and production-grade reality for our customers. You will function as a builder-consultant, moving beyond high-level architecture to code, debug, and jointly ship bespoke agentic solutions directly within the customer’s environment.

In this role, you will manage blockers to production including solving the integration complexities, data readiness issues, and state-management issues that prevent AI from reaching enterprise-grade maturity. By embedding with accounts, you will serve a dual purpose: providing white-glove deployment of AI systems and acting as a critical feedback loop, transforming real-world field insights into Google Cloud’s future product roadmap.

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.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead developer for AI applications, transitioning from rapid prototypes to production-grade agentic workflows (e.g., multi-agent systems, MCP servers) that drive measurable return on investment.


• Architect and code the connections between Google’s AI products and customer's live infrastructure, including APIs, legacy data silos, and security perimeters.


• 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 technical friction points in Google’s AI stack, converting them into reusable modules or product feature requests for the engineering teams.


• Drive engineering excellence by mentoring talent, co-building with customer teams, and influencing cross-functional strategies to uplevel organizational technical capabilities.

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