Field Solutions Architect III, Generative AI, Google Public Sector

Google; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 183,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off: 20 days/year

Sick time: 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

13 paid holidays per year

Job summary

Google Public Sector is seeking a Field Solutions Architect to support rapid prototype generative AI applications for government and education customers.

You will build genAI-driven solutions spanning AI, data, and infrastructure, and demonstrate capabilities through customer collaborations. This role collaborates with product teams to shape offerings and share lessons learned across Google and customer teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in Python or other programming languages in machine learning.
• Experience with applied AI and foundation models (prompt engineering, fine-tuning, RAG).
• Experience deploying or managing solutions on a cloud platform.
• Active or ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted advisor to customers by understanding business processes and objectives; design end-to-end genAI solutions.
• Showcase Google Cloud capabilities through prototypes; optimize model performance and troubleshoot.
• Create repeatable technical assets to enable customers and internal teams.
• Influence Google Cloud strategy at the intersection of infrastructure and AI/ML.
• Coordinate regional enablement; travel as needed.

Skills

Python

Machine learning

Java

C++

Go

Foundation models

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Must be a US Citizen to meet customer and compliance requirements, including potential access to classified information.

The application window will be open until at least August 18, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

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

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

• Reston, VA, USA
• Boulder, CO, USA
• New York, NY, USA
• Washington D.C., DC, USA

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in Python or other programming languages in machine learning (e.g., Java, C++, Go).
• Experience in applied AI, with a focus on designing and evaluating systems around foundation models (e.g., prompt engineering, fine-tuning, RAG, orchestrating model interactions with external tools to deliver solutions).
• Experience architecting, deploying, or managing solutions on a cloud platform.
• Active, or the ability to obtain, Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience with distributed training and optimizing performance versus costs.
• Experience supporting or selling to U.S. federal customers.
• Experience training and fine tuning models in environments (e.g., image, language, recommendation) with accelerators.
• Experience in system design with the ability to architect and explain data pipelines, ML pipelines, and ML training and serving approaches.
• Ability to demonstrate a bias for action and apply product insights to solve immediate customer issues and unlock long‑term value.

About the job

As a Field Solutions Architect, you will support the Rapid Innovation team in Google Public Sector. You will construct rapid prototype generative AI applications tailored to public sector customers.

You will leverage generative AI technologies to develop solutions and validate their efficacy. You will swiftly showcase the latest generative AI capabilities through direct collaboration with customers.

In this role, you will closely collaborate with our Product team to eliminate obstacles and shape the future trajectory of our offerings. In addition, you will disseminate the lessons learned to customers and internal Google teams.

Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $183000 - $265000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted advisor to customers by understanding their business process and objectives. Design and build end-to-end genAI-driven solutions spanning AI, data, and infrastructure.
• Demonstrate how Google Cloud is differentiated by working with customers on application prototypes; demonstrating generative AI features; prompting and tuning models; and optimizing model performance, profiling, and benchmarking. Troubleshoot and find solutions to issues in generative AI applications.
• Build repeatable technical assets such as scripts, templates, reference architectures, etc. to enable customers and internal teams. Work with peers to include the full cloud stack into overall architecture.
• Work cross-functionally to influence Google Cloud strategy and product direction at the intersection of infrastructure and AI/ML by advocating for enterprise customer requirements.
• Coordinate regional field enablement with leadership and work closely with product and partner organizations on external enablement. Travel as needed.

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