Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Google Public Sector

Google LLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Public Sector is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer IV to join the GPS FDE team in Reston, VA. You will work with a squad of innovator-builders delivering production-grade, secure AI solutions across federal and educational environments.

You will code, debug, architect integrations, and drive field-ready agentic workflows with customers, navigating data sovereignty and security within strict compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, or related field.
• 8 years of software development experience, Python or similar.
• Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms (GCP).
• Experience building pipelines for structured/unstructured data using vector DBs and RAG-like architectures.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a developer for complex AI applications from prototype to production-grade agentic workflows.
• Architect and code integration between Google AI products and customer live infrastructure.
• Build high-performance evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks for accuracy, safety, and latency.
• Identify repeatable field patterns and convert them into reusable modules or feature requests.
• Co-build with Customer Engineering teams to ensure long end-user adoption.

Skills

Python

Cloud AI Architect

Data pipelines

RAG architectures

Customer discovery sessions

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, or related field

Master's degree in AI/CS (preferred)

Tools

Vertex AI Pipelines

Kubeflow

MLflow

LangGraph

CrewAI

ADK

BigQuery

GCP

Job description

Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Google Public Sector

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• 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 (GCP)).
• Experience building pipelines for structured and unstructured data using both vector databases and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)-like architectures to power enterprise AI solutions.
• Experience leading technical discovery sessions with customers.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

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, ADK) and complex patterns (e.g., ReAct, self-reflection, hierarchical delegation).
• Proven experience architecting integrated systems, navigating real-time inference constraints, and implementing model quantization for resource-constrained environments.
• Proficiency in Vertex AI Pipelines, Kubeflow, or MLflow to implement CI/CD/CT automation and experimentation.
• Knowledge of Large Language Model (LLM) native metrics (e.g., tokens/sec, cost-per-request) and techniques for optimizing state management and granular tracing.
• Designing resilient data engineering pipelines using BigQuery and VertexAI for enterprise-scale analytics.

About the job

As a part of the Google Public Sector Forward Deployed Engineering (GPS FDE) team, you will join squad of "innovator-builders" who rapidly deploy production-grade, secure AI solutions across Federal and SLED environments. You will operate with a high-agency startup mindset, where engineers don’t just advise; they actively code, debug, and co-build bespoke agentic workflows directly alongside customers. You will resolve complex integration, data sovereignty, and security challenges within strict compliance frameworks. You will help the GPS FDE team accelerate the safe, reliable adoption of generative AI across mission-critical operations while feeding field insights directly back to Google Cloud Product engineering.

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: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

• Serve as a developer for complex 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 (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 end-user adoption.

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