GenAI Forward-Deployed Engineer for Public Sector

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

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Job summary

Google Public Sector seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer for GenAI to rapidly deploy production-grade, secure AI solutions across Federal and SLED environments. This role partners with customers, coding alongside them to deliver bespoke agentic workflows while navigating data sovereignty and security constraints.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in software engineering (Python), cloud architecture (GCP), and experience leading technical discovery sessions, with a TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• 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 building pipelines for structured and unstructured data using both vector databases and RAG-like architectures to power enterprise AI solutions.
• Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform (GCP)).
• Experience leading technical discovery sessions with customers.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Python

Data pipelines

Vector databases

RAG architectures

Cloud (GCP)

Leadership

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

Vertex AI Pipelines

Kubeflow

MLflow

BigQuery

Job description

Google Public Sector seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer for GenAI to rapidly deploy production-grade, secure AI solutions across Federal and SLED environments. This role partners with customers, coding alongside them to deliver bespoke agentic workflows while navigating data sovereignty and security constraints.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in software engineering (Python), cloud architecture (GCP), and experience leading technical discovery sessions, with a TS/SCI clearance.