GenAI Forward-Deployed Engineering Manager

Google; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Manager of GenAI Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) to lead AI/ML engineers who bridge frontier AI products with production-grade solutions inside customer environments.

You will mentor a team, coordinate with product, engineering, and Google Cloud Regional Sales, and tackle data readiness, integration, and state-management challenges to deliver enterprise-grade AI maturity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in cloud computing or a technical customer-facing role.
• 2 years of experience managing a software engineering, FDE, or similar technical customer-facing team in a cloud computing environment.
• Experience developing AI/GenAI solutions utilizing AI tools, or designing multi-agent workflows or RAG systems.
• Experience in Python or a similar coding language.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead, establishing code standards, architectural best practices, and benchmarks to elevate engineering excellence across the team.
• Partner with sales and tech leadership to define requirements for high-value opportunities, deploying specialized experts to key accounts.
• Lead technical hiring for FDE, evaluating AI/ML expertise, systems engineering, and coding skills to build an exceptional engineering team.
• Identify skill gaps in emerging tech, ensuring the team maintains subject matter expertise in an evolving AI stack.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to resolve blockers and translate field insights into road maps while building internal tools to drive organizational efficiency.

Skills

GenAI experience

Python

Cloud computing

Team leadership

MLOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS or related field

Master’s degree or PhD in AI/CS (preferred)

Tools

AI tooling

Tool-calling protocols

Job description

Google is seeking a Manager of GenAI Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) to lead AI/ML engineers who bridge frontier AI products with production-grade solutions inside customer environments.

You will mentor a team, coordinate with product, engineering, and Google Cloud Regional Sales, and tackle data readiness, integration, and state-management challenges to deliver enterprise-grade AI maturity.