Partner Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Generative AI Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with partners and move prototypes toward production-grade, scalable agentic solutions inside customer environments.

You will help bridge prototypes to production, tackle integration and data readiness challenges, and collaborate with DeepMind and Vertex AI teams to shape roadmap and product features. Expect high-impact, hands-on delivery and equity-based incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience with Python or similar languages.
• Experience building data pipelines using vector databases and RAG architectures.
• Production-grade AI solutions from conception to launch for customers.
• Experience leading technical discovery sessions with customers.
• Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms (GCP).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a tech lead and developer with AI partners for complex AI applications.
• Build high-performance evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks.
• Identify repeatable patterns and translate them into reusable modules or requests.
• Co-build with forward deployed engineers to instill best practices.

Skills

Python

Software development

Customer discovery

Production deployment

AI systems

GCP

Cloud architecture

LLM metrics

Multi-agent patterns

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Master’s degree or PhD in AI/CS

Tools

Vector databases

RAG architectures

LangGraph

CrewAI

ADK

GCP

Job description

Minimum 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 taking production-grade AI-driven solutions from conception to launch for customers.
• Experience leading technical discovery sessions with customers.
• Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform (GCP)).

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

About the job:

As a Generative AI Forward Deployed Engineer at Google Cloud, you will be an embedded innovator-builder moving beyond high-level architecture to code, debug, and jointly ship bespoke, scalable agentic solutions directly with partners inside customer environments. In this role, you bridge frontier prototypes into production-grade reality, resolving integration complexities, data readiness hurdles, and state-management bottlenecks that prevent systems from reaching enterprise maturity. You will provide white-glove deployments and establish a critical feedback loop to Google, transforming field insights into future Cloud product roadmaps alongside partner technical teams. 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. 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

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Responsibilities:

• Serve as atech leadand developer with AI partners for complex AI applications, working with partner teams to transition from rapid prototypes to production-grade, replicable agentic workflows (e.g., multi-agent systems, MCP servers) that drive measurable Return on Investment (ROI).
• Build high-performance evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks to ensure partner developed agentic systems meet requirements for accuracy, safety, and latency.
• Identify repeatable partner and 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 a AI partner’s forward deployed engineering team to instill Google-grade development best practices.
• Help partners to build their own agentic delivery capabilities to set them up for long term success, focusing on the ROI at customer engagements ensuring customer activation.