Partner Forward Deployed Engineer V, GenAI, Google Cloud

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Generative AI Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge frontier AI products with production-grade reality for partner environments. You will code, debug, and ship bespoke, scalable agentic solutions, addressing data readiness and state-management challenges to drive enterprise adoption and ROI.

Join Google Cloud’s Go-To-Market team to leverage the Gemini models and Vertex AI, collaborating with DeepMind engineers to transform field insights into product roadmap directions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in engineering/CS.
• 8+ years of software development experience in Python or similar languages.
• Experience building data pipelines with vector databases and RAG-like architectures for enterprise AI.
• Proven track record delivering production-grade AI solutions from concept to launch.
• Experience leading technical discovery sessions with customers.
• Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms (GCP).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a tech lead and developer with strategic AI partners for complex AI applications, transitioning from rapid prototypes to production-grade agentic workflows.
• Build high-performance evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks to ensure AI systems meet accuracy, safety, and latency requirements.
• Identify repeatable patterns and friction points in Google’s AI stack and convert them into reusable modules or feature requests.
• Co-build with a partner’s forward deployed engineering team to apply Google-grade development practices.
• Help partners build their own agentic delivery capabilities to ensure long-term success and ROI at engagements.

Skills

Python

Data pipelines

RAG architectures

Cloud deployment

Customer discovery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS or equivalent

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

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 (GenAI) Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Google Cloud, you will be an embedded builder who bridges the gap between frontier Artificial Intelligence (AI) products and production-grade reality within partners for our customers. You will function as an innovator-builder, moving beyond high-level architecture to code, debug, and jointly ship bespoke and scalable agentic solutions directly with our partners, for and within the customer’s environment. You will address blockers to production including solving the integration complexities, data readiness issues, and state-management issues that prevent AI from reaching enterprise-grade maturity. You will serve a dual purpose: providing white glove deployment of complex AI systems and acting as a critical connector and feedback loop for the partner to Google, transforming real-world field and partner insights into Google Cloud’s future product roadmap. You will serve as the agent engineer bridging the gap between AI prototypes and production-grade reality for our strategic AI partners and their own FDE 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: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• S erve as a tech lead and developer with strategic 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 rigorous 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.
• Be able to co-build with a strategic 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.

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