Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Cloud Public Sector

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Cloud Public Sector

Google London, UK

• 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 taking production grade AI driven solutions from conception to launch and 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.
• Active, or the ability to obtain, a Security Check (SC) UK security clearance.

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, or Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK and patterns like ReAct, self reflection, and hierarchical delegation.
• Experience in a post sales or technical consulting delivery function.
• Knowledge of large language model native metrics (tokens/sec, cost per request) and techniques for optimizing state management and granular tracing.

About the job

As an AI Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Google Cloud, you will be the technical engine of the Innovation team, working directly with highly regulated clients to transform their operations using advanced AI/ML technologies. You are an embedded builder who bridges the gap between frontier AI products and production grade reality within customers. Unlike traditional advisory roles, you will function as a "builder-consultant," moving beyond high level architecture to code, debug, and jointly ship bespoke agentic solutions directly within the customer's environment.

In this role you will address blockers to production by solving integration complexities, data readiness issues, and state management challenges that prevent AI from reaching enterprise grade maturity. By embedding within strategic accounts, you will serve a dual purpose: providing white glove deployment of complex AI systems and acting as a critical feedback loop that transforms real world field insights into Google Cloud's future product roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead developer for AI applications, transitioning from rapid prototypes to production grade agentic workflows (e.g., multi agent systems, model context protocol servers) that drive measurable return on investment.
• Architect and code the connective tissue between Google's AI products and customers' live infrastructure, including APIs, legacy data silos, and security perimeters.
• 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 technical 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.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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