Google

Forward Deployed Engineer, Higher Education, Google Public Sector

Google$207K — $300K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8 years of experience with AI-driven solutions using Python, TypeScript or similar languages.
  • Experience in building scalable pipelines for structured and unstructured data with vector databases and RAG-like architectures.
  • Proven track record of leading technical discovery sessions with executives and technical teams.
  • Experience architecting scalable AI systems on cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Develop complex AI applications from prototypes to production-grade systems that deliver ROI.
  • Architect and integrate Google's AI products with customer infrastructure, including APIs and security measures.
  • Construct high-performance evaluation pipelines to ensure AI systems meet accuracy and safety standards.
  • Identify and formalize repeatable patterns in AI implementation for product feature development.
  • Collaborate with customer engineering teams to adopt Google-grade development practices and ensure project success.

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive healthcare and wellness programs.
  • Generous vacation and paid time off policies.
  • 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.
  • Professional development opportunities and ongoing training.
  • Flexible work hours and remote work options.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience building and shipping production-grade AI-driven solutions to external or internal customers using Python, TypeScript or comparable languages.
  • Experience building scalable pipelines for structured, unstructured data, incorporating vector databases and RAG-like architectures to power enterprise-grade AI solutions.
  • Experience leading technical discovery sessions with executive stakeholders (C-suite) and engineering teams to define AI and hardware infrastructure requirements.
  • Experience architecting scalable AI systems on cloud platforms.

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 ADK) and complex patterns like ReAct, self-reflection, and hierarchical delegation.
  • Proven experience architecting integrated systems, navigating real-time inference constraints, and implementing model quantization for resource-constrained environments.
  • Proficiency in Vertex AI Pipelines, Kubeflow, or MLflow to implement robust CI/CD/CT automation and experimentation.
  • Knowledge of "LLM-native" metrics (tokens/sec, cost-per-request) and techniques for optimizing state management and granular tracing.
  • Designing resilient data engineering pipelines using BigQuery and VertexAI for enterprise-scale analytics.


About the job
The Google Public Sector Forward Deployed Engineering (GPS FDE) team is a squad of "innovator-builders" who rapidly deploy production-grade, secure AI solutions across Federal and SLED environments. Operating with a high-agency startup mindset, our engineers don't just advise; they actively code, debug, and co-build bespoke agentic workflows directly alongside our customers. In this role, you will resolve complex integration, data sovereignty, and security issues within strict compliance frameworks, utilizing talent with TS/SCI clearances. Ultimately, the GPS FDE team accelerates the safe, reliable adoption of generative AI across mission-critical operations while feeding field insights directly back to Google Cloud Product engineering. Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.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 a developer for complex AI applications, transitioning from rapid prototypes to production-grade agentic workflows (e.g., multi-agent systems, MCP servers) that drive measurable ROI.
  • 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 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.


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About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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