Google

Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Google Public Sector

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of software development experience, specifically with Python or similar languages.
  • Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms like Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Proficiency in building data pipelines for structured and unstructured data with vector databases and RAG architectures.
  • Skilled in leading technical discovery sessions with customers.
  • Must have an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

Responsibilities

  • Develop complex AI applications, transitioning prototypes to production-ready workflows.
  • Architect and integrate Google AI products with customer infrastructures, including APIs and legacy systems.
  • Create and maintain evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks for system performance.
  • Identify and address optimization patterns in Google's AI tools for reusable solutions.
  • Collaborate with Customer Engineering to apply Google’s development best practices for project success.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans.
  • 20% bonus target equity.
  • Retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday policies.
  • Support for professional development and continuing education.
Full 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 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.
  • Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

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).
  • 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 CI/CD/CT automation and experimentation.
  • Knowledge of Large Language Model (LLM) native metrics (e.g., 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
As a part of the Google Public Sector Forward Deployed Engineering (GPS FDE) team, you will join squad of "innovator-builders" who rapidly deploy production-grade, secure AI solutions across Federal and SLED environments. You will operate with a high-agency startup mindset, where engineers don't just advise; they actively code, debug, and co-build bespoke agentic workflows directly alongside customers. You will resolve complex integration, data sovereignty, and security challenges within strict compliance frameworks. You will help the GPS FDE team accelerate 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, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers) that drive measurable Return on Investment (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 rigorous 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.


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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$40.2 billion
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1998
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