Google

Software Engineer, Rapid Innovation, Google Public Sector

Google$174K — $252K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years of software development experience using Python or similar languages.
  • Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms like GCP.
  • Experience building data pipelines using vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation architectures.
  • Experience leading technical discovery sessions with customers.
  • Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted advisor by understanding customer business processes and designing genAI-driven solutions.
  • Demonstrate Google Cloud's differentiation by prototyping applications and showcasing generative AI features.
  • Build repeatable technical assets like scripts and templates to assist customers and teams.
  • Work cross-functionally to influence Google Cloud strategy and product direction.
  • Coordinate regional field enablement and engage with product and partner organizations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, wellness, and retirement plans.
  • Access to professional development and learning resources.
  • Opportunities for travel related to coordination and enablement activities.
  • Collaborative work environment with interdisciplinary teams.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge generative AI technologies and applications.
Full Job Description
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X Must be a US Citizen to meet customer and compliance requirements, including potential access to classified information.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development using Python or similar coding languages.
  • Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms (e.g., 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 patterns (e.g., ReAct, self-reflection, hierarchical delegation).
  • Knowledge of "LLM-native" metrics (e.g., tokens/sec, cost-per-request) and techniques for optimizing state management and granular tracing.


About the job

As a Software Engineer, you will support the Rapid Innovation team in Google Public Sector. You will construct rapid prototype generative AI applications tailored to public sector customers. You will leverage generative AI technologies to develop solutions and validate their efficacy. You will swiftly showcase the latest generative AI capabilities through direct collaboration with customers.

In this role, you will closely collaborate with our Product team to eliminate obstacles and shape the future trajectory of our offerings. In addition, you will disseminate the lessons learned to customers and internal Google teams.

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: $174000 - $252000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • Act as a trusted advisor to customers by understanding their business process and objectives. Design and build genAI-driven solutions spanning AI, data, and infrastructure.
  • Demonstrate how Google Cloud is differentiated by working with customers on application prototypes; demonstrating generative AI features; prompting and tuning models; and optimizing model performance, profiling, and benchmarking. Troubleshoot and find solutions to issues in generative AI applications.
  • Build repeatable technical assets such as scripts, templates, reference architectures, etc. to enable customers and internal teams. Work with peers to include the full cloud stack into overall architecture.
  • Work cross-functionally to influence Google Cloud strategy and product direction at the intersection of infrastructure and AI/ML by advocating for enterprise customer requirements.
  • Coordinate regional field enablement with leadership and work closely with product and partner organizations on external enablement. Travel as needed.


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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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