Forward Deployed Engineer III, Applied AI, Google Cloud

Company: Google
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 6, 2026

Job Description:

info_outline X Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. The application window will be open until at least April 17, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA . Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience in Software Engineering, SRE, or DevOps. 8 years of experience architecting scalable AI systems on cloud platforms. Experience deploying conversational agents using code-based frameworks and build in real-time with customers utilizing modern generative AI tools. Experience in deploying resources via Terraform or similar tools to automate the setup of agents, functions, and networking. Experience building full-stack applications (not just scripts) that interact with enterprise IT infrastructures and develop customer projects forward in a timely manner. 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. Experience debugging Agent logic (ReAct loops, Chain of Thought) and optimizing tool selection, including tracing conversation IDs across microservices to identify and resolve failures in real-time. Experience connecting agents to enterprise knowledge bases and optimizing RAG chunking to prevent hallucinations. Track record of troubleshooting live, high-traffic systems during critical windows. About the job As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) in Applied AI, you are the "Agent Engineer" and the primary delivery arm for our customers' most critical AI initiatives. You take initial conversational prototypes and transform them into production-ready solutions, owning the end-to-end engineering lifecycle, including the transition from "Art of the Possible" to real-world business value and scalable, secure AI systems. This is a high-travel, high-impact role focused on leading technical delivery for Conversational AI pilots and establishing the first Customer User Journeys (CUJs) for our largest customers at their sites. This role requires a deep understanding of software engineering, MLOps, and cloud infrastructure. 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. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000-$265,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google . Responsibilities Serve as the lead developer for complex Conversational AI and Customer Experience applications, transitioning from rapid prototypes to production-grade agentic workflows (e.g., multi-agent systems, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers). Architect and code conversational flows that are not just functional, but optimized for the connective tissue between Google’s Conversational AI products and customers’ live infrastructure, including APIs, legacy data silos, and security perimeters. Build high-performance evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks to optimize complex agentic workloads, focusing on reasoning loops, tool selection, and reducing latency while maintaining production-grade security and networking. Identify repeatable field patterns and technical friction points in Google’s AAI stack, converting them into reusable modules or product feature requests for 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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