Partner Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Cloud

Salary: CHF 160'000 - 200'000 per year

Requirements:

• Bachelors 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 building pipelines for structured and unstructured data using both vector databases and RAG-like architectures to power enterprise AI solutions.
• Experience taking production-grade AI-driven solutions from conception to launch, and architecting AI systems on cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform).
• Experience leading technical discovery sessions with customers.
• Ability to communicate fluently in French or German, as this is a customer-facing role requiring interactions in French or German with local stakeholders.
• Masters 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).
• Experience in a post-sales or technical consulting delivery function.
• Knowledge of Large Language Model (LLM) native metrics (e.g., tokens/sec, cost-per-request) and techniques for optimizing state management and granular tracing.

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 Return on Investment (ROI).
• Architect and code the connective tissue between Googles AI products and our customers 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 our AI stack, converting them into reusable modules or formal product feature requests for our Engineering teams.
• Co-build with pre-sales and product teams to instill Google-grade development best practices, ensuring long-term project success and high end-user adoption.

Technologies:

• AI
• Architect
• Cloud
• Embedded
• LLM
• Python
• React
• Security
• DevOps
• Excel

More:

We are hiring a Partner Forward Deployed Engineer for Google Cloud Consulting in Zürich, Switzerland. In this embedded builder role, we bridge frontier AI products and production-grade reality within customer environments, helping ship bespoke agentic solutions directly with customers. We offer access to Googles advanced AI portfolio, including Gemini models and the Vertex AI platform, and a collaborative culture with direct access to DeepMinds engineering and research minds. This is a high-agency role for engineers with a founders mindset who want to help drive customer success and shape the future of Google Clouds AI roadmap.

last updated 27 week of 2026