Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Labs

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or

equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience with one or more general purpose programming languages

including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, Python, Objective C, JavaScript,

or Go.

• Experience building or integrating Large Language Model (LLMs), generative AI

models, or ML-powered systems into production applications.

• Experience with partner management, cross-functional teams, and leading

operational initiatives.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree or PhD in AI, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 3 years of experience launching and managing technical, developer-facing

products such as Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software

Development Kits (SDKs), or platforms.

• Extensive working knowledge of modern AI/ML architectures, including LLM

evaluations, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic workflow

designs.

• Ability to effectively communicate compelling vision, architecture and

complex technical concepts.

ABOUT THE JOB:

As a part of the Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will serve as the

dedicated technical bridge between AI Futures Fund (AIFF) portfolio

companies/partners and DeepMind’s model research and product teams. You will be

embedded directly in the engineering journeys of AIFF-backed startups and

strategic partners as this role focuses on running systematic evaluations,

unblocking complex Gemini integrations, and synthesizing deep technical feedback

to drive core model improvements and hillclimbing. Your role requires

exceptional technical depth, startup empathy, and the ability to operate

autonomously in fast-paced environments.Labs is a group focused on incubating

early-stage efforts in support of Google’s mission to organize the world’s

information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team exists to

help discover and create new ways to advance our core products through

exploration and the application of new technologies. We work to build new

solutions that have the potential to transform how users interact with Google.

Our goal is to drive innovation by developing new Google products and

capabilities that deliver significant impact over longer timeframes.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

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the technical relationship for AI Futures Fund portfolio partners,

guiding the architecture of production-grade generative AI applications and

ensuring partner feedback directly impacts model development.

• Design, build, and execute systematic evaluations on partner-specific

datasets and real-world workloads to provide DeepMind research teams with

high-fidelity performance signals.

• Partner closely with model teams on custom evaluation design, auto-rater

setup, and validation to contribute directly to Gemini checkpoint training

and active tuning.

• Author high-visibility technical case studies, code samples, and developer

deep-dives highlighting breakthrough AIFF partner use cases and demonstrating

Gemini’s performance in production.

• Collaborate with Google Labs, Cloud, Developer Relations teams to ensure AIFF

technical learnings, best practices, and ecosystem wins scale across Google.