Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Public Sector

Preferred Location Washington, DC metro area (Reston, VA area) / Remote Preferred Qualifications One or more Google Cloud Professional certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Machine Learning Engineer, Professional Cloud Developer, Professional Data Engineer, or Professional Cloud Security Engineer)Hands-on experience with Vertex AI, Gemini, or other Google Cloud AI servicesExperience delivering in regulated or public sector environments (e.g., FedRAMP, FISMA, or similar compliance frameworks) Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) lead complex end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production alongside our most strategic customers. You will own discovery, technical scoping, system design, build, and production rollout, partnering directly with customer engineering and domain teams. You will measure success through production adoption, measurable workflow impact, and eval-driven feedback that changes product and model roadmaps. You'll work closely with our Product, Research, Partnerships, GRC, Security, and GTM teams. In This Role You Will Own technical delivery across multiple deployments from first prototype to stable productionBuild full-stack systems that deliver customer value and sharpen how we learnEmbed closely with customer teams, understand their needs, and guide adoption of what you buildScope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers earlyMake trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality; adjust plans to protect deliveryContribute directly in the code when progress or clarity depends on itCodify working patterns into tools, playbooks, or building blocks that others can useShare field feedback that helps Research and Product understand where the models succeed and where they can improveKeep teams moving through clarity and follow-through You Might Thrive in This Role If You bring 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing workYou have scoped and delivered complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environmentsYou write and review production-grade code across frontend and backend using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacksYou have built or deployed systems powered by LLMs or generative models and understand how model behavior affects product experienceYou simplify complexity and make fast, sound decisions under pressureYou communicate clearly with engineers, product teams, and customer stakeholdersYou spot risks early and adjust without slowing downYou model calm and judgment when the stakes are high