Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) Manager, Google Public Sector

About the job The Google Public Sector Forward Deployed Engineering (GPS FDE) team is a squad of direct "innovator-builders" who rapidly deploy production-grade, secure AI solutions across Federal and SLED environments. Operating with a high-agency startup mindset, our engineers don’t just advise; they actively code, debug, and co-build bespoke agentic workflows directly alongside our customers. We resolve complex integration, data sovereignty, and security challenges within strict compliance frameworks, utilizing talent with Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearances. Ultimately, the GPS FDE team accelerates the safe, reliable adoption of generative AI across mission-critical operations while feeding field insights directly back to Google Cloud Product engineering. As a Manager of a GenAI Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team, you will lead a squad of AI/ML engineers across the Public Sector (SLED and Federal markets) to bridge the gap between frontier AI products and production-grade reality within customers. You will be responsible for a team that doesn't just consult, but codes, debugs and jointly deploys bespoke agentic solutions directly within customer environments. In this role, you will provide in-depth search technical mentorship to your team while balancing high-level alignment with Product, Engineering, and Google Cloud Regional Sales le [... source excerpt omitted ...] ding job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities Serve as the ultimate technical lead, establishing code standards, architectural best practices, and benchmarks to elevate engineering excellence across the team. Partner with Sales and Tech Leadership to define requirements for high-value opportunities, deploying specialized experts (MLOps, GenMedia, or Agentic systems) to key accounts. Lead technical hiring for FDE, evaluating AI/ML expertise, systems engineering, and direct coding skills to build an engineering squad. Identify skill g [... source excerpt omitted ...] stack. Collaborate with Product and Engineering to resolve blockers and translate field insights into roadmaps while building internal tools to drive organizational efficiency. Qualifications Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience as a sales engineer or technical consultant in a cloud computing environment or in a customer-facing role. 5 years of experience managing a Software Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) or a similar direct technical customer-facing team in a cloud computing environment. Experience in Python or similar coding languages. Experience