Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Generative AI, Google Cloud
This posting has since been taken down. We keep it because a closed requisition still proves Google created and funded this role — it is not a sign the company stopped hiring for it.
- Employer
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Seniority
- Leadership
- Experience asked for
- 8+ years
- Pay band
- Not disclosed
- Team
- Engineering Manager
When we saw it
- First seen 2026-05-25 — the first scan of ours that found it
- Last seen open 2026-07-01
- Gone by 2026-07-27 — the first scan that no longer found it
- Archived 2026-07-01 — when we saved this copy
Found via Google Careers.
From the posting
As the Manager of the Forward Deployed Engineering team, you will lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers who bridge the gap between the AI products and production-grade reality within customers. You are responsible for a team that doesn't just consult, but codes, debug and together deploys bespoke agentic solutions directly within customer environments. In this role, you will provide technical mentorship to the team while balancing alignment with Product, Engineering, and Google Cloud Regional Sales leadership. Your mission is to empower and unblock your team as they resolve production-level obstacles, including data readiness issues, integration complexities, and state-management challenges that hinder AI from achieving enterprise-grade maturity. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. …
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What this tells you about the FDE role
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