Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Generative AI, Google Cloud
MumbaiFull-time8–14 yrsPosted over a month ago
Leadership data science role at Google in Mumbai. Needs 8+ years and a B.Tech, B.E. or B.Sc.
About the role
As a Manager of a Generative AI (GenAI) Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team, you will lead AI/ML engineers who bridge the gap between frontier AI products and production-grade reality within customers. You are responsible for a team that doesn't just consult, but codes, debugs and jointly deploys bespoke agentic solutions directly within customer environments.
What you'll do
- Serve as the 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
- Lead technical hiring for FDE, evaluating AI/ML expertise, systems engineering, and coding skills to build an exceptional engineering team
- Identify skill gaps in emerging tech (MCP, tool-calling, and foundation models), ensuring the team maintains subject matter expertise in an evolving AI stack
- Collaborate with product and engineering to resolve blockers and translate field insights into road maps while building internal tools to drive organizational efficiency
What you need
- LLMs
- GCP
- Python
- Machine learning
- MLOps
- Go-to-market
Good to have
- C