Lead GCP Engineer: AI Platforms & Development

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United StatesFull-TimeLead
Salary122,001 - 191,715 USD per year
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Job Details

Experience
8+ years of software engineering experience
Required Skills
PythonGCPGoCI/CDTerraformPrompt EngineeringMLOps

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend development expertise.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying solutions on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and/or Go for backend and cloud-native development.
  • Deep experience with Gemini models, Vertex AI, prompt engineering, and function calling.
  • Experience building or supporting RAG-based architectures and generative AI systems.
  • Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform (preferred).
  • Experience with LLM evaluation frameworks, observability, and AI safety practices.
  • Google Cloud Professional certifications and experience with Agent Development Kit or Vertex AI Agent Builder are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain production-grade backend services and APIs that orchestrate AI agent workflows on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Develop and optimize prompt engineering strategies, including system instructions, few-shot learning, and Gemini model tuning.
  • Lead the productionization of AI prototypes into scalable cloud-native solutions using services such as Cloud Run, GKE, Vertex AI, and Cloud Functions.
  • Build integration layers and connectors enabling AI systems to interact with enterprise data sources, vector databases, and Google Cloud data services.
  • Establish CI/CD pipelines and MLOps-aligned practices for LLM-based applications, including prompt versioning and evaluation frameworks.
  • Lead the development of innovation lab assets, including accelerators, reusable components, and AI starter kits for enterprise deployment.
  • Collaborate across AI, data, and engineering teams to align best practices and ensure consistent implementation of GCP AI architectures.
  • Contribute to architectural standards and technical governance for scalable and secure AI platform development.
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