Customer Developer I, Cloud AI, Startups, Google Cloud

This posting is for a new vacancy.
The application window will be open until at least March 10, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for
Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; Toronto, ON, Canada; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Irvine, CA, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; San Diego, CA, USA; Calgary, AB, Canada; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Miami, FL, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA . Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience with cloud native architecture in industry or a customer-facing or support role.
Experience with AI agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen), agentic design patterns (e.g., tool-use, multi-agent collaboration), or integrating models into autonomous workflows via advanced API prompting or RAG.
Experience with machine learning model development and deployment.
Experience engaging with, and presenting to, technical stakeholders and executive leaders.
Experience with programming or technical proficiencies to demo, prototype, or workshop with customers.
Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in building machine learning solutions and leveraging specific machine learning architectures (e.g. deep learning, LSTM, convolutional networks).
Ability to learn quickly, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the cloud/IT technology space.
Experience with frameworks for deep learning (e.g. PyTorch, Tensor Flow, Jax, Ray, etc.), AI accelerators (e.g. TPUs, GPUs), model architectures (e.g. encoders, decoders, transformers), or using machine learning APIs.
Experience working with startups.
About the job When leading companies choose Google Cloud, it's a huge win for spreading the power of cloud computing globally. Once educational institutions, government agencies, and other businesses sign on to use Google Cloud products, you come in to facilitate making their work more productive, mobile, and collaborative. You listen and deliver what is most helpful for the customer. You assist fellow sales Googlers by problem-solving key technical issues for our customers. You liaise with the product marketing management and engineering teams to stay on top of industry trends and devise enhancements to Google Cloud products.
As a Practice Customer Developer with a specialty in Cloud AI, you will partner with technical sales teams to differentiate Google Cloud to our customers. You will serve as a technical expert responsible for accelerating technical wins and adoption of specialized workloads. You will leverage your expertise in product areas, in partnership with Platform Customer Developers, to develop prototypes, proofs-of-concept, and demos to sell new, highly specialized solutions to customers. You will solve AI-centered customer issues and provide a critical feedback loop to influence product development.
You will have excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills, engaging with customers to understand their business and technical requirements, and present solutions on Google Cloud. You will blend business prowess, market knowledge, and technical engagement to prove the value of the Google Cloud portfolio.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $105,000-$151,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is CAD 132,000-135,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Please note that the compensation details listed in Canada role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities

Drive the technical win for workloads within Cloud AI to ensure successful adoption, primarily supporting the business cycle from technical evaluation through customer ramp.
Combine business strategies, development and prototyping to provide functional, customer-tailored solutions that secure buy-in from customer domain experts.
Provide technical consultation to customers, acting as a technical advisor and building customer relationships.
Leverage learnings from customer engagements to contribute to the solutions and assets with the Go-To-Market team.
Work within product and engineering management systems to document, prioritize and drive resolution of customer feature requests and issues.

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