AI Outcome Customer Developer, Forward Deployed Development

Google Cloud's Go-To-Market AI Tech organization is hiring an AI Outcome Customer Developer, Forward Deployed Development based in Toronto, Ontario
. This is a senior technical role sitting at the intersection of enterprise architecture, pre-sales technical evaluation, and post-sales delivery — a rare combination that puts you at the centre of Google's AI revolution for businesses worldwide.

Working alongside account teams and Customer Developers during technical evaluation phases, you'll shape how enterprise-grade AI solutions — including frontier Gemini models and the complete Vertex AI platform — actually integrate into complex customer IT ecosystems. From connectors and identity providers to data residency and legal compliance constraints, your fingerprints will be on the technical reality of delivery.

As an AI Outcome Customer Developer aligned with Google's Forward Deployed Development (FDD) organization, you act simultaneously as an enterprise architect, technical debugger, development liaison, and delivery manager. You enter the agreement cycle during the technical evaluation phase for strategic AI accounts, ensuring solutions are shaped through the lens of adoption, rapid activation, and viable delivery. You bridge the gap between pre-sales agreement shaping and post-sales execution — a critical function for Google Cloud's most strategic customers.

This role demands genuine depth: you'll dive into code-level context to diagnose complex implementation issues, serve as the definitive liaison to core Product and Engineering teams, and translate real-world field feedback into actionable feature requests. You'll also need to communicate seamlessly with executive stakeholders, translating deep technical integration challenges into clear business impact narratives.

This position offers a base salary range of $198,000 – $202,000 CAD per year
, plus a 20% bonus target
, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package. For full details on Google's benefits programme, visit Google's careers benefits page.

Company:
Google

Location:

Toronto, ON, Canada

Pay: $198,000 – $202,000 CAD/year + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

This role spans the full technical lifecycle of Google Cloud's most strategic AI engagements. Day to day, you'll be equally at home reviewing architecture diagrams, debugging integration code, and presenting to C-suite executives. The breadth of ownership here is significant — and intentional.

• Partner with account teams and practice Customer Developers during technical evaluation phases to assess project feasibility, shape proposals for long-term adoption, and validate FDD engagement requests
• Lead upfront technical design for enterprise-grade AI solutions, ensuring seamless and secure integration of models, agents, and connectors into existing customer data pipelines, identity providers, and compliance boundaries
• Diagnose and resolve complex customer implementation issues at the code level, identify core product bugs, and test workarounds to clear execution roadblocks
• Serve as the definitive liaison to core Product and Engineering teams, troubleshooting systemic deployment blockers and translating real-world field feedback into actionable feature requests
• Steer implementation strategy through technical authority and architectural foresight while owning the technical reality of delivery alongside customer-facing teams

Google is looking for a deeply technical professional who can operate credibly at both the architectural and code levels, while also influencing executive stakeholders and shaping enterprise strategy. Strong communication skills are just as important as technical…