Principal AI Architect, Partner Co-Innovation, Google Cloud

About the role

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers — developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies — see the benefits of our technology come to life.

Responsibilities

• Lead deep technical co-innovation with Google Cloud’s most strategic partners to architect and deploy generative AI solutions (e.g., Gemini Enterprise) in high-scale environments.
• Identify and solve architectural bottlenecks that hinder partner deployment velocity, ranging from model steering and API performance to hybrid-cloud integration constraints.
• Productize bespoke integration work into versioned, validated deployment baselines that can be scaled across the global partner ecosystem.
• Act as an entrepreneurial technical lead, guiding partner CTOs and Principal Engineers on the "art of the possible" and long-term AI strategy.
• Collaborate with internal product and engineering teams to feed partner requirements back into the development cycle, ensuring Google’s AI tools are enterprise-ready.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent practical experience
• 10 years of experience in cloud computing architecture, software engineering, or technical consulting
• Experience in a partner-facing, customer-facing, or product management role bridging technical execution with business strategy
• Experience in either system design or reading code (e.g., Java, C++, Python)

Preferred qualifications

• 5 years of experience architecting or leading the deployment of Enterprise AI/ML solutions, with deep expertise in Multi-Agent Systems (MAS), reasoning engines, and advanced model steering
• Experience resolving complex integration hurdles in Identity Orchestration (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML) and cross-tenant security hardening (VPC-SC, IAM) within multi-tenant SaaS environments
• Experience with production-grade RAG, Vector Databases (ScaNN/HNSW), and high-scale data interoperability (BigQuery Zero-Copy, AlloyDB AI)
• Experience defining user journeys, conducting "gap analysis" on technical platforms, and translating partner friction into prioritized PRDs to influence internal engineering roadmaps

Benefits

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $233000 - $324000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Pay

US: $233000 - $324000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Schedule

N/A