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Fellow, Core AI Foundations

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San Jose, CAFellowship$550K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$550K/yr
Location
San Jose, CA
Role Type
Fellowship
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Fellow for Agentic Development will guide the technical evolution of next-generation developer workflows and autonomous engineering systems across Google. Reporting to the General Manager of Core AI Foundations, the role bridges internal infrastructure and the external enterprise ecosystem, shaping how foundation models, autonomous agents, and deterministic tooling support end-to-end developer journeys at global scale.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software EngineeringDistributed SystemsDeveloper InfrastructureTechnical LeadershipSystem ArchitectureExecutive PartnershipDeveloper WorkflowsCompiler ChainsCI/CD AutomationMonorepository Build FabricsGenerative AILarge Language ModelsMulti-Agent OrchestrationContext EngineeringTool/Function CallingAutonomous Software Development

Qualifications

Bachelor's in CS, Engineering, Mathematics, or Related Field or Equivalent Practical Experience20 Years Engineering and Technical Leadership ExperienceMaster's or PhD in Relevant Field

Full job description

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 20 years of engineering and technical leadership experience within technology-driven enterprises delivering software, distributed systems, or developer infrastructure.

  • Experience operating as a direct technical individual contributor (IC), steering system architecture, writing/reviewing foundational designs, and driving code ecosystems.

  • Experience with executive partnership, collaborating with Technical Fellows, Vice Presidents, and cross-functional senior executives across multiple organizational and business-unit boundaries.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or Business Administration), demonstrating deeper expertise.

  • Experience architecting developer workflows, compiler chains, CI/CD automation, or monorepository build fabrics comparable to Google’s internal scale and public cloud environments (e.g., Google or other large public cloud).

  • Recognized authority in generative AI, large language models (LLMs), multi-agent orchestration, context engineering, tool/function calling, and autonomous software development environments.

About the job

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products, acting as owners and advocates for the essential building blocks - developer platforms, infrastructure, and product components that drive the pace of innovation for every Google developer.

Core AI Foundations organization’s mission is to accelerate and scale Google’s ability to deliver products in the AI era. By unifying scale with relentless innovation, AI Foundations organization is charted to ensure our systems are faster, safer, reliable and efficient. It aims to deliver at the edge of what is possible, meeting today’s demands while engineering the foundations for tomorrow.

The AI era is fundamentally shifting how software is conceived, authored, and operated. As Fellow for Agentic Development, you will serve as the technical authority guiding the evolution of next-generation developer workflows and autonomous engineering systems across Google.

Reporting directly to the General Manager of Core AI Foundations, this role anchors the technical strategy bridging Google’s internal infrastructure with our external enterprise ecosystem (e.g. Google Cloud). You will define how foundation models, autonomous agents, and deterministic tooling converge to eliminate friction in end-to-end developer journeys—redefining developer velocity, system reliability, and software intelligence at global scale.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $550,000 (USD) + 80% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Formulate and advocate for the overarching technical strategy for agentic developer platforms, establishing the paradigm for how autonomous agents safely augment, refactor, test, and deploy code across both internal monorepository environments and commercial cloud infrastructures.

  • Steer the architectural convergence of core developer ecosystems with Google Cloud developer tooling, ensuring seamless, enterprise-grade interoperability and robust security boundaries.

  • Partner closely with the executive leadership, Core engineering, Google Deepmind, and Cloud product teams to align multi-quarter roadmaps, de-risk complex technical dependencies, and set design standards across global teams.

  • Cultivate engineering talent, fostering an environment of technical aptitude, ambitious experimentation, and principled architecture across principal and distinguished engineering cohorts.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

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