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Forward Deployed Engineer, GenAI, Youtube Go-To-Market Technology and Insights

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Compensation
$128–184K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Forward Deployed Engineer will join YouTube’s AI Accelerator team, which is focused on transforming business go-to-market operations with AI. The role combines consulting, product strategy, applied AI, and systems engineering to redesign workflows and deliver business impact. The engineer partners with stakeholders, develops GenAI applications, manages software delivery, and addresses technical barriers to AI adoption. Preferred working locations are San Bruno, Mountain View, or New York.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Full-Stack Development, requiredSystem Design, requiredJavaScript, requiredTypeScript, requiredJava, requiredPython, requiredC++, requiredDatabase Technologies, requiredSQL, requiredNoSQL, requiredAPI Design, requiredSystems Engineering, requiredCloud Architectures, nice to haveMicroservice Architectures, nice to haveLLM Applications, nice to haveMulti-Agent Systems, nice to haveGenAI Frameworks, nice to haveDatabase Optimization, nice to haveVector Databases, nice to haveEmbedding Generation, nice to haveSearch Architectures, nice to haveAI Data Readiness, nice to haveGTM Operations, nice to haveEnterprise Sales Workflows, nice to haveCRM/CMS Integrations, nice to haveSRE, nice to haveInfoSec, nice to haveDevOps, nice to haveLLM Evals, nice to haveObservability Frameworks, nice to haveAI Guardrails, nice to haveTech Consulting, nice to haveEntrepreneurship, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in CS, EE, Math or Related Quantitative Field or Equivalent Practical Experience, required4 Years Full-Stack Development and System Design Experience, required4 Years Cloud, LLM, Multi-Agent or GenAI Experience, nice to have4 Years Database and AI Data Experience, nice to have2 Years GTM, Sales Workflow or CRM/CMS Experience, nice to have2 Years SRE, InfoSec or DevOps Experience, nice to haveEnglish Proficiency, required

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XNote: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Bruno, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math or related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience in software development.

  • 4 years of experience in full-stack software development and system design.

  • Experience with front end languages (e.g., JavaScript or TypeScript).

  • Experience with backend languages (e.g., Java, Python, or C++).

  • Experience working with database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).

  • Experience with full-stack development, API design, and systems engineering.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 4 years of experience with cloud/microservice architectures, building LLM applications, multi-agent systems, or GenAI frameworks (e.g., MCP).

  • 4 years of experience optimizing databases, alongside vector databases, embedding generation, search architectures, and AI data-readiness issues.

  • 2 years of experience collaborating on requirements, bringing domain knowledge of GTM operations, enterprise sales workflows, or CRM/CMS integrations.

  • 2 years of experience in SRE, InfoSec, or DevOps, plus background in LLM evals, observability frameworks, and AI guardrails.

  • Experience in tech consulting or entrepreneurial environments, delivering zero-to-one initiatives and building scalable products from the ground up.

About the job

It's an exciting time to join the AI Accelerator team, a newly formed task force dedicated to driving AI transformation for YouTube Business Go-To-Market (GTM) operations. Our mission is to operate as a high-velocity, horizontal transformation engine at the intersection of consulting, product strategy, applied AI, and systems engineering—redesigning legacy workflows from scratch to drive direct business impact for YouTube.At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $128000 - $184000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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

Responsibilities

  • Partner with stakeholders to co-create tool roadmaps, translating ambiguous business problems into tangible software solutions that enable YouTube's operations.

  • Iterate GenAI proof-of-concepts (LLMs, RAG, agentic frameworks) into production-grade AI applications (multi-agent systems, MCP servers) that drive measurable ROI.

  • Execute the full software development lifecycle: author technical design documents, ship maintainable code, build intuitive frontend surfaces, and manage deployment.

  • Build high-performance evaluation (eval) pipelines and observability frameworks to ensure agentic systems meet accuracy, safety, compliance, and latency requirements.

  • Resolve technical hurdles preventing AI maturity, including data readiness gaps, system integration complexities, edge-case managing, and state-management issues.

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,071 open Forward Deployed Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$128–184K/yr
  • New York median$157–250K/yr251 salary ranges
  • US median$144–265K/yr2,798 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $156K, is 23% below the New York median midpoint ($203K) — in the lowest quarter of Forward Deployed Engineer salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 295 open Forward Deployed Engineer jobs in New York and 3,071 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Forward Deployed Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,726 postings).
Education
745 of the 3,071 open Forward Deployed Engineer jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Software Engineer jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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