Customer Engineer, Applied AI — Google Switzerland
NewCHF 83'000 - 126'000
Google Switzerland · Zürich (ZH)
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
SalaryCHF 83'000 - 126'000
Role overview
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: London, UK; Zürich, Switzerland
- Munich, Germany.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., Customer Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Technical Consulting) or software engineering role working with cloud-native architectures.
- 2 years of experience building, prototyping, or deploying Generative AI, Conversational AI, or Enterprise Search, Information Retrieval solutions using modern AI APIs, models, or developer frameworks.
- Experience writing and debugging code in Python or a modern backend language, including experience working with REST APIs, asynchronous operations, and OpenAPI specifications.
- Experience presenting architectures to, and managing technical discussions with enterprise technical stakeholders (e.g., Enterprise Architects, Engineering Leads).
- Experience developing autonomous agents using frameworks like Google ADK, LangGraph, and Semantic Kernel.
- Expertise in enterprise RAG optimization, hybrid vector retrieval, semantic search, ranking engines, and Vertex AI Search.
- Knowledge of tool execution patterns, MCP, OpenAPI schemas, and connecting agents to CRMs, ERPs, and e-commerce APIs.
- Skilled in building agentic shopping workflows integrated with product catalogs, dynamic pricing, and order management backends.
- Design end-to-end architectures for enterprise workloads—spanning front-office customer journeys (Global Enterprise Customer Experience (GECX), omnichannel voice/chat), agentic commerce/shopping, back-office automation, multi-agent systems, and intelligent enterprise/product search.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., Customer Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Technical Consulting) or software engineering role working with cloud-native architectures.
Main responsibilities
- Design end-to-end architectures for enterprise workloads—spanning front-office customer journeys (Global Enterprise Customer Experience (GECX), omnichannel voice/chat), agentic commerce/shopping, back-office automation, multi-agent systems, and intelligent enterprise/product search.
Key requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., Customer Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Technical Consulting) or software engineering role working with cloud-native architectures.
- 2 years of experience building, prototyping, or deploying Generative AI, Conversational AI, or Enterprise Search, Information Retrieval solutions using modern AI APIs, models, or developer frameworks.
- Experience writing and debugging code in Python or a modern backend language, including experience working with REST APIs, asynchronous operations, and OpenAPI specifications.
- Experience presenting architectures to, and managing technical discussions with enterprise technical stakeholders (e.g., Enterprise Architects, Engineering Leads).
Application process
- Guide customers in defining reasoning loops, tool/Application Programming Interface (API) execution, dynamic Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) retrieval, and advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
- Build functional prototypes validating critical Customer User Journeys (CUJs), search/discovery flows, and multimodal extraction.
- Architect compliant solutions adhering to VPC-SC, IAM, CMEK, data residency, and AI safety boundaries, integrating Google Cloud AI with existing CRMs, CCaaS/telephony platforms, e-commerce backends and ERPs.
Company and context
- Define technical blueprints ensuring seamless transitions to Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE), Professional Services Organization (PSO), and partner teams.
- Relay field feedback to Product Engineering and create reusable solution accelerators, whitepapers, and playbooks.
Additional details
- Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: London, UK; Zürich, Switzerland; Minimum qualifications:
- Versed in cloud security perimeters (IAM, VPC, CMEK), Terraform infrastructure, distributed tracing, and hallucination evaluation.
Notes and original content
- By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: London, UK; Zürich, Switzerland;
- Munich, Germany. Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., Customer Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Technical Consulting) or software engineering role working with cloud-native architectures.
- 2 years of experience building, prototyping, or deploying Generative AI, Conversational AI, or Enterprise Search, Information Retrieval solutions using modern AI APIs, models, or developer frameworks.
- Experience writing and debugging code in Python or a modern backend language, including experience working with REST APIs, asynchronous operations, and OpenAPI specifications.
- Experience presenting architectures to, and managing technical discussions with enterprise technical stakeholders (e.g., Enterprise Architects, Engineering Leads). Preferred qualifications:
- Experience developing autonomous agents using frameworks like Google ADK, LangGraph, and Semantic Kernel.
- Expertise in enterprise RAG optimization, hybrid vector retrieval, semantic search, ranking engines, and Vertex AI Search.
- Knowledge of tool execution patterns, MCP, OpenAPI schemas, and connecting agents to CRMs, ERPs, and e-commerce APIs.
Questions about this listing
What salary does Google Switzerland offer for this role?
Google Switzerland lists CHF 83'000 - 126'000 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Google Switzerland offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Google Switzerland during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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