Cloud Platform Solutions Engineer

Google; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 127,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Platform Customer Engineer to partner with technical Sales teams and differentiate Google Cloud for customers. You will be the primary technical partner, guiding conversations, solving complex issues, and delivering cross‑pillar cloud solutions from proof of concepts to delivery plans.

You will identify and pursue new workloads while strengthening existing engagements, blending sales acumen with technical depth across infrastructure modernization, data analytics and more.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience with cloud native architecture in a customer-facing or support role.
• Experience with cloud engineering, on-premise engineering, virtualization, or containerization platforms.
• Experience engaging with, or presenting to, technical stakeholders or executive leaders.
• Experience in programming languages, debugging, systems design, prototyping, demos, or customer workshops.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the technical account plan and strategy, participating in planning and supporting targeted sales motions.
• Combine sales, programming, and solutions architecture expertise to show the value of Google Cloud Platform across the portfolio through complex demos, pilots and in-depth workshops.
• Architect cross-pillar solutions, drive technical wins, and define initial delivery plans for customers; continue to lead the technical engagement in the solution phase.
• Facilitate the post-sales transition by supporting pricing activities and transitioning the final delivery plan to implementation teams.
• Maintain awareness of progress against the delivery plan, providing support to cross-functional teams during ramp, delivery, migration or implementation phases.

Skills

Cloud native architecture

Technical stakeholder engagement

Programming & demos

Cloud engineering experience

Travel up to 20%

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Google is seeking a Platform Customer Engineer to partner with technical Sales teams and differentiate Google Cloud for customers. You will be the primary technical partner, guiding conversations, solving complex issues, and delivering cross‑pillar cloud solutions from proof of concepts to delivery plans.

You will identify and pursue new workloads while strengthening existing engagements, blending sales acumen with technical depth across infrastructure modernization, data analytics and more.