Cloud Platform Solutions Engineer

Google; Kirkland (WA); 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

PTO 20 days

Sick time 40h/yr

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

Holidays 13 paid days

Job summary

Google is seeking a Platform Customer Engineer to partner with technical Sales and act as the primary technical advisor for customers in the US, with Seattle and Kirkland as preferred locations. You will architect cloud solutions, run multi‑pillar demos, and help deliver complex engagements from concept to delivery.

You will engage with business and technical leaders, define delivery plans, and guide customers through adoption of Google Cloud Platform, while collaborating with Sales to shape

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.

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 prove 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. 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

Customer-facing experience

Cloud/on-prem infrastructure

Stakeholder engagement

Programming languages & debugging

Cross‑pillar cloud solutions

Sales cycle experience

Security concepts

Prototyping & demos

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

VMware

Job description

Google is seeking a Platform Customer Engineer to partner with technical Sales and act as the primary technical advisor for customers in the US, with Seattle and Kirkland as preferred locations. You will architect cloud solutions, run multi‑pillar demos, and help deliver complex engagements from concept to delivery.

You will engage with business and technical leaders, define delivery plans, and guide customers through adoption of Google Cloud Platform, while collaborating with Sales to shape