Cloud Platform Solutions Engineer: Customer-Facing Tech Strategist

Socket.dev; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud Platform is seeking a Platform Customer Engineer to partner with technical sales and translate complex cloud solutions into practical business outcomes. You will serve as a trusted technical advisor, architecting cross-pillar cloud solutions and leading customer engagements.

You will develop delivery and consumption plans, run proofs of concept and demos, and present to executives. The role blends engineering, sales, and strategy to drive technical wins and adoption across customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 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; 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

Stakeholder communication

Containerization platforms

Programming basics

Customer-facing experience

Sales engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google Cloud Platform is seeking a Platform Customer Engineer to partner with technical sales and translate complex cloud solutions into practical business outcomes. You will serve as a trusted technical advisor, architecting cross-pillar cloud solutions and leading customer engagements.

You will develop delivery and consumption plans, run proofs of concept and demos, and present to executives. The role blends engineering, sales, and strategy to drive technical wins and adoption across customers.