Customer Engineer II, Platform, Google Cloud

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Customer Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA. This role focuses on enabling customers to adopt cloud solutions, collaborating closely with technical teams, and building solid relationships. Candidates should have at least a Bachelor’s degree and over 6 years of customer-facing experience in cloud engineering. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $125,000 to $183,000, plus bonuses and benefits for qualified individuals.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a customer-facing or support role.
• Strong security knowledge regarding encryption and access control.
• Experience migrating applications to cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Identify business opportunities and resolve technical blockers.
• Support technical relationships with customers through expertise.
• Demonstrate integrations in customer and partner environments.
• Recommend complete solutions on Google Cloud.
• Build relationships from scratch through prospecting.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Technical communication

Organizational skills

Security knowledge

Experience with cloud engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Virtualization platforms

Containerization platforms

Job description

Overview

Google Cloud is looking for a Customer Engineer based in Sunnyvale, CA. The role focuses on helping customers adopt Google Cloud products, building relationships, and collaborating with technical sales teams.

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 migrating applications and services to cloud platforms.
• Strong security knowledge (encryption, identity management, access control, attack vectors, pen testing).
• Excellent technical, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify business opportunities and develop strategies to resolve technical blockers.
• Share Google Cloud expertise to support technical relationships with customers (bid responses, product briefings, proof‑of‑concept work).
• Demonstrate and prototype integrations in customer and partner environments.
• Recommend integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms, and infrastructure for complete solutions on Google Cloud.
• Lead prospecting and acquisition of net new logos, building relationships from scratch.

Compensation

The base salary range for this full‑time position is $125,000‑$183,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

Equal Opportunity

Google is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, or related condition. English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless otherwise noted.