Platform Cloud Engineer, SMB – Customer-Facing Architect

Google; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Platform Customer Engineer to partner with technical Sales teams, differentiate Google Cloud, and act as the customer’s primary technical partner. You will lead technical conversations, troubleshoot questions, and architect cross‑pillar cloud solutions to address business challenges.

You will identify opportunities, drive technical wins, and deliver proofs of concepts and demos. Strong communication and strategic planning skills are essential for engaging with technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 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

• Identify and qualify business opportunities and technical objections; develop strategies to resolve blockers.
• Architect solutions leveraging Gemini Enterprise to automate workflows.
• Manage proof‑of‑concept work for AI agents; support no-code and code-based builds on the platform.
• Share Google Workspace expertise to support technical relationships with customers and partners; coordinate solutions impacting adoption.
• Educate partners and customers on powering AI integrations to drive innovation and market success.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Customer-facing

Cloud engineering

Stakeholder communication

Programming & design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Gemini Enterprise

Virtualization

Containerization

Job description

Google Cloud is seeking a Platform Customer Engineer to partner with technical Sales teams, differentiate Google Cloud, and act as the customer’s primary technical partner. You will lead technical conversations, troubleshoot questions, and architect cross‑pillar cloud solutions to address business challenges.

You will identify opportunities, drive technical wins, and deliver proofs of concepts and demos. Strong communication and strategic planning skills are essential for engaging with technical