Platform Customer Engineer for Startups

Google Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 127,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what’s next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware.

As a Platform Customer Engineer (CE), you will serve as the customer’s primary technical partner and trusted advisor, engaging in technical-led conversations to understand their business challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of 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 specific sales motions.
• Combine sales, programming, and solutions architecture knowledge 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

Bachelor's degree

Cloud native architecture

Cloud engineering

On-premise engineering

Virtualization

Containerization

Stakeholder engagement

Programming languages

Debugging

Systems design

Prototyping

Demos

Customer workshops

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what’s next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware.

As a Platform Customer Engineer (CE), you will serve as the customer’s primary technical partner and trusted advisor, engaging in technical-led conversations to understand their business challenges.