Startup Cloud Platform Engineer — Customer Solutions

Google

Seattle (WA)

Hybrid

USD 127,000 - 184,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off 20 days/year

Sick Time 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Job summary

Google Cloud Platform is seeking a Platform Customer Engineer in Seattle to partner with technical Sales teams, differentiating Google Cloud for customers as their primary technical partner and trusted advisor.

You will troubleshoot questions, run proofs of concepts, architect cross‑pillar cloud solutions, drive technical wins, and define delivery plans from planning to implementation; travel up to 20% is expected.

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.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

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 show 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.