Startup Platform Cloud Solutions Engineer

Google; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud Platform is hiring a Platform Customer Engineer to partner with technical Sales teams, own technical accounts, and help customers design and deliver cloud solutions across the portfolio. You will lead demos, proofs of concept, and workshops, translating customer needs into actionable cloud architectures.

The role focuses on cross-pillar expertise in infrastructure modernization, data analytics, and security, with a strong emphasis on executive-level communication and technical

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.

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 architecture

Customer-facing skills

Virtualization

Containerization

Stakeholder communication

Programming concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google Cloud Platform is hiring a Platform Customer Engineer to partner with technical Sales teams, own technical accounts, and help customers design and deliver cloud solutions across the portfolio. You will lead demos, proofs of concept, and workshops, translating customer needs into actionable cloud architectures.

The role focuses on cross-pillar expertise in infrastructure modernization, data analytics, and security, with a strong emphasis on executive-level communication and technical