Customer Engineer I, Early Stage Startups, Google Cloud

Google Cloud is seeking a Customer Engineer I to join their Early Stage Startups team, focusing on empowering startups to scale and grow using Google Cloud technologies. This role combines technical expertise with customer-facing responsibilities, requiring 4 years of experience in cloud native architecture. The position offers a competitive base salary range of $114,000-$167,000, plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

As a Customer Engineer, you'll work at the intersection of technical solutions and business development, helping startups understand and implement Google Cloud solutions. You'll be responsible for technical relationship building, solution architecture, and helping customers overcome implementation challenges. The role requires strong technical knowledge of cloud technologies, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work with both technical stakeholders and executive leaders.

The ideal candidate will have experience with cloud engineering, virtualization, and containerization platforms, along with a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. You'll be part of a diverse team working in an environment of respect and inclusion, where equal opportunities to succeed are promoted. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while helping startups solve critical business challenges.

Your responsibilities will include identifying business opportunities in the startup ecosystem, providing technical expertise, demonstrating product integrations, and establishing yourself as a trusted advisor for customers' long-term technology decisions. You'll work closely with sales teams to introduce Google Cloud solutions and help customers understand how these tools can address their specific needs.

This role is perfect for someone who combines technical depth with customer relationship skills and has a passion for helping startups succeed. You'll be working for Google Cloud, a trusted partner enabling growth and solving critical business problems for customers in more than 200 countries and territories. The position offers the opportunity to work with advanced technologies while making a significant impact on the startup ecosystem.