Customer Engineer III, Apigee, Google Cloud

Company: Google
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 3, 2026

Job Description:

info_outline X The application window will be open until at least April 06th, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date. This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus. Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA . Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 10 years of experience with cloud native architecture in a customer-facing or support role. Experience using programming languages to design demos, prototypes, or workshops for customers. Experience engaging with C-level or executive business leaders and managing decisions. Preferred qualifications: Experience with modern application development, container orchestration systems, middleware technologies, API, and integration platforms. Experience with integration architecture patterns, security protocols, enterprise messaging patterns (e.g., APIs, SOA, ESB, or BPM). Experience with cloud technologies including software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, integration platform as a service (iPaaS), business automation solutions, Cloud infrastructure, Agentic AI, and cloud networking. Knowledge of security with an understanding of API security technologies such as OAuth, mTLS, SAML, JWT, and SSO. Understanding of Google Cloud, multi and hybrid-cloud strategies, and associated technologies. About the job As a Customer Engineer (CE) with a specialty in Apigee, you will partner with technical Sales teams to differentiate Google Cloud to our customers. You will serve as a technical expert responsible for accelerating technical wins and adoption of complex, specialized workloads. You will leverage your deep expertise in our most strategic product areas, in partnership with Platform CEs, to be developing architectures and prototypes, proofs-of-concept, and demos to sell new, highly specialized solutions to customers. You will solve customer challenges and provide a critical feedback loop to influence customers and product development. You will have excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills, engaging with customers to understand their business and technical requirements, and present practical and useful solutions on Google Cloud. You will blend sales prowess, market knowledge and direct technical engagement to prove the value of the Google Cloud portfolio. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $153,000-$222,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google . Responsibilities Drive the technical win for complex workloads within Apigee/Application Integration product areas to ensure rapid and successful adoption, primarily supporting the business cycle from technical evaluation through customer ramp. Combine sales strategies and direct development and prototyping to provide functional, customer-tailored solutions that secure buy-in from customer domain experts. Provide deep technical consultation to customers, acting as a technical advisor and building lasting customer relationships. Leverage learnings from customer engagements to contribute to reusable solutions and assets with the Go-To-Market team. Work within Product and Engineering management systems to document, prioritize and drive resolution of customer feature requests and issues.

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