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In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go.
- 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
- 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
- 3 years of experience developing or architecting enterprise sales systems, contract management, or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) billing platforms.
Preferred qualifications:
- 10 years of experience in software engineering/architecture, with at 5 years functioning as an Enterprise Architect for a SaaS enterprise.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
- Experience leading full-lifecycle implementations and support of enterprise SaaS systems.
- Experience with Salesforce and Configure Price Quote (CPQ) platforms.
- Understanding of REST/SOAP APIs, event-driven architecture, and enterprise integration partners.
About the job
Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.
The Area Tech Leads team mission is to establish and drive the architectural outlook for Google Cloud Business Platform (GCBP) to facilitate the scaling of the Google Cloud business. This requires implementing a highly scalable, platform/product-oriented approach to GCBP systems that provides the necessary commercial flexibility for the business teams.
As Staff Software Engineer, you will be a technical visionary responsible for designing and scaling the core transaction engine of our global commerce platform. You will own the end-to-end architecture from Opportunity to Order and transactional integrity. You will lead the design of highly available, secure, and distributed systems that process high-volume enterprise transactions, ensuring seamless integration between upstream purchasing experiences and downstream billing and fulfillment systems.
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.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical architecture for the enterprise sales systems landscape, ensuring alignment with broader corporate infrastructure and business objectives.
- Design scalable, resilient, and high-performing solutions capable of handling enterprise-level transaction volumes, complex multi-currency pricing, and global business processes.
- Architect complex CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) solutions and ensure the architecture seamlessly supports downstream billing, revenue recognition, and renewals processes (e.g. Quote-to-Cash).
- Design and optimize the integration of enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, including dynamic agreement generation and electronic signature workflows.
- Act as an enterprise architect, providing technical leadership and guiding architecture across an engineering organization.
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go.
- 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
- 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
- 3 years of experience developing or architecting enterprise sales systems, contract management, or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) billing platforms.
Preferred qualifications:
- 10 years of experience in software engineering/architecture, with at 5 years functioning as an Enterprise Architect for a SaaS enterprise.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
- Experience leading full-lifecycle implementations and support of enterprise SaaS systems.
- Experience with Salesforce and Configure Price Quote (CPQ) platforms.
- Understanding of REST/SOAP APIs, event-driven architecture, and enterprise integration partners.
About the job
Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.
The Area Tech Leads team mission is to establish and drive the architectural outlook for Google Cloud Business Platform (GCBP) to facilitate the scaling of the Google Cloud business. This requires implementing a highly scalable, platform/product-oriented approach to GCBP systems that provides the necessary commercial flexibility for the business teams.
As Staff Software Engineer, you will be a technical visionary responsible for designing and scaling the core transaction engine of our global commerce platform. You will own the end-to-end architecture from Opportunity to Order and transactional integrity. You will lead the design of highly available, secure, and distributed systems that process high-volume enterprise transactions, ensuring seamless integration between upstream purchasing experiences and downstream billing and fulfillment systems.
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.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical architecture for the enterprise sales systems landscape, ensuring alignment with broader corporate infrastructure and business objectives.
- Design scalable, resilient, and high-performing solutions capable of handling enterprise-level transaction volumes, complex multi-currency pricing, and global business processes.
- Architect complex CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) solutions and ensure the architecture seamlessly supports downstream billing, revenue recognition, and renewals processes (e.g. Quote-to-Cash).
- Design and optimize the integration of enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, including dynamic agreement generation and electronic signature workflows.
- Act as an enterprise architect, providing technical leadership and guiding architecture across an engineering organization.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in cloud platform engineer jobs.
- 3 or more years of hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Proficiency with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production environments
- Experience writing infrastructure as code using Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or ArgoCD
- Understanding of networking concepts including VPCs, load balancers, DNS, and security groups
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
Tips for Your Cloud Platform Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to cloud stacks
List the specific cloud providers and tools you've used, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Helm, in your resume's skills section and in context within each role description. Recruiters and automated filters screen for exact tool names, not general phrases like 'cloud experience.'
Highlight infrastructure-as-code contributions
Hiring managers for platform roles want to see that you've written and maintained IaC, not just used pipelines someone else built. Call out specific Terraform modules, Helm charts, or Ansible playbooks you authored and what they automated or replaced.
Target openings by platform specialty
Cloud platform engineer is a broad title. Filter your search by the cloud provider or orchestration layer you know best, Kubernetes-focused roles differ significantly from FinOps or networking-heavy platform jobs. Matching your specialty to the opening improves your interview hit rate.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists cloud platform engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for system design questions on platform scale
Platform engineer interviews almost always include a system design round focused on reliability, autoscaling, or multi-region failover. Practice designing systems that balance cost optimization with availability SLAs, since interviewers want to see how you think about trade-offs, not just architecture patterns.
Negotiate using scope, not just title
When discussing compensation, anchor on the breadth of infrastructure you'll own, number of clusters, cloud spend under management, or team size you support. Platform engineers who frame their impact in operational scope tend to negotiate stronger offers than those who focus on title alone.
Cloud Platform Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most cloud platform engineers?
The companies hiring the most cloud platform engineers right now include Google, Abco Maintenance, and ByteDance, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is concentrated at companies running large-scale internal platforms or managing cloud infrastructure for enterprise clients.
How many cloud platform engineer jobs are remote?
About 76% of cloud platform engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how much of the work is done through terminals, dashboards, and configuration files rather than on-site hardware. Sub-specializations in cloud automation, SRE, and DevOps platform engineering tend to have the highest share of remote-eligible roles.
How do you become a cloud platform engineer?
Start by building a foundation in Linux administration, networking fundamentals, and scripting in Python or Bash. Then gain hands-on experience with a major cloud provider by working through labs, personal projects, or an entry-level DevOps or systems role. Earning a cloud associate certification validates your baseline. From there, focus on Kubernetes, IaC tooling, and CI/CD pipelines, which are the core skill set most platform teams hire for at the mid-level and above.
Can you get a cloud platform engineer job with no experience?
Direct hires into cloud platform engineer roles with no professional experience are rare, but you can build a credible entry point. Set up a home lab using free-tier cloud accounts to deploy Kubernetes clusters, write Terraform configurations, and automate deployments. Document that work in a public repository. Many engineers land their first platform role by moving laterally from a systems administrator, software developer, or DevOps support position where they contributed to infrastructure work.
What does the cloud platform engineer interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four rounds. An initial recruiter screen is followed by a technical phone interview covering cloud fundamentals and your experience with specific tools. A system design round then asks you to architect a scalable or highly available platform solution, often with cost and reliability trade-offs built in. Final rounds typically include a coding or scripting exercise and a team interview focused on how you approach incidents, oncall, and cross-functional collaboration.
Where can I find and apply to cloud platform engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to cloud platform engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your cloud provider experience, seniority level, and preferred work arrangement, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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