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Customer Engineer jobs on OPT sit at the intersection of technical depth and client-facing work, making them a strong fit for F-1 students in computer science, engineering, or information systems. Most roles qualify as STEM OPT extensions, giving you up to 36 months of authorized work without needing an immediate H-1B visa.
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When leading companies choose Google Cloud, it's a huge win for spreading the power of cloud computing globally. Once educational institutions, government agencies, and other businesses sign on to use Google Cloud products, you come in to facilitate making their work more productive, mobile, and collaborative. You listen and deliver what is most helpful for the customer. You assist fellow sales Googlers by problem-solving key technical issues for our customers. You liaise with the product marketing management and engineering teams to stay on top of industry trends and devise enhancements to Google Cloud products. As a Practice Customer Engineer (CE) with a specialty in Application Modernization, 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 a writing code to develop prototypes, proofs-of-concept, and demos to sell new, highly specialized solutions to customers. You will solve application-centered customer challenges and provide a critical feedback loop to influence customers and product development. 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: $123000 - $177000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Drive the technical win for complex workloads within application modernization to ensure rapid and successful adoption, primarily supporting the sales cycle from technical evaluation through customer ramp.
Combine sales strategies, 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.
* Provide critical feedback from customer engagements to product and engineering teams to improve architectures and solutions.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience with cloud native architecture in a customer-facing or support role.
Experience with architectural design patterns, platform engineering (e.g. Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, devops, artifact management or code repositories), virtualization deployments, container runtimes, or networking.
Experience with end-to-end SDLC including application security, performance or monitoring/telemetry.
Experience working with demos, prototypes, or workshops with customers.
Experience engaging with, and presenting to, technical stakeholders and executive leaders.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with agentic architectures, AI-assisted software delivery and developer tooling.
Experience with observability and SRE principles.
* Experience with developing scalable architectures using API management, microservice frameworks, and PaaS.
COMPENSATION
* Salary Range: $123000 - $177000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
BENEFITS
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: San Francisco, CA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Addison, TX, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.
Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
ABOUT THE JOB
When leading companies choose Google Cloud, it's a huge win for spreading the power of cloud computing globally. Once educational institutions, government agencies, and other businesses sign on to use Google Cloud products, you come in to facilitate making their work more productive, mobile, and collaborative. You listen and deliver what is most helpful for the customer. You assist fellow sales Googlers by problem-solving key technical issues for our customers. You liaise with the product marketing management and engineering teams to stay on top of industry trends and devise enhancements to Google Cloud products. As a Practice Customer Engineer (CE) with a specialty in Application Modernization, 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 a writing code to develop prototypes, proofs-of-concept, and demos to sell new, highly specialized solutions to customers. You will solve application-centered customer challenges and provide a critical feedback loop to influence customers and product development. 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: $123000 - $177000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Drive the technical win for complex workloads within application modernization to ensure rapid and successful adoption, primarily supporting the sales cycle from technical evaluation through customer ramp.
Combine sales strategies, 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.
* Provide critical feedback from customer engagements to product and engineering teams to improve architectures and solutions.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience with cloud native architecture in a customer-facing or support role.
Experience with architectural design patterns, platform engineering (e.g. Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, devops, artifact management or code repositories), virtualization deployments, container runtimes, or networking.
Experience with end-to-end SDLC including application security, performance or monitoring/telemetry.
Experience working with demos, prototypes, or workshops with customers.
Experience engaging with, and presenting to, technical stakeholders and executive leaders.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with agentic architectures, AI-assisted software delivery and developer tooling.
Experience with observability and SRE principles.
* Experience with developing scalable architectures using API management, microservice frameworks, and PaaS.
COMPENSATION
* Salary Range: $123000 - $177000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
BENEFITS
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: San Francisco, CA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Addison, TX, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.
Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Customer Engineer
Confirm your role qualifies as STEM OPT
Customer Engineer positions typically fall under CIP codes in computer science or engineering. Verify your employer's SOC code matches a STEM-designated field before accepting an offer, since this determines your 24-month STEM extension eligibility.
Target companies with established CE teams
Larger technology companies like Google, Salesforce, and ServiceNow run structured Customer Engineer programs with dedicated HR and immigration teams. These employers are far more likely to have existing OPT sponsorship processes in place than early-stage startups.
Lead with your technical credentials, not your visa status
Hiring managers evaluate Customer Engineers on cloud certifications, product knowledge, and communication skills first. Establish your technical fit clearly before raising work authorization, so the conversation starts from a position of genuine employer interest.
Get your I-983 training plan documented early
STEM OPT requires a signed I-983 training plan aligned to your degree. For Customer Engineer roles, map client implementation work, solution architecture tasks, and product training directly to your academic coursework to satisfy your DSO's requirements.
Pursue relevant cloud or vendor certifications
AWS, Google Cloud, and Salesforce certifications signal technical credibility and make OPT sponsorship feel lower-risk to employers. Certifications also shorten ramp time, which is a practical concern for employers hesitant about the authorization timeline.
Ask about H-1B sponsorship timelines during the offer stage
OPT is temporary, so understanding an employer's H-1B visa track record matters before you accept. Ask whether the company has sponsored Customer Engineers before and whether they work with outside immigration counsel to manage the process.
Customer Engineer OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Customer Engineer jobs qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Most Customer Engineer roles qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension if your degree is in a STEM-designated field such as computer science, electrical engineering, or information systems, and the employer's SOC code aligns with that field. The employer must also be enrolled in E-Verify. Confirm both conditions with your DSO and the hiring company before accepting an offer.
How do I find Customer Engineer jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT and international students, filtering jobs by sponsorship willingness so you're not wasting applications on roles that won't work for your authorization. Browsing Customer Engineer listings on Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have actively indicated openness to OPT or visa sponsorship, which saves significant time during a timeline-sensitive job search.
Can I work as a Customer Engineer on CPT before graduating?
Yes, if your program allows curricular practical training and the Customer Engineer role is directly related to your field of study. CPT must be authorized by your DSO before you start work, and full-time CPT for 12 or more months eliminates your standard OPT eligibility. Part-time CPT during the semester is the safer approach if you intend to use OPT after graduation.
What happens to my OPT authorization if I'm laid off from a Customer Engineer role?
You have a cumulative 90-day unemployment allowance on standard OPT, which extends to 150 days if you're on a STEM OPT extension. The clock runs from your last day of employment, not from the date you report it to your DSO. You should notify your DSO promptly, update your SEVP portal record, and prioritize your job search since unused days do not carry over.
Do Customer Engineer roles at large tech companies typically sponsor H-1B visas after OPT?
Many established technology companies that hire Customer Engineers do sponsor H-1B petitions for high-performing employees, though sponsorship is never guaranteed and depends on the individual employer's policies and the annual H-1B lottery. During the interview process, it's reasonable to ask whether the company has sponsored H-1B visas for Customer Engineers previously and whether they have an in-house or outside immigration team that manages filings.