Applied Solutions Architect, Google Cloud

About the role

As an Applied Solutions Architect within the Google Cloud Go-To-Market (GTM) team, you act as the deep technical bridge between customers' business challenges and Google's engineering capabilities. You lead technical discovery sessions, architect scalable systems, and write code to build real-world applications and Proof-of-Value (PoV) products that integrate into customers' existing enterprise systems. You will advocate for AI and cloud-native solutions, ensuring designs function flawlessly in actual enterprise environments. Locations include Bengaluru, Gurugram, and Mumbai, India.

What you’ll do

• Lead deep-dive technical discovery sessions to understand customer requirements and their current technology landscape
• Design comprehensive system architectures and run iterative workshops with stakeholders to lock in project scope, always architecting with the final end-state in mind
• Move seamlessly from high-level architecture to low-level implementation, actively coding, building, and deploying cloud systems
• Architect and engineer enterprise-grade AI solutions such as agentic workflows, Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and applied foundation models
• Engineer functional PoV products that integrate into the customer's as-is systems to demonstrate true business value
• Ensure all builds adhere strictly to engineering best practices, security standards, and scalability guidelines to ensure a smooth transition to production

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
• 4 years of experience with cloud native architecture in a customer-facing or support role
• Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms
• Experience building full-stack solutions that interface with enterprise systems
• Experience engaging with, or presenting to, technical stakeholders or executive leaders

Nice to have

• 4 years of experience in software development, systems architecture, or a highly technical customer-facing role with proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages (e.g., Python, Jav
• Experience managing the technical pre-sales cycle, from initial scoping and architecture design to the successful delivery of integrated PoVs
• Deep experience with cloud-native application development
• Demonstrated experience designing and building AI applications

Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience