Technical Solutions Engineer, Compute, High Touch Support, Google Cloud at Google
Seattle, WA
$150,000–$218,000from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level technical support role focused on Google Cloud Platform's compute offerings, handling complex customer issues through debugging, networking, system administration, and scripting. The engineer owns escalated cases, collaborates with product and engineering teams to resolve root causes, and contributes to improving documentation and tooling. Suits candidates with deep Linux/Unix or Windows administration experience and a strong networking background.
Senior level · 9+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 4 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 380 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer systems analysts). range 280–590
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $136,630 (middle half $104,447–$169,017). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is posted as 'Mid' level by Google's internal leveling framing, but the minimum qualifications demand 9 years of experience in both troubleshooting/customer advocacy and networking/web technologies — requirements that firmly support a Senior classification.
Two work locations are offered (Seattle, WA and Austin, TX); Seattle is listed first and Washington state compensation law is cited, so Seattle/CBSA 42660 is used as the primary metro. Austin candidates would fall under a different CBSA.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in STEM 'or equivalent practical experience,' so no hard degree gate is set.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily technical support/troubleshooting (15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts) with a meaningful coding/scripting component that could push it toward 15-1252 Software Developers, but the core day-to-day work is diagnosing and resolving customer issues on GCP.
Compensation is $150,000–$218,000/year plus a 15% bonus target and equity; the bonus and equity are not captured in the comp range fields.
The role requires shift/non-standard hours including potential weekend work, as noted in the posting header.
Programming/scripting languages are listed as a single requirement with many named alternatives; Python is used as the primary name with all others in alternatives.
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