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Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Principal Architect

Full-Time
$153k - $222k+ 42.86% Bonus Target + Equity
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Raleigh, NC, USA+1 moreMore locations: Durham, NC, USA
HybridPosition reports to a Google office; hybrid schedule may be allowed per Google policy. Travel to customer sites as required.
Solution EngineeringPre-Sales Solution Engineering
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Strategy, Business Consulting, or a related field and 10 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a Customer Architect-related occupation; alternatively, a master's degree in those fields and 8 years of experience in the job offered or in a Customer Architect-related occupation.
  • Eight years of experience in architecture and design of highly distributed global cloud-based systems.
  • Eight years of experience in cloud computing across applications, infrastructure, storage, platforms, or data.
  • Eight years of experience identifying solutions that link customer objectives to quantified value.
  • Eight years of experience presenting technical information to stakeholders and executive leaders.
  • Eight years of experience managing data and information regarding big data trends.
Responsibilities
  • Build trusted advisory relationships with C-level executives and key stakeholders to identify priorities and design comprehensive strategies across the Google ecosystem.
  • Recommend integration strategies and enterprise architectures to implement solutions successfully while providing best practices that optimize Google Cloud effectiveness.
  • Lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with product management to manage holistic enterprise architecture relationships and govern cloud strategies.
  • Partner with Value Engineering to articulate the total value of technical solutions and drive business growth through pipeline development and revenue generation.
  • Empower partners to drive successful pilots and migrations while removing technical barriers to secure client wins and expand opportunities.
  • Provide domain expertise around public cloud technology by promoting solutions at industry conferences and traveling to customer sites as required.

About the company

Google runs the world's most used search engine and free services such as YouTube, Android, and Gmail, and it builds the Gemini AI models that work inside them. In 2017, its researchers invented the transformer, the neural network design behind ChatGPT and most other AI chatbots. People use these services without paying, and Google earns most of its money from ads placed beside search results and YouTube videos. Businesses rent computing power and Gemini models through Google Cloud, and Google also sells subscriptions and Pixel phones. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 as Stanford PhD students; it is based in Mountain View, California, United States, and is the main business of parent company Alphabet.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • Gemini caught on: its app's monthly users rose from 400 million in May 2025 to 1 billion by August 2026.
  • Cloud work is booked years ahead: Google Cloud had $514 billion of signed contracts still to deliver in June 2026.
  • Stock awards gained value: Alphabet shares rose 44% in the 12 months to October 2026, versus 2% for Microsoft.

What critics are saying

  • Cloud is still third: Google held 15% market share in the June 2026 quarter, behind Amazon's 28% and Microsoft's 20%.
  • AI spending outruns cash: Alphabet spent $44.9 billion on equipment in the June 2026 quarter, more than operations generated.
  • AI leadership is turning over: in August 2026, Demis Hassabis handed off running Google DeepMind, and veteran Jeff Dean left.

What makes Google unique

  • Consumer apps earn most profit: Google Services made $39.5 billion operating profit in the June 2026 quarter, 4.5 times Cloud.
  • Rivals rent its homemade AI chips: Claude maker Anthropic agreed in October 2025 to use up to 1 million TPUs.
  • Android dominates mobile browsing: it had 69% of global mobile web use in September 2026, versus 31% for iPhones.

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Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Remote Work Options
  • Performance Bonus
  • Company Equity

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