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title: 'Senior Cloud Engineer, Infrastructure at Zencore'
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# Senior Cloud Engineer, Infrastructure at Zencore

- **Company:** Zencore
- **Location:** Latin America
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2024-08-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/zencore/2f59f6de-ac72-46aa-81e4-9c4d2fceded9

## Job description

Zencore is a fast-growing company founded by former Google Cloud leaders, architects, and engineers. We are seeking candidates with significant experience in Google Cloud to join our team. Our engagements aim to eliminate obstacles, reduce risk, and accelerate timelines for customers transitioning to Google and seeking assistance with data and application modernization. We embed within customer teams to provide strategic guidance, facilitate technology decisions, and execute projects in a collaborative, co-development style.

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will work closely with fast-paced, innovative companies where cloud is a key driver of transformation. This is a highly hands-on role — you will actively design, build, migrate, and troubleshoot infrastructure and applications in Google Cloud environments. You’ll be expected to operate across a wide range of topics, including infrastructure, networking, application architecture, and modernization — not just CI/CD or tooling. Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure in Google Cloud Migrate applications from on-premise environments or other cloud providers (AWS, Azure) to GCP Work on application modernization using containers, Kubernetes, and serverless technologies Troubleshoot complex systems across infrastructure, networking, databases, and applications Collaborate directly with customer teams to guide architecture and technical decisions Build automation and infrastructure as code using modern tooling Act as a trusted technical advisor, bringing clarity to ambiguous problems

Who we need...

- 3+ years of experience working with a major public cloud platform (GCP preferred)
- Experience migrating applications from data centers or other cloud providers (AWS, Azure) to Google Cloud
- Strong hands-on experience building and deploying cloud infrastructure
- Solid understanding of core infrastructure components, including:
- Networking (VPCs, routing, firewalls, load balancing)
- Compute and storage systems
- Databases (SQL/NoSQL)
- Application architecture and system interactions
- Experience working with traditional data center environments (VMware, physical servers, storage, networking)
- Experience with infrastructure as code and automation
- Ability to write scripts in at least one language (Python, Bash, or similar)
- Experience with Kubernetes and containerization is a plus
- Comfortable working directly with clients and communicating technical concepts

Why work here...

- We are professionals you can Trust. Our people have the extensive experience to get the job done
- We share unbiased opinions and are comfortable with the hard truths. You are the subject matter experts for our customers.
- We are the Missing Link. You will connect our customers to Google and move quickly when others can’t
- We remove uncertainty and risk by clearly outlining the process of cloud migration for our customers
- We accelerate timelines and do not dwell on a challenge. You’ll move faster and expose “unknown unknowns” for our customers
- We show empathy. Our customers believe in us because we can relate to their complexities.

How to succeed...

- First rule at Zencore - Be Kind
- Own the process - own your customer’s success by proactive practices
- Work hard to reach the destination, but make sure to enjoy the journey
- Champion a consistent collaborative culture
- Be receptive to Feedback
- Challenge the Status Quo

We are a fully remote company and offer competitive compensation and benefits.

Zencore is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Zencore is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

## About Zencore

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zencore is a cloud consulting and engineering firm led by former Google Cloud architects and engineers, specializing in guiding enterprises through Google Cloud migration, modernization, and AI/ML transformations.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped; no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2021 (some sources mention 2020; LinkedIn lists 2021)
- **Founders**: John Forstrom (CEO & Co-Founder), Guilhem Tesseyre (CTO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: IT Services and IT Consulting (cloud consulting)
- **Target customers**: B2B enterprises migrating to or modernizing on Google Cloud, including fast-growing startups and large organizations.
- **Mission/purpose**: “To help companies fully realize the promise of cloud through guidance rooted in experience” – enabling frictionless cloud adoption that unlocks innovation and growth.

## Products & Services
- **Cloud Migration & Modernization**: End-to-end guidance for moving workloads to Google Cloud, including data and application modernization, with an opinionated, unbiased approach.
- **Managed Cloud Services**: Ongoing support and optimization of Google Cloud environments, leveraging deep insider knowledge of Google’s ecosystem.
- **Data & Analytics Engineering**: Building scalable data pipelines, databases, and analytics solutions on GCP.
- **AI/ML & Generative AI**: Consulting and implementation of AI workflows, LLMs, LangChain, and Streamlit applications.
- **Cloud Security & Infrastructure**: Architecture reviews, security best practices, and infrastructure automation for Google Cloud.
- **Embedded Engineering Teams**: Co-development model where Zencore engineers work side-by-side with customer teams to accelerate delivery.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Headcount ~48 employees (as of Sept 2026), monthly growth +1.5%, yearly LinkedIn follower growth +29.6%
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Google Cloud Premier Partner
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Consistently hiring across multiple roles (Software Engineer, Principal Architect AI/ML, Sales Directors, etc.)
  - Expanding into new regions (Nordics/Benelux, UK, LATAM)
  - Growing LinkedIn presence (+29.6% year-over-year)
  - High employer rating: 4.1/5.0 (10 reviews), with strong work-life balance (4.4) and culture (4.0)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Ex-Google DNA**: Founded by former Google Cloud leaders and engineers, giving them insider knowledge of Google’s platform, roadmap, and best practices.
- **Singular Focus**: Concentrates entirely on Google Cloud, unlike fragmented multi-cloud partners, allowing deeper expertise and faster outcomes.
- **Opinionated, Unbiased Guidance**: Recommends open-source or alternative solutions when they fit better, not tied to vendor agendas.
- **Fully Remote & Distributed**: Operates as a remote-first company since day one, with teammates across North America and Europe, enabling access to top global talent.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deepen Google Cloud Specialization**: Continue to lead in migration, modernization, and AI/ML on GCP.
- **Expand AI/ML Capabilities**: Actively hiring Principal Architects for AI/ML and investing in Generative AI workflows.
- **Scale Sales & Geographic Reach**: Opening regional sales director roles in Nordics/Benelux and UK to grow European presence.
- **Maintain High Engineering Standards**: Emphasis on “execution clarity, engineering rigor and service maturity” to deliver secure, right-first-time migrations.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “First rule at Zencore – Be Kind.” Collaborative, feedback-driven environment that champions empathy and ownership.
- **Remote & Flexible**: Fully distributed since Employee #1, with teammates across North America and Europe. Work from home, co-working spaces, or “workcations” allowed.
- **Compensation & Benefits**:
  - Competitive salaries
  - Medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost for employees
  - Unlimited vacation (paid)
  - 401k with pre-tax contributions
  - Continuing professional development support
- **Engineering Culture**: Work with cutting-edge cloud technologies (Kubernetes, AI/LLMs, data systems) and collaborate directly with customers as a trusted advisor.
- **Growth Opportunities**: Rapidly growing company with opportunities to take ownership, shape solutions, and advance your career in cloud engineering.

## Sources
1. [zencore.dev/about](https://zencore.dev/about/)
2. [zencore.dev/careers](https://zencore.dev/careers/)
3. [linkedin.com/company/zencoregroup](https://linkedin.com/company/zencoregroup)
4. [jobs.lever.co/zencore](https://jobs.lever.co/zencore)
5. [jobs.lever.co/zencore/abf5abec-66fb-4356-85b0-ae07b59fe695](https://jobs.lever.co/zencore/abf5abec-66fb-4356-85b0-ae07b59fe695)

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