Senior Staff Tech Lead, Google Retail Ads

• Own the technical and strategic roadmap for retail signals, goals and optimization. As we enter the age of AI transformation on search, we have a need to improve the user understanding, advertiser intent and LTV value definition to power automated value delivery for retailers.
• Lead the solution space, that is distributed across multiple teams, technically and strategically, while working with PM.
• Work with PMs and Executives, identify the right areas of improvements, making sure all the areas come together (e.g., how we consolidate different tools for value adjustments and use consistently across predictions and optimization).
• Work with senior cross-product area partners to leverage their expertise and infrastructure.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures and algorithms.
• 8 years of experience testing, maintaining or launching software products, and 5 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience in Ads or Search products.

Preferred qualifications:

• Track record of leading multi-disciplinary projects from conception to execution, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders across Engineering, Product, and Sales.
• Familiarity with how AI-driven signals and ML models translate into retail-specific business value and user-facing improvements.
• Understanding of performance optimization within a constrained environment, including the ability to balance trade-offs between automated value delivery and system limitations.
• Ability to synthesize complex datasets and various performance metrics into actionable strategic insights and clear technical roadmaps.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and "connect the dots" across various product areas to build a long-term goal for retail advertising.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures and algorithms.
• 8 years of experience testing, maintaining or launching software products, and 5 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience in Ads or Search products.