Senior Ads Solutions Engineer, gTech Agency and Partner Engineering

Senior Ads Solutions Engineer, gTech Agency and Partner Engineering Overview

This role is part of Google’s gTech Agency and Partner Engineering organization and focuses on technical solutions for major advertising clients and product partners. The position is centered on helping external customers and partners solve complex problems, scale their use of Google’s advertising products, and improve business outcomes through engineering-led support, automation, and solution design.

You will serve as a technical advisor and problem solver for large advertising partners, working across engineering, sales, and product management to bring new ideas into production. The work spans the full lifecycle of a solution, from early concept development and testing through analysis, implementation support, and ongoing operational execution. A key part of the role is finding the right balance between business needs, partner expectations, and technical constraints, then turning that into practical and innovative solutions that can be deployed at scale.

The team behind this role, Ads Solutions Engineering, is described as a center for innovation and engineering excellence within Google’s Global Business Organization. Its mission is to help more customers, partners, and agencies grow by building scalable technical solutions, automating workflows, and adapting media and technology offerings for broader reach. The work is global in scope and involves collaboration with regional stakeholders, product teams, and specialists to improve how Google Technical Services Ads goes to market across different customer segments.

What you will do

• Take ownership of the technical relationship with major advertising clients and/or product partners, acting as a trusted technical consultant.
• Work closely with engineering, sales, and product management teams to develop and deliver solutions that use emerging technologies for external partners.
• Lead efforts from initial idea through design, testing, analysis, support, and technical execution of advertising solutions and partnerships.
• Manage the technical and operational aspects of Google’s online advertising platforms and partner programs.
• Translate business and partner needs into workable technical approaches while accounting for engineering limitations and scale requirements.
• Create tools and automation that improve products, workflows, and operational efficiency.
• Help shape product strategy, determine priorities, and guide how projects and resources are allocated.
• Develop repeatable solution patterns and best practices that can be used by agencies and partners around the world.
• Design and scale customized, cross-product solutions that can be rolled out globally.
• Gather requirements from partners, provide guidance on best practices, and recommend creative uses of ad products and technologies to support agency, partner, and gTech goals.

What you need

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least six years of experience working with client-side web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or HTTP.
• At least six years of coding experience in one or more programming languages, including options such as Java, C/C++, or Python.
• Experience troubleshooting technical issues for internal or external partners or customers.
• Preferred: an MBA or a master’s degree in a related technical discipline.
• Preferred: experience with ad tech products, ad servers, DSPs, DMPs, and web analytics, along with knowledge of how to build engineering solutions that can operate at scale.
• Preferred: experience in the advertising industry, including first-party data onboarding and activation, measurement, data modeling, video advertising, and search advertising.
• Preferred: strong project management, leadership, and people management skills.
• Preferred: strong analytical ability and experience creating data-backed recommendations or proposals.
• Preferred: excellent written and verbal communication skills in a business environment.
• Google states that English proficiency is required for all roles unless the posting explicitly says otherwise.

Additional information

The role is based in London, UK. The posting does not describe a remote or hybrid arrangement, so no flexible working pattern is specified in the text provided.

Google emphasizes its equal opportunity and affirmative action commitments and says it aims to build a workforce that reflects the users it serves. It also notes that applicants who need an accommodation can use Google’s accommodations form. The posting further states that Google does not accept agency resumes and will not pay fees for unsolicited resumes sent by recruitment agencies.

The page also includes standard legal and policy information about applicant privacy, equal opportunity, and equity grants. It explains that any equity awarded is discretionary, subject to Alphabet’s approval and stock plan terms, and does not affect statutory payments or create an entitlement based on past grants.

To apply, candidates should use the application process available through Google Careers for this opening.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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