Technical Product Lead, Partner & API Ecosystem

Google; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target 15%

Benefits

Job summary

Google is hiring for a Product Technology Manager within Shopping Partner Engineering to architect and drive integration for global retailers and platforms. You will enable partners to connect to Google’s commerce surfaces via UCP, Merchant API, and Google Business Profile API, leading 0-to-1 pilots and scalable onboarding.

You will collaborate with Product Managers, Core Engineering, and global partner teams, balancing technical leadership with user experience, data insights, and partner

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, or related field.
• 3 years in computer engineering, software development, or building technical tools.
• 3 years in a consulting, partner engineering, or client-facing technical role.
• 3 years in operations management (process improvement, reviews, workflow optimization).
• Experience with web technologies (HTTP/REST, JSON) and programming in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or Java.
• Experience working with e-commerce platforms, APIs, webhooks, or merchant integration ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical lead for early-stage retailer pilots in EMEA, providing architectural guidance and integration support.
• Develop code samples, technical tools, and integration recipes for partner testing and validation.
• Provide high-touch technical SME support, troubleshooting, and issue resolution for strategic partners within SLAs.
• Collaborate with Core Engineering and Product teams to test capabilities and harden onboarding rails across 35k+ ecosystem integrations.
• Synthesize feedback to advocate for product/feature improvements backed by data.

Skills

REST/HTTP

JSON

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

Go

Java

APIs

E-commerce

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)

Merchant API

Google Business Profile API

Webhooks

Job description

Google is hiring for a Product Technology Manager within Shopping Partner Engineering to architect and drive integration for global retailers and platforms. You will enable partners to connect to Google’s commerce surfaces via UCP, Merchant API, and Google Business Profile API, leading 0-to-1 pilots and scalable onboarding.

You will collaborate with Product Managers, Core Engineering, and global partner teams, balancing technical leadership with user experience, data insights, and partner