Technical Solutions Engineer, Google Home

Technical Solutions Engineer, Google Home Location: Mountain View, CA, USA

Experience Level: Mid

Overview The Health and Home Partner Engineering team is dedicated to streamlining the integration of third-party products into the Google ecosystem as well as Google SDKs to third-party devices. We collaborate closely with key partners, guiding them on effective implementation strategies, API usage, code best practices, and platform-specific optimization for seamless integration into the Google ecosystem. We provide specialized engineering support to ensure the optimal functioning of third-party products within Google's Health and Home platforms, advocating for developers and their needs.

The Google Home team focuses on hardware, software, and services offerings for the home, ranging from thermostats to smart displays. Our mission is the helpful home: to create a home that cares for the people inside it and the world around it.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in a professional setting with software development languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, C/C++).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience launching IoT and smart home platforms.
• Experience working with suppliers, clients, or partners on debugging and troubleshooting technical issues.
• Experience working with SoC partners to bring up devices and assure platform quality.
• Experience developing developer tools (e.g., automation, testing, debugging).
• Experience with AI/LLM, including integrating these technologies into development workflows or customer solutions.
• Ability to travel up to 20% (International and Domestic) in order to provide face-to-face support and troubleshooting at partner locations.

Responsibilities

• Understand partner use cases and offer insights and recommendations on solution design, development, tooling, and integration.
• Build samples, codelabs, and documentation to support partner integrations with Google Home devices or platforms.
• Partner closely with the Software Engineering team to communicate technical feedback from partners, resolve bugs and/or integration problems, and resolve escalations of technical issues from Technical Account Managers.
• Speak at developer events and partner summits.

Compensation Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US Salary Range: $130,000 - $187,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.

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Locations: Mountain View, CA, USA

Experience: Mid - Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.