Backend Tech Lead: Scalable, Low-Latency Commerce Systems

Google is seeking a Backend Tech Lead for Unified Commerce Platform (UCP) to scale core serving infrastructure and define standard schemas for agent-to-merchant interactions. You’ll tackle end-to-end commerce journeys across Google surfaces featured in the 2026 I/O Keynote, handling backend scaling challenges and reliability across international markets.

The role focuses on designing scalable systems, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-throughput services for billions of interactions