William Grose
Staff Software Engineer at Google
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWilliam Grose is a Staff Software Engineer in Los Angeles with 17 years building high-scale ad tech, CTV, and mobile products at Google and DoubleClick. He blends deep systems and C++ expertise with product-focused leadership, owning core ad serving stacks, hundreds of experiments, and SQL-driven analytics that scaled Video Action Campaigns into substantial revenue. William led privacy-forward initiatives as a core architect on the Privacy Sandbox Protected Audiences API and holds patents for innovative CTV ad formats, demonstrating technical creativity inside regulatory constraints. He has repeatedly guided teams through audits and compliance (MRC, DMA, CMA) while managing and mentoring engineers across multiple teams. Beyond backend systems he’s shipped client-facing SDKs and creative preview tools for Android/iOS, showing a rare full-stack fluency in ads from format to delivery. His background running an Innovation Lab and building tooling for ad designers hints at a persistent drive to prototype and operationalize novel ad experiences.
17 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
University of St AndrewsAmerican School in London
Github Skills (15)
guitar7
scribble7
playing7
music5
vast5
video-ads5
java4
android4
iab3
tiling1
gnome-shell1
shell1
interactive1
window-manager1
gnome1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
wgrose/emacs_config_prelude
Nov 2017 - Dec 2022
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
wgrose/emacs_config
Oct 2008 - Aug 2013
Contributions:42 commits, 1 push in 4 years 10 months
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