Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Google Labs

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of work experience in a technical role (e.g., software engineering, solutions consultant, etc.) or equivalent technical experience.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience building with AI developer tools.
• Experience with educational content creation such as technical videos, written blog posts, or social media posts.
• Experience contributing to open source.
• Ability to take ownership of solutions and exert influence without authority.
  
• Ability to navigate and grow in early stage or ambiguous environments.

About the job

Passionate people are everywhere at Google. In Developer Relations, we get excited to collaborate and connect with the communities that love technology as much as we do. Part community manager and part developer advocate, Developer Relations Engineers collaborate with developers at conferences and online, and advocate for developers interests internally at Google. Write sample code and client libraries as well as participate in developer forums and support queues to troubleshoot and debug coding problems developers encounter. Internally, you work with product engineering teams to improve our products by conveying feedback from developers, reviewing API designs and testing new features. Chrome, Android, App Engine, HTML5 as well as our core Google Apps and Ads APIs are just some of the platforms you promote and support.

With your technical expertise, you drive strategy around fostering a community of developers who work with Google technologies. An ardent advocate for these developers, you represent their voice internally to our Product Managers and serve as their Google support in application development and technology implementation.

In this role, you will help shape how developers discover, understand and succeed with Jules. You’ll be the connective tissue between our product and its community, building in public, shipping content that teaches, and ensure every interaction with Jules reflects our values. You’ll engage with developers, define best practices, and create a feedback loop that turns insights from the field into action. You’ll own the full stack for developer facing touchpoints.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $156,000-$229,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Responsibilities

• Create sample projects, devlogs, walkthroughs, and videos that show what Jules can do, and how.
• Connect directly with developers. Host meetups and workshops on multiple social media platforms. Track the pulse of the community.
  
• Shape the onboarding and document experience. Work with product managers and design to evolve the way developers learn and build with Jules. 
  
• Own the public narrative, help define Jules tone of voice and presence in technical channels.
  
• Gather feedback and pain points, synthesize patterns, and advocate for improvements.