Developer Relations Engineer, Android

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in a technical role (e.g., software engineering, solutions consultant, etc.) or equivalent technical experience.
• 3 years of experience working with developer communities.
• 3 years of experience with modern Android development and jetpack compose.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience as a technical practitioner in a developer community.
• Experience working with external partners, such as app developers, SDK developers or OEMs.
• Experience writing technical blogs, articles, videos, or interacting with developer communities.
• Experience with Google’s developer platforms (Google Play, Cloud Platform, Chrome Web Store, etc.).
• Experience with automotive systems, automotive engineering, or automotive industry.
• Ability to communicate and influence externally, including public speaking and presentations.

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. Not afraid to be hands-on, you 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.

Android DevRel's team mission is to drive Android ecosystem success by making it easier and more valuable for developers to build high quality, responsive apps across devices.

Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000-$189,000 + 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.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Work with developers and internal stakeholders at Google to identify opportunities and land changes in tooling, libraries, and guidance that will boost productivity when building, debugging, testing, and releasing Android apps.
• Identify opportunities for app developers to embrace emerging AI integrations to drive engagement in their apps and boost Google's developer experience strategy within the product area.
• Capture compelling case studies of how development teams were able to maximize developer productivity to inspire other teams to follow similar best practices.
• Take regular, engineering-focused meetings with partners to help them design new systems, fix bugs, improve UX and solve complex code problems at a scale of millions of users.
• Understand the use of compose and other jetpack libraries and what bottlenecks are slowing down developers work, elevating these issues to appropriate stakeholders and drive resolution.