Android Developer Relations Engineer, Laptops and Tablets

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 3 years of work experience in a technical role (e.g., software engineering, solutions consultant, etc.) or equivalent technical experience.

• Experience with Android application development.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience as a technical practitioner in a developer community.

• Experience with Modern Android Development and Jetpack Compose.

• Experience in developer relations, technical consulting, professional services or program management.

• Experience with Android Adaptive apps (e.g., Mobile/Foldables/Tablets/Laptops) including input support (e.g., KB/Mouse/Stylus).

• Experience working with external partners, such as app developers, SDK developers or OEMs.

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.

ChromeOS delivers quality computing at scale to provide universal and unfettered access to information, entertainment, and tools. Our mission is to empower anyone to create and access information freely through fast, secure, simple, and intelligent computing.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for developers internally and build narratives around new releases and features by working with Product Management, Engineering, Business Development, and Developer Marketing cross-functional teams.

• Develop outreach materials (e.g., code samples, blog posts, docs, videos, presentations, and internal communications).

• Meet developers inside and outside Google to gain insights on current issues, trends, and opportunities. Expand feedback through events, developer interviews, communities, videos, research, and market intelligence.

• Participate in technical and design discussions with teams across Aluminium, Android and Play to advocate for developer needs.

• Build and foster an external community ecosystem of developers, influencers, and experts that amplify our messages and extend our reach.

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