Developer Relations Engineer, Android

Developer Relations Engineer, Android Join to apply for the Developer Relations Engineer, Android role at Google. Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Preferred working location: Mountain View, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Jose, CA, USA. 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. 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. Seniority Level Not Applicable Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Information Technology and Engineering Industries Information Services and Technology; Information and Internet Equal Employment Opportunity Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form. #J-18808-Ljbffr