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.
- Experience with software development and developer tools.
- Experience in coding with one or more general purpose languages (e.g., Java, C, Python, Go, etc.).
- Experience in the open-source business, including navigating business goals, managing risks, and understanding the open-source ethos.
- Experience collaborating with engineering teams, including the ability to influence decisions and solve problems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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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 Programs Engineers collaborate with developers at conferences and online, and advocate for developers interests internally at Google. 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 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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $122,000-$178,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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
- Partner with product and engineering leads to take ownership of the open source aspects of wider strategies.
- Scope ambiguous problems and propose solutions, incorporating stakeholder feedback and iterating independently.
- Manage a large project and set of outcomes, independently identifying self-driven contributions and actions.
- Apply subject matter expertise to business priorities and challenges, bringing solutions to problems identified.
- Retain relationships with the external open source community through meaningful contributions to bring user and partner feedback to product, engineering, and leadership teams on Google's open source work, and propose new opportunities.