Developer Relations Engineer, Android
Description For Developer Relations Engineer, Android
Google is seeking a Developer Relations Engineer for Android to bridge the gap between developers and Google's Android platform. This role combines technical expertise in Android development with developer advocacy and education. You'll be working on Android, Google's open-source mobile operating system that powers over 3 billion devices worldwide.
The ideal candidate will have strong Android development experience, particularly with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. You'll be responsible for helping developers maximize their productivity with Android development tools and libraries, creating educational content, and providing strategic feedback to product teams based on developer community needs.
This position offers unique opportunities to influence Android's developer experience, contribute to open source projects, and help shape the future of mobile development. You'll work directly with both the developer community and internal Google teams, making you a crucial link in improving Android development practices globally.
The role combines technical development, community engagement, and strategic thinking. You'll create technical content, analyze developer pain points, propose solutions, and help evolve Android's development ecosystem. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about developer experience, technical communication, and mobile development.
Working at Google provides access to cutting-edge technology, collaboration with world-class engineers, and the chance to impact billions of users. You'll be part of a company committed to innovation, open source, and making computing accessible to everyone worldwide.
Responsibilities For Developer Relations Engineer, Android
- Work with developers and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities and land changes in tooling, libraries, and guidance
- Understand how the community is using Compose and other Jetpack libraries and identify bottlenecks
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to provide feedback on APIs/libraries
- Create scalable developer resources including blog posts, sample code, codelabs, and opinionated guidance
Requirements For Developer Relations Engineer, Android
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 3 years of experience in Android app development
- 1 year of experience in Kotlin programming language
- Experience rolling out a new technology at their company to improve developer productivity (preferred)
- Experience contributing to an open source project (preferred)
- Experience debugging performance issues in Jetpack Compose (preferred)
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