Developer Relations Engineer, Android
Description For Developer Relations Engineer, Android
Google is seeking a Developer Relations Engineer for their Android team, focusing on developer productivity and community engagement. This role combines technical expertise in Android development with developer advocacy and strategic influence.
The position is integral to Google's Android ecosystem, which powers over 3 billion devices worldwide. As a Developer Relations Engineer, you'll bridge the gap between Google's Android platform and the developer community, working to improve developer productivity and experience with Android development tools and libraries.
Your responsibilities will span technical implementation, community engagement, and strategic planning. You'll work closely with developers to understand their needs, collaborate with product teams to shape the Android development ecosystem, and create comprehensive resources to help developers build better Android applications more efficiently.
The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in Android development, particularly with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, combined with excellent communication skills and a passion for developer advocacy. You'll need at least 3 years of Android development experience and 1 year of Kotlin expertise, though preferences extend to those with broader experience in open source contributions and performance optimization.
This role offers the opportunity to directly impact how millions of developers build Android applications, working at the intersection of technical development and developer advocacy. You'll be part of Google's mission to make computing accessible to everyone worldwide, contributing to a platform that powers billions of devices and enables economic opportunities globally.
Responsibilities For Developer Relations Engineer, Android
- Work with developers and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities and implement changes in tooling, libraries, and guidance
- Understand community usage of Compose and Jetpack libraries to identify and resolve bottlenecks
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to provide API/library feedback and influence product roadmap
- Create scalable developer resources including blog posts, sample code, codelabs, and 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
- 4 years of experience in building Android apps (preferred)
- Experience rolling out new technology 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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