Google is looking to solve the problem of making it easier and more valuable for developers to build high-quality, responsive apps across devices, specifically on the Android platform, which powers over 3 billion devices worldwide.
Requirements
- 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.
- 3 years of experience as a technical practitioner in a developer community (preferred).
- Experience working with external partners, such as app developers, SDK developers or OEMs (preferred).
- Experience with Google’s developer platforms (Google Play, Cloud Platform, Chrome Web Store, etc.) (preferred).
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.
Other
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Ability to communicate and influence externally, including public speaking and presentations (preferred).
- 3 years of experience working with developer communities.
- Travel may be required to conferences and other events (not explicitly stated but implied).
- Must be willing to work in one of the specified locations: Mountain View, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Jose, CA, USA
