Developer Advocate

This position is based in Mountain View, CA.

The area: Engineering

Simply put, Google engineers make computers do amazing things. Populated by extraordinarily creative, motivated and talented people, our Engineering team gets excited by developing new applications that really make a difference and are used by millions of people. We're driven by Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. If you seek to tackle such challenges as building a highly scalable computing infrastructure, novel storage systems, innovative user experiences or the next big application that will change the world, then this might be a perfect fit for you.

The role: Developer Advocate

We're self-proclaimed nerds, and our Developer Relations organization helps keep us connected to the communities that love technology as much as we do. Developer Advocates are focused on supporting the 3rd party developers who are building applications and businesses on Google's platforms. You are passionate evangelists for Google technologies as well as vocal champions for developer interests within Google. This is a position for engineers who love connecting with developers and speaking publicly about cutting-edge technologies on conference panels, at user groups, on blogs and with the press. 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.

You foster a community of developers working with Google technologies and help drive strategy around our Developer Relations. You also communicate internally with Product Managers as an advocate for developers.

Responsibilities:

• Create momentum and drive the success of Google’s developer products and the open web through your interactions with third party developers building applications and businesses on them.
• Advocate the adoption of Google developer products to strategic partners and the broader developer community.
• Participate in technical and design discussions with technical executives at strategic partners to speed adoption and ensure best practices during implementation.
• Evangelize our developer products in person and online by presenting at conferences, blogging, writing technical tutorials, and other similar activities.
• Advocate for developers internally, and influence Google developer product strategy by working with Product Management, Engineering, PR, Marketing, Business Development, and other cross-functional teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree (In lieu of degree, 4 years relevant work experience).
• 4 years of relevant work experience, including experience working directly with large partners.
• Solid programming abilities in one or more of the following languages: Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, .NET, JavaScript.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science or similar field.
• 6 years relevant work experience, including experience blogging and writing technical articles, ideally with an existing follower base, as well as experience working directly with press and bloggers.
• Strong command of web application or mobile application development landscapes.
• Considerable success as a software developer, architect, technology evangelist, CTO, or consultant working with web or mobile technologies.
• Strong command of web application or mobile application development landscapes.