Developer Relations Engineer (Android)

Vonage; Washington; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Discretionary Time Off

Private Medical Insurance

Multisport Gym Membership

Educational Assistance Reimbursement

Lunch and Learn Sessions

Paid Volunteer Days

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Job summary

A cloud communications leader is seeking a Developer Advocate (Android) to enhance API adoption on mobile platforms. In this pivotal role, you'll create documentation, host educational events, and collaborate across teams to ensure effective API implementation. The ideal candidate has strong Android development skills, experience in API design, and excellent communication abilities. This position offers benefits like unlimited time off and professional development support, inviting diverse applicants passionate about innovation.

Qualifications

• Strong software development experience in Android technologies.
• Proficiency in programming languages for server-side development.
• Experience with API design and implementation.
• Strong technical writing skills for documentation.

Responsibilities

• Create technical documentation and code samples for APIs.
• Host webinars and hackathons to educate developers.
• Gather and analyze developer feedback for improvements.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams.

Skills

Android development (Kotlin/Java)

API design and implementation

Technical writing

Problem-solving skills

Remote communication

Job description

Join Vonage and help us innovate cloud communications for businesses worldwide!

Vonage Communications APIs:

As an emerging leader in the $10B+ communications API market, we empower global brands to connect better with their customers, employees, and partners through transformative communications experiences. For example, Vonage API solutions empower organizations to build their custom omnichannel communications structure. This allows them to reach and engage customers on their preferred schedule and channel — including voice, video, and messaging. Think of a rideshare service instantly connecting with customers, hospital staff conducting remote monitoring, customers verifying their identity before completing a purchase, AI virtual agents servicing customers around the clock, and much more.

Why this role matters:

We're looking for a Developer Advocate (Android) to join the Vonage Developer Relations team and drive the successful adoption of our APIs on mobile platforms.

In this strategic role, you'll lead developer experience initiatives for our mobile platform, helping to create tools and resources that ensure users can quickly and painlessly build with our Video, Voice, and Network APIs. Your work will be crucial in helping developers leverage our video and voice APIs, and other APIs effectively, combining technical expertise with strategic insight to drive platform adoption and usage.

You will be the bridge between our engineering teams, product management, and the developer community, ensuring our mobile products and SDKs are accessible and effectively implemented. You'll focus on creating reference implementations (e.g., Android sample applications), developer resources that showcase the power and scalability of our platform, and migration tools while facilitating smooth transitions from legacy systems.

Your key responsibilities:

• Technical Content: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, code samples (Kotlin/Java), and tutorials that demonstrate best practices for API implementation on Vonage's APIs on Android.
• Community Education: Host webinars, workshops, and hackathons to educate developers on building and scaling mobile-driven solutions.
• Documentation Tools: Develop and maintain tools that help keep API documentation current, including automated testing of code samples and integration examples.
• Product Feedback: Gather and analyze developer feedback to identify opportunities for tooling improvements and new automation solutions.
• Cross-team Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Support teams to ensure tooling aligns with platform capabilities and developer needs.

What you'll bring

Required:

• Strong software development experience with expertise in Android (Kotlin/Java) technologies.
• Proficiency in programming languages relevant to server-side development.
• Experience with API design and implementation.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a remote environment.

Experience we consider a plus:

• Previous Developer Experience, Developer Relations or Developer Advocacy experience.
• Understanding of WebRTC and real-time communication protocols.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages commonly used for tooling and server-side development.
• Familiarity with cloud communication platforms (CPaaS), Network APIs, and Vonage APIs.
• Background in creating developer documentation and technical content.

How you’ll benefit:

• Unlimited Discretionary Time Off.
• Private Medical Insurance with the option to add dependents at your own cost.
• Multisport Gym Membership.
• Educational Assistance Reimbursement Program.
• Polish Language Classes for non-native speakers.
• Lunch and Learn Sessions.
• Opportunity to be reimbursed for conferences, trainings, and other events consistent with the area of work aimed at personal development.
• Three Paid Volunteer Days a Year.
• Reimbursement for the costs of prescription glasses.
• Maternity and Paternity Leave.

There’s no perfect candidate. You don't need all the preferred qualifications to make a valuable impact on our team. Our employees and customers come from diverse backgrounds, so if you're passionate about what you could achieve at Vonage, we'd love to hear from you.

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Who we are:

Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their digital transformation through our fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs. Ready to innovate? Then join us today.

Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental need or geographic location.