Senior Developer Relations Engineer, AI Data Cloud

Google Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and disb

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days per year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Developer Relations Engineer in the AI Data Cloud space. The role combines community advocacy with hands-on coding to help developers build on Google Cloud.

You will drive conversations with developers, write sample code and libraries, and work with product teams to shape APIs and features. Travel and location flexibility are possible across multiple US sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical field.
• 5 years of work experience in a technical role (e.g., software engineering).
• 2 years of experience with software and data engineering concepts.
• 1 year experience with AI and Agentic frameworks (e.g., MCP).

Responsibilities

• Write sample code and client libraries to support developer engagement.
• Collaborate with product engineering to improve Google Cloud data and analytics products.
• Gather and relay feedback from developers to influence API designs and features.

Skills

5 years of technical experience

2 years data engineering concepts

1 year AI frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cloud data platforms

Job description

Senior Developer Relations Engineer, AI Data Cloud

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X Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of work experience in a technical role (e.g., software engineering, solutions consultant, etc.) or equivalent technical experience.
• 2 years of experience working with software and data engineering concepts and frameworks.
• 1 year experience working with current AI and Agentic frameworks (e.g., MCP, etc.).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with on-premise or cloud technologies data.
• Experience working directly with customers, partners, or third-party developers, and advocating or mentoring for new and existing technologies and programming languages.
• Ability to take ownership of solutions and exert influence without authority.

About the job

Passionate people are everywhere at Google. In Developer Relations, we get excited to collaborate and connect with the communities that love technology as much as we do. Part community manager and part developer advocate, Developer Relations Engineers collaborate with developers at conferences and online, and advocate for developers interests internally at Google. Not afraid to be hands-on, you write sample code and client libraries as well as participate in developer forums and support queues to troubleshoot and debug coding problems developers encounter. Internally, you work with product engineering teams to improve our products by conveying feedback from developers, reviewing API designs and testing new features.

With your technical expertise, you drive strategy around fostering a community of developers who work with Google technologies. An ardent advocate for these developers, you represent their voice internally to our Product Managers and serve as their Google support in application development and technology implementation.

Our team creates the magic that enables builder and developer awareness and adoption of the Data and Analytics platform in Google Cloud. Our core mission is to enable successful adoption and implementation of data in our users' infrastructure and applications. Everything from creating content like blogs and videos, to working with product and engineering on how to make our products better drives this goal. We represent our users' voices internally while teaching externally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

About the job

Passionate people are everywhere at Google. In Developer Relations, we get excited to collaborate and connect with the communities that love technology as much as we do. Part community manager and part developer advocate, Developer Relations Engineers collaborate with developers at conferences and online, and advocate for developers interests internally at Google. Not afraid to be hands-on, you write sample code and client libraries as well as participate in developer forums and support queues to troubleshoot and debug coding problems developers encounter. Internally, you work with product engineering teams to improve our products by conveying feedback from developers, reviewing API designs and testing new features.

With your technical expertise, you drive strategy around fostering a community of developers who work with Google technologies. An ardent advocate for these developers, you represent their voice internally to our Product Managers and serve as their Google support in application development and technology implementation.

Our team creates the magic that enables builder and developer awareness and adoption of the Data and Analytics platform in Google Cloud. Our core mission is to enable successful adoption and implementation of data in our users' infrastructure and applications. Everything from creating content like blogs and videos, to working with product and engineering on how to make our products better drives this goal. We represent our users' voices internally while teaching externally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Advocate for Google Cloud data and analytics products to foster developer adoption and success.
• Create informative technical assets, including demos, code samples, documentation, and blog posts, to boost awareness.
• Develop and lead technical workshops enabling practitioners to build and operationalize cloud analytics solutions.
• Engage third-party communities and engineering teams to drive developer momentum and gather key product feedback.
• Represent community needs internally to influence Google Cloud product strategy with cross-functional teams.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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