Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Developer Advocate, Google Maps, Earth and AI

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Developer Relations Engineer to build and advocate for a global developer community. This role blends community management with hands-on engineering, including sample code and engagement across conferences, forums, and product feedback loops.

The successful candidate will collaborate with product teams to enhance developer experiences, communicate needs to PMs, and help shape APIs and tooling for Google technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5 years of work experience in a technical role.
• Ability to take ownership of solutions and exert influence without authority.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage product engagement and identify user needs.
• Attend or facilitate conferences and events to gain and share insights on user experience and technologies.
• Lead developer programs and act as an authority in the domain.
• Contribute input and feedback on products or programs, and represent the interests of partners to internal stakeholders.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

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: New York, NY, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• 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.

Preferred qualifications

• 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.

The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives.

The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.

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

Responsibilities

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• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage product engagement and identify user needs.
• Attend or facilitate conferences and events to gain and share insights on user experience and technologies.
• Lead developer programs and act as an authority in the domain.
• Contribute input and feedback on products or programs, and represent the interests of partners to internal stakeholders.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.