Developer Relations Engineer, Android and Play, Games

3 Months ago • 3-3 Years • Mobile Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Developer Relations Engineer, you'll be responsible for building and nurturing relationships with game developers, Android OEMs, and game engine companies in the EMEA region. You'll provide technical support, conduct workshops, and resolve complex technical problems to optimize the gaming experience on flagship Android devices. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to identify user needs, manage product engagement, and lead strategic developer programs. You'll be an authority in your domain, representing the voice of developers internally to product managers and serving as their Google support in application development and technology implementation.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • 3 years of work experience in a technical role
  • Excellent game development skills using C/C++/C#
  • Experience with Android tooling such as Renderdoc, Perfetto, Frame Pacing API, SurfaceFlinger, GFXReconstruct and Android GPU Inspector
  • 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 strategic developer programs and act as an authority in the domain
Good to have:
  • 3 years of experience as a technical practitioner in a developer community
  • Experience with game performance analysis and optimization
  • Experience in technical leadership, technical consulting or working with partners/customers/developers community
  • Experience in low-level graphics/GPU coding with DirectX12, Vulkan or Metal

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3 years of work experience in a technical role (e.g., software engineering, solutions consultant, etc.) or equivalent technical experience.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 3 years of experience as a technical practitioner in a developer community.
  • Experience with game performance analysis and optimization.
  • Experience in technical leadership, technical consulting or working with partners/customers/developers community.
  • Experience in low-level graphics/GPU coding with DirectX12, Vulkan or Metal.
  • Experience with Android tooling such as Renderdoc, Perfetto, Frame Pacing API, SurfaceFlinger, GFXReconstruct and Android GPU Inspector.
  • Excellent game development skills using C/C++/C#.

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 Programs 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 improve our products by conveying feedback from developers, reviewing API designs and testing new features. 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.

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 Platforms and Ecosystems product area encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications). The products provide enterprises, and ultimately end users, the ability to utilize and manage their services at scale. We build innovative and compelling software products—from apps to TVs, from laptops to phones—that have an impact on people’s lives across the world.

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 strategic developer programs and act as an authority in the domain.
  • Work with game developers, Android Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and game engines in EMEA to support exciting new product integrations on flagship Android devices.
  • Drive regular engineering focused workshops and meetings with developers to optimize the gaming experience and resolve complex technical problems at a scale for users.

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