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Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Google Cloud

Tokyo, Japan (On-site)

Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Google Cloud

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Full Stack Development

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Job Description

As a Cloud Developer Programs Engineer (DPE), you'll be at the forefront of a technology movement shaping our world. You'll work with developers and customers to ensure that Google Cloud and related open source projects are amazing. As a 'customer zero,' you'll be the first developer to use upcoming services, providing feedback on API design, platform consistency, and functionality. You'll write sample code, collaborate on documentation, release open source code, participate in developer forums, and help troubleshoot developer problems. As a Cloud Developer Relations Engineer, you'll join a team of Practitioners who empathize deeply with external technical communities, and advocate on their behalf to the Google Cloud Product and Engineering teams, ensuring that our products are built to meet the community's needs and that they provide the best possible user and developer experiences. You'll work to raise awareness of Cloud technologies and methodologies within our technical communities through enablement and inspiration, and you'll drive strategy around Google Developer Relations efforts for specific communities and products. You'll define product strategies and craft narratives around new products and technologies, both meeting technical practitioners where they are going and get to where they need to be.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
5 years of experience in a technical role
Experience speaking at technology conferences
Experience blogging/writing technical articles
Fluent in Japanese and English

Good to have:

Experience in Machine Learning, AI, and GenAI
Ability to take ownership and influence without authority
Ability to work globally and collaboratively
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience working in a technical role (e.g., software engineering, solutions consultant, etc.) or equivalent technical experience.
Experience speaking at technology conferences, blogging/writing technical articles with an existing follower base, or contributing to a popular open source project.
Ability to communicate in Japanese and English fluently to support the local and global developer community.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in the areas of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and GenAI, including ability to guide developers on the use of these technologies.
Ability to take ownership of solutions and exert influence without authority.
Ability to work globally and collaboratively in a team environment, be diplomatic, and influence technical practitioners, stakeholders, and globally distributed teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the desire to share technical knowledge and information with others.

About the job

As a Cloud Developer Programs Engineer (DPE), you stand at the intersection of a technology movement shaping our world - between the people who build it and the customers who use it. Developer Programs Engineers (DPEs) are the engineering wing of Developer Relations. We ensure that Google Cloud and related open source projects like Kubernetes, Beam and TensorFlow are amazing for developers. As "customer zero" we're the first developers to use upcoming services and ensure they meet customer's needs. We provide feedback on API design, platform consistency and functionality. We write sample code and work with our technical writing teams to produce developer documentation, quickstarts and tutorials. We release open source code, participate in developer forums and help troubleshoot developer problems.

As a Cloud Developer Relations Engineer, you’ll join a team of Practitioners that empathize deeply with external technical communities, and advocate on their behalf to the Google Cloud Product and Engineering teams, ensuring that our products are built to meet the community's needs and that they provide the best possible user and developer experiences. You’ll work to raise awareness of Cloud technologies and methodologies within our technical communities through enablement and inspiration, and you’ll drive strategy around Google Developer Relations efforts for specific communities and products. You’ll define product strategies and craft narratives around new products and technologies, both meeting technical practitioners where they are going and get to where they need to be.

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.
Contribute input and feedback on products or programs, and represent the interests of partners to internal stakeholders.

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