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Staff Developer Relations Engineer, Open Source Programs

Staff Developer Relations Engineer, Open Source Programs

1 Month ago • 7 Years +

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This Staff Developer Relations Engineer role at Google focuses on open source programs. Responsibilities include leading analysis and compliance programs for Google's open source work, partnering with legal, product, and engineering teams, supporting teams across the company with open source expertise, identifying and solving areas of risk in internal open source operations, and representing Google in open source community discussions. The role requires experience in reading, writing, and creating legal agreements and documentation in Open Source licensing, experience as an active participant in technical/developer communities, and experience working with contract law. The position involves both internal collaboration and external community engagement, advocating for developer interests and improving Google products based on developer feedback.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent
7+ years tech experience
Open Source licensing expertise
Experience in developer communities
Contract law experience
Lead open source compliance
Partner with internal teams
Represent Google in open source communities

Good to have:

Open source project contribution
Developer Relations experience
Technical strategy setting experience

Perks:

Bonus
Equity
Benefits

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
7 years of work experience in a technical role (e.g., software engineering, solutions consultant, etc.) or equivalent technical experience.
Experience with reading, writing, and creating legal agreements and legal documentation in Open Source licensing.
Experience as an active participant in technical/developer communities, open source projects, or similar developer groups.
Experience working with contract law.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience contributing to an open source project.
Experience in Developer Relations and related work.
Proven track record of setting technical strategy for large teams and large projects.

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 US base salary range for this full-time position is $168,000-$252,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

Lead analysis and compliance programs for Google’s open source work.
Partner with legal, product, and engineering teams, oversee Google’s policies for open source releasing and contribution, evolving for engineering excellence and business goals.
Support teams across the company with expertise in how open source operates, and help them navigate to a successful outcome including negotiating and setting up a new industry open source initiative.
Identify areas of risk both in internal open source operations and the wider regulatory landscape. Develop, advocate, and implement solutions.
Represent Google in open source community discussions and working groups representation for a day or working upstream for months on a critical initiative.

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$168.0K - $252.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$210.0K/yr avg.

Worldwide

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