I joined Google in 2018 as a Senior Developer Advocate. Over the past 4 years I founded developer relations for a new product area, was promoted to Staff Developer Relations Engineer, and built a team from scratch. I’ve been a poster boy of Googleyness, referring and recruiting friends, speaking at colleges about my journey to Google, acting as an internal mentor, and participating as a...
People vector created by pch.vector Few people grow up thinking about a career in developer relations. Even those that study computer science are rarely exposed to this world. They are typically thinking about a career as a traditional software engineer or perhaps a product manager. If you’ve found yourself reading this article, I’m willing to bet that you are already working in a technical field...
I’ve told parts of this story in presentations in the past, but this is the detailed version of the key moments throughout my education and career that have led to where I am today. So, how exactly did a kid growing up in small town rural Canada find himself at one of the most influential technology companies in the world? Growing up in Canada’s Chocolate Town I grew up in a small town in Canada...
