Google: API Support Engineer, Technical Operations - Mountain View, United States, CA, Mountain View

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Posted: February  1, 2007

Job title:
Google: API Support Engineer, Technical Operations - Mountain View

Company name: Google Inc.

Location: United States, CA, Mountain View

Terms of employment: Salaried employee

Hours: Full time

Description:
API Support Engineer, Technical Operations - Mountain View

Multiple positions available in Mountain View, CA.

Google has an immediate need for driven team players to join our rapidly
growing Developer Support team and work with third-party developers using
our various APIs and other developer products such as the Google Web
Toolkit.

You will be responsible for contributing to our growing developer
community; interaction with, and support of, third-party developers; and
working closely with Google’s product engineering teams. The ideal
candidate loves troubleshooting challenging coding issues, participating in
developer communities, and has strong web application development.

Responsibilities:

    * Assist third-party developers to troubleshoot their integration with
Google APIs and implementation of other Google developer products.
    * Manage and participate in developer discussion forums and support
queues to debug and resolve technical/coding problems.
    * Contribute to Open Source projects using our APIs.
    * Write sample code and client libraries that help people get started
using our developer products.
    * Build internal systems and tools to help our team operate more
efficiently, while also empowering and enabling the developer community.
    * Write technical articles on Google’s developer site, as well as
third-party developer sites.
    * Be a champion for the needs of the developer community. 

Required skills:
Requirements:

    * BA/BS in Computer Science or similar, technical degree.
    * Self-directed, motivated and driven performer.
    * Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively.
    * Demonstrated experience solving problems quickly, inventively and
resourcefully.
    * Naturally inquisitive with self-sufficient research skills; excellent
attention to detail.
    * Familiarity with Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac.
    * Solid knowledge of XML, preferably experience using server-to-server
web services (SOAP or REST).
    * Solid programming abilities in one or more of the following
languages: Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, .NET, JavaScript and Perl.
    * Experience as a committer in an Open Source project is a plus.
    * Entry-level positions in the team typically require 1-2 years
engineering/programming experience. More senior positions are also
available.
    * Some APIs also require strong AJAX web application development
experience and knowledge of browser compatibility issues. 

Contact information at:
http://jobs.perl.org/job/5293#contact