What does it take to become a Google Developer Expert? Learn about my own experience becoming a GDE with practical advice for working towards this goal. https://medium.com/@jeffdelaney/how-to-become-a-google-developer-expert-gde-a-practical-guide-83621d2c8087

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One of the most rewarding things to happen in my career was becoming a Google Developer Expert.
Today's video is a practical guide for a developer starting from scratch to get a nomination to this invite only career changing program.
But I wanna start by saying thank you to everybody here on YouTube for supporting this channel.
I just opened the silver Play Button yesterday, and like being a GDE, it's not something that I ever would have expected to happen to me.
I don't have any exceptional talents, and I didn't start with any connections to goal.
So this video is my way of saying thank you to you for helping me get to this point.
And hopefully some of the information I share in this video will help you get a nomination to the Sprint's program in the future.
For those that don't know, a Google Developer Expert or GDE is someone that's been nominated by a Google employee or a Google from partner, for doing awesome work, or just being influential in a technology area that Google cares about, like the web, Android, Firebase, etcetera.
From, and there are a lot of perks to being a GEE.
Google might pay for your travel for public speaking events, you get invited to exclusive conferences and summits, so the networking opportunities are unbelievable, and you might also have the opportunity to work with certain Google technologies before they become public, but the most important benefit is the badge.
And not because it's just a cool image you can put on your Twitter profile, but it's something that actually validates the hard work that you've put in.
Personally, I'm very passionate about the craft of software development.
Time.
I suffer from imposter syndrome, just like most of the other developers I know, and to be recognized by an industry I love, by people I respect, is by far the biggest perk of being a GDE in my opinion.
Now we'll look at the actual steps you can take to become a GDE yourself, and step 0 is starting from the right mindset.
That program is not for everybody, so if you don't start from the right from set, your chances of getting there are very slim.
In my case, I never actually set out to become a GDE, it was just offered to me out of the blue.
That's because at the time I was in the right mindset hand doing the things that GDE would do, I just didn't realize it.
I was so excited about the possibilities that Angular and Firebase offered for building apps.
From And after I started this YouTube channel, I quickly found out that I find joy in the craft of sharing information with the community.
Joy is the feeling that we have from doing what we are from Fashioned to do.
I'm not here trying to chase the YouTube algorithm for views to be internet famous, because it's far more rewarding to hear feedback from the community of people that use some of my work to to either further their career or start a business.
And every other GDE that I've met so far is passionate about the way that they make an impact on the community.
Whether that be with public speaking, open source projects, blog blog articles, videos, etcetera.
So assuming you can get into the right mindset, let's go ahead and move on to step 1, which is defining a mission for yourself.
From In my case, I just wanted to be the best consultant and content creator for developers working with Angular and Firebase.
When defining your mission, it absolutely needs to be something that you're passionate Devout, but you should also make it as specialized as possible.
For example, there are 250 web GDEs, but there are only 10 Google Pay GDEs, from, and there's only about 30 Firebase GDEs.
If you can focus your efforts on one of these more specialized areas, you might have a better chance of standing out versus something from web or Android.
Step 2 is to start building a portfolio around the impact that you're making on the community.
And I'm not just saying you need to have a huge social media following.
There's actually a lot of different ways that you can make an impact.
Things like public speaking audience size, blog traffic, video views, from podcast downloads, GitHub contributions, Stack Overflow rep, Twitch stream views, book purchases, and so on.
I'd recommend choosing 1 to 2 of these areas, and try to be the best in the world at it.
The 3rd step is to create quality content consistently.
I think the most efficient Chimp Path to becoming a GDE is through public speaking.
If you do talks on a regular basis at major conferences, then you'll definitely get noticed by the right people.
Time, but it's hard to get your CFP accepted if nobody knows who you are yet.
Start small with local meetups, and if your area doesn't have a meetup, then start 1.
From, but public speaking only reaches a very small slice of the total audience.
You can reach 100 of 1000, if not millions of developers by simply starting a blog or a YouTube channel or by writing open source code.
Time.
The 2 keys to success, again, are quality and consistency.
It will take months, if not multiple years, to build your portfolio, but once you have that Portfolio that shows that you are a leader or influencer in the developer community.
You just need to get it in front of the right people.
And the right person is someone that works for Google on developer relations.
By far, the most effective way to do that is to attend conferences and meet people in real life.
Even though so much what we do today is online.
Meeting people in real life is the best way to develop long term relationships.
And lastly, I'll just say that you should have a Twitter account, hunt, because most of the tech community prefers Twitter for professional networking.
You don't need to have a ton of followers, and I almost never tweet, but it can be a great tool to get noticed by influential people in the tech world.
Now, let's fast forward a little bit into the future and you've received your nomination for the Experts program.
At this point, you'll need to undergo an internal review, where they're you're going to look at your portfolio and make sure you have a reach that's acceptable for the program.
That's why having an organized portfolio with some hard data is useful.
If you manage to pass that a hurdle.
The next step is 2 high pressure interviews while your imposter syndrome is running at critical levels.
The first interview is with a GDE, and the second interview is with a Googler in your product specialty.
If you manage to make it through these grueling interviews, then congratulations.
I look forward to seeing you at the next GDE Summit.
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Speaker 0: One of the most rewarding things to happen in my career was becoming a Google Developer Expert. Today's video is a practical guide for a developer starting from scratch to get a nomination to this invite only career changing program. But I wanna start by saying thank you to everybody here on YouTube for supporting this channel. I just opened the silver Play Button yesterday, and like being a GDE, it's not something that I ever would have expected to happen to me. I don't have any exceptional talents, and I didn't start with any connections to goal.

So this video is my way of saying thank you to you for helping me get to this point. And hopefully some of the information I share in this video will help you get a nomination to the Sprint's program in the future. For those that don't know, a Google Developer Expert or GDE is someone that's been nominated by a Google employee or a Google from partner, for doing awesome work, or just being influential in a technology area that Google cares about, like the web, Android, Firebase, etcetera. From, and there are a lot of perks to being a GEE. Google might pay for your travel for public speaking events, you get invited to exclusive conferences and summits, so the networking opportunities are unbelievable, and you might also have the opportunity to work with certain Google technologies before they become public, but the most important benefit is the badge.

And not because it's just a cool image you can put on your Twitter profile, but it's something that actually validates the hard work that you've put in. Personally, I'm very passionate about the craft of software development. Time. I suffer from imposter syndrome, just like most of the other developers I know, and to be recognized by an industry I love, by people I respect, is by far the biggest perk of being a GDE in my opinion. Now we'll look at the actual steps you can take to become a GDE yourself, and step 0 is starting from the right mindset.

That program is not for everybody, so if you don't start from the right from set, your chances of getting there are very slim. In my case, I never actually set out to become a GDE, it was just offered to me out of the blue. That's because at the time I was in the right mindset hand doing the things that GDE would do, I just didn't realize it. I was so excited about the possibilities that Angular and Firebase offered for building apps. From And after I started this YouTube channel, I quickly found out that I find joy in the craft of sharing information with the community.

Joy is the feeling that we have from doing what we are from Fashioned to do. I'm not here trying to chase the YouTube algorithm for views to be internet famous, because it's far more rewarding to hear feedback from the community of people that use some of my work to to either further their career or start a business. And every other GDE that I've met so far is passionate about the way that they make an impact on the community. Whether that be with public speaking, open source projects, blog blog articles, videos, etcetera. So assuming you can get into the right mindset, let's go ahead and move on to step 1, which is defining a mission for yourself.

From In my case, I just wanted to be the best consultant and content creator for developers working with Angular and Firebase. When defining your mission, it absolutely needs to be something that you're passionate Devout, but you should also make it as specialized as possible. For example, there are 250 web GDEs, but there are only 10 Google Pay GDEs, from, and there's only about 30 Firebase GDEs. If you can focus your efforts on one of these more specialized areas, you might have a better chance of standing out versus something from web or Android. Step 2 is to start building a portfolio around the impact that you're making on the community.

And I'm not just saying you need to have a huge social media following. There's actually a lot of different ways that you can make an impact. Things like public speaking audience size, blog traffic, video views, from podcast downloads, GitHub contributions, Stack Overflow rep, Twitch stream views, book purchases, and so on. I'd recommend choosing 1 to 2 of these areas, and try to be the best in the world at it. The 3rd step is to create quality content consistently.

I think the most efficient Chimp Path to becoming a GDE is through public speaking. If you do talks on a regular basis at major conferences, then you'll definitely get noticed by the right people. Time, but it's hard to get your CFP accepted if nobody knows who you are yet. Start small with local meetups, and if your area doesn't have a meetup, then start 1. From, but public speaking only reaches a very small slice of the total audience.

You can reach 100 of 1000, if not millions of developers by simply starting a blog or a YouTube channel or by writing open source code. Time. The 2 keys to success, again, are quality and consistency. It will take months, if not multiple years, to build your portfolio, but once you have that Portfolio that shows that you are a leader or influencer in the developer community. You just need to get it in front of the right people.

And the right person is someone that works for Google on developer relations. By far, the most effective way to do that is to attend conferences and meet people in real life. Even though so much what we do today is online. Meeting people in real life is the best way to develop long term relationships. And lastly, I'll just say that you should have a Twitter account, hunt, because most of the tech community prefers Twitter for professional networking.

You don't need to have a ton of followers, and I almost never tweet, but it can be a great tool to get noticed by influential people in the tech world. Now, let's fast forward a little bit into the future and you've received your nomination for the Experts program. At this point, you'll need to undergo an internal review, where they're you're going to look at your portfolio and make sure you have a reach that's acceptable for the program. That's why having an organized portfolio with some hard data is useful. If you manage to pass that a hurdle.

The next step is 2 high pressure interviews while your imposter syndrome is running at critical levels. The first interview is with a GDE, and the second interview is with a Googler in your product specialty. If you manage to make it through these grueling interviews, then congratulations. I look forward to seeing you at the next GDE Summit. From
One of the most rewarding things to happen in my career was becoming a Google Developer Expert. Today's video is a practical guide for a developer starting from scratch to get a nomination to this invite only career changing program. But I wanna start by saying thank you to everybody here on YouTube for supporting this channel. I just opened the silver Play Button yesterday, and like being a GDE, it's not something that I ever would have expected to happen to me. I don't have any exceptional talents, and I didn't start with any connections to goal.
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software development
So this video is my way of saying thank you to you for helping me get to this point.
And hopefully some of the information I share in this video will help you get a nomination to the Sprint's program in the future. For those that don't know, a Google Developer Expert or GDE is someone that's been nominated by a Google employee or a Google from partner, for doing awesome work, or just being influential in a technology area that Google cares about, like the web, Android, Firebase, etcetera. From, and there are a lot of perks to being a GEE. Google might pay for your travel for public speaking events, you get invited to exclusive conferences and summits, so the networking opportunities are unbelievable, and you might also have the opportunity to work with certain Google technologies before they become public, but the most important benefit is the badge. And not because it's just a cool image you can put on your Twitter profile, but it's something that actually validates the hard work that you've put in. Personally, I'm very passionate about the craft of software development. Time. I suffer from imposter syndrome, just like most of the other developers I know, and to be recognized by an industry I love, by people I respect, is by far the biggest perk of being a GDE in my opinion.
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google
software
Now we'll look at the actual steps you can take to become a GDE yourself, and step 0 is starting from the right mindset. That program is not for everybody, so if you don't start from the right from set, your chances of getting there are very slim. In my case, I never actually set out to become a GDE, it was just offered to me out of the blue. That's because at the time I was in the right mindset hand doing the things that GDE would do, I just didn't realize it.
I was so excited about the possibilities that Angular and Firebase offered for building apps. From And after I started this YouTube channel, I quickly found out that I find joy in the craft of sharing information with the community. Joy is the feeling that we have from doing what we are from Fashioned to do. I'm not here trying to chase the YouTube algorithm for views to be internet famous, because it's far more rewarding to hear feedback from the community of people that use some of my work to to either further their career or start a business. And every other GDE that I've met so far is passionate about the way that they make an impact on the community. Whether that be with public speaking, open source projects, blog blog articles, videos, etcetera. So assuming you can get into the right mindset, let's go ahead and move on to step 1, which is defining a mission for yourself.
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blogging
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From In my case, I just wanted to be the best consultant and content creator for developers working with Angular and Firebase. When defining your mission, it absolutely needs to be something that you're passionate Devout, but you should also make it as specialized as possible.
For example, there are 250 web GDEs, but there are only 10 Google Pay GDEs, from, and there's only about 30 Firebase GDEs. If you can focus your efforts on one of these more specialized areas, you might have a better chance of standing out versus something from web or Android. Step 2 is to start building a portfolio around the impact that you're making on the community. And I'm not just saying you need to have a huge social media following. There's actually a lot of different ways that you can make an impact. Things like public speaking audience size, blog traffic, video views, from podcast downloads, GitHub contributions, Stack Overflow rep, Twitch stream views, book purchases, and so on.
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blogging
google
media
twitter
I'd recommend choosing 1 to 2 of these areas, and try to be the best in the world at it. The 3rd step is to create quality content consistently. I think the most efficient Chimp Path to becoming a GDE is through public speaking. If you do talks on a regular basis at major conferences, then you'll definitely get noticed by the right people. Time, but it's hard to get your CFP accepted if nobody knows who you are yet. Start small with local meetups, and if your area doesn't have a meetup, then start 1.
From, but public speaking only reaches a very small slice of the total audience. You can reach 100 of 1000, if not millions of developers by simply starting a blog or a YouTube channel or by writing open source code. Time. The 2 keys to success, again, are quality and consistency. It will take months, if not multiple years, to build your portfolio, but once you have that Portfolio that shows that you are a leader or influencer in the developer community. You just need to get it in front of the right people. And the right person is someone that works for Google on developer relations. By far, the most effective way to do that is to attend conferences and meet people in real life. Even though so much what we do today is online. Meeting people in real life is the best way to develop long term relationships. And lastly, I'll just say that you should have a Twitter account, hunt, because most of the tech community prefers Twitter for professional networking. You don't need to have a ton of followers, and I almost never tweet, but it can be a great tool to get noticed by influential people in the tech world. Now, let's fast forward a little bit into the future and you've received your nomination for the Experts program. At this point, you'll need to undergo an internal review, where they're you're going to look at your portfolio and make sure you have a reach that's acceptable for the program.
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That's why having an organized portfolio with some hard data is useful. If you manage to pass that a hurdle. The next step is 2 high pressure interviews while your imposter syndrome is running at critical levels. The first interview is with a GDE, and the second interview is with a Googler in your product specialty. If you manage to make it through these grueling interviews, then congratulations. I look forward to seeing you at the next GDE Summit. From
One of the most rewarding things to happen in my career was becoming a Google Developer Expert. Today's video is a practical guide for a developer starting from scratch to get a nomination to this invite only career changing program. But I wanna start by saying thank you to everybody here on YouTube for supporting this channel. I just opened the silver Play Button yesterday, and like being a GDE, it's not something that I ever would have expected to happen to me. I don't have any exceptional talents, and I didn't start with any connections to goal. So this video is my way of saying thank you to you for helping me get to this point. And hopefully some of the information I share in this video will help you get a nomination to the Sprint's program in the future. For those that don't know, a Google Developer Expert or GDE is someone that's been nominated by a Google employee or a Google from partner, for doing awesome work, or just being influential in a technology area that Google cares about, like the web, Android, Firebase, etcetera. From, and there are a lot of perks to being a GEE. Google might pay for your travel for public speaking events, you get invited to exclusive conferences and summits, so the networking opportunities are unbelievable, and you might also have the opportunity to work with certain Google technologies before they become public, but the most important benefit is the badge. And not because it's just a cool image you can put on your Twitter profile, but it's something that actually validates the hard work that you've put in. Personally, I'm very passionate about the craft of software development. Time. I suffer from imposter syndrome, just like most of the other developers I know, and to be recognized by an industry I love, by people I respect, is by far the biggest perk of being a GDE in my opinion. Now we'll look at the actual steps you can take to become a GDE yourself, and step 0 is starting from the right mindset. That program is not for everybody, so if you don't start from the right from set, your chances of getting there are very slim. In my case, I never actually set out to become a GDE, it was just offered to me out of the blue. That's because at the time I was in the right mindset hand doing the things that GDE would do, I just didn't realize it. I was so excited about the possibilities that Angular and Firebase offered for building apps. From And after I started this YouTube channel, I quickly found out that I find joy in the craft of sharing information with the community. Joy is the feeling that we have from doing what we are from Fashioned to do. I'm not here trying to chase the YouTube algorithm for views to be internet famous, because it's far more rewarding to hear feedback from the community of people that use some of my work to to either further their career or start a business. And every other GDE that I've met so far is passionate about the way that they make an impact on the community. Whether that be with public speaking, open source projects, blog blog articles, videos, etcetera. So assuming you can get into the right mindset, let's go ahead and move on to step 1, which is defining a mission for yourself. From In my case, I just wanted to be the best consultant and content creator for developers working with Angular and Firebase. When defining your mission, it absolutely needs to be something that you're passionate Devout, but you should also make it as specialized as possible. For example, there are 250 web GDEs, but there are only 10 Google Pay GDEs, from, and there's only about 30 Firebase GDEs. If you can focus your efforts on one of these more specialized areas, you might have a better chance of standing out versus something from web or Android. Step 2 is to start building a portfolio around the impact that you're making on the community. And I'm not just saying you need to have a huge social media following. There's actually a lot of different ways that you can make an impact. Things like public speaking audience size, blog traffic, video views, from podcast downloads, GitHub contributions, Stack Overflow rep, Twitch stream views, book purchases, and so on. I'd recommend choosing 1 to 2 of these areas, and try to be the best in the world at it. The 3rd step is to create quality content consistently. I think the most efficient Chimp Path to becoming a GDE is through public speaking. If you do talks on a regular basis at major conferences, then you'll definitely get noticed by the right people. Time, but it's hard to get your CFP accepted if nobody knows who you are yet. Start small with local meetups, and if your area doesn't have a meetup, then start 1. From, but public speaking only reaches a very small slice of the total audience. You can reach 100 of 1000, if not millions of developers by simply starting a blog or a YouTube channel or by writing open source code. Time. The 2 keys to success, again, are quality and consistency. It will take months, if not multiple years, to build your portfolio, but once you have that Portfolio that shows that you are a leader or influencer in the developer community. You just need to get it in front of the right people. And the right person is someone that works for Google on developer relations. By far, the most effective way to do that is to attend conferences and meet people in real life. Even though so much what we do today is online. Meeting people in real life is the best way to develop long term relationships. And lastly, I'll just say that you should have a Twitter account, hunt, because most of the tech community prefers Twitter for professional networking. You don't need to have a ton of followers, and I almost never tweet, but it can be a great tool to get noticed by influential people in the tech world. Now, let's fast forward a little bit into the future and you've received your nomination for the Experts program. At this point, you'll need to undergo an internal review, where they're you're going to look at your portfolio and make sure you have a reach that's acceptable for the program. That's why having an organized portfolio with some hard data is useful. If you manage to pass that a hurdle. The next step is 2 high pressure interviews while your imposter syndrome is running at critical levels. The first interview is with a GDE, and the second interview is with a Googler in your product specialty. If you manage to make it through these grueling interviews, then congratulations. I look forward to seeing you at the next GDE Summit. From
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love,
love
by
by
people
people
I
i
respect,
respect
is
is
by
by
far
far
the
the
biggest
biggest
perk
perk
of
of
being
being
a
a
GDE
gde
in
in
my
my
opinion.
opinion
Now
now
we'll
we'll
look
look
at
at
the
the
actual
actual
steps
steps
you
you
can
can
take
take
to
to
become
become
a
a
GDE
gde
yourself,
yourself
and
and
step
step
0
0
is
is
starting
starting
from
from
the
the
right
right
mindset.
mindset
That
that
program
program
is
is
not
not
for
for
everybody,
everybody
so
so
if
if
you
you
don't
don't
start
start
from
from
the
the
right
right
from
from
set,
set
your
your
chances
chances
of
of
getting
getting
there
there
are
are
very
very
slim.
slim
In
in
my
my
case,
case
I
i
never
never
actually
actually
set
set
out
out
to
to
become
become
a
a
GDE,
gde
it
it
was
was
just
just
offered
offered
to
to
me
me
out
out
of
of
the
the
blue.
blue
That's
that's
because
because
at
at
the
the
time
time
I
i
was
was
in
in
the
the
right
right
mindset
mindset
hand
hand
doing
doing
the
the
things
things
that
that
GDE
gde
would
would
do,
do
I
i
just
just
didn't
didn't
realize
realize
it.
it
I
i
was
was
so
so
excited
excited
about
about
the
the
possibilities
possibilities
that
that
Angular
angular
and
and
Firebase
firebase
offered
offered
for
for
building
building
apps.
apps
From
from
And
and
after
after
I
i
started
started
this
this
YouTube
youtube
channel,
channel
I
i
quickly
quickly
found
found
out
out
that
that
I
i
find
find
joy
joy
in
in
the
the
craft
craft
of
of
sharing
sharing
information
information
with
with
the
the
community.
community
Joy
joy
is
is
the
the
feeling
feeling
that
that
we
we
have
have
from
from
doing
doing
what
what
we
we
are
are
from
from
Fashioned
fashioned
to
to
do.
do
I'm
i'm
not
not
here
here
trying
trying
to
to
chase
chase
the
the
YouTube
youtube
algorithm
algorithm
for
for
views
views
to
to
be
be
internet
internet
famous,
famous
because
because
it's
it's
far
far
more
more
rewarding
rewarding
to
to
hear
hear
feedback
feedback
from
from
the
the
community
community
of
of
people
people
that
that
use
use
some
some
of
of
my
my
work
work
to
to
to
to
either
either
further
further
their
their
career
career
or
or
start
start
a
a
business.
business
And
and
every
every
other
other
GDE
gde
that
that
I've
i've
met
met
so
so
far
far
is
is
passionate
passionate
about
about
the
the
way
way
that
that
they
they
make
make
an
an
impact
impact
on
on
the
the
community.
community
Whether
whether
that
that
be
be
with
with
public
public
speaking,
speaking
open
open
source
source
projects,
projects
blog
blog
blog
blog
articles,
articles
videos,
videos
etcetera.
etcetera
So
so
assuming
assuming
you
you
can
can
get
get
into
into
the
the
right
right
mindset,
mindset
let's
let's
go
go
ahead
ahead
and
and
move
move
on
on
to
to
step
step
1,
1
which
which
is
is
defining
defining
a
a
mission
mission
for
for
yourself.
yourself
From
from
In
in
my
my
case,
case
I
i
just
just
wanted
wanted
to
to
be
be
the
the
best
best
consultant
consultant
and
and
content
content
creator
creator
for
for
developers
developers
working
working
with
with
Angular
angular
and
and
Firebase.
firebase
When
when
defining
defining
your
your
mission,
mission
it
it
absolutely
absolutely
needs
needs
to
to
be
be
something
something
that
that
you're
you're
passionate
passionate
Devout,
devout
but
but
you
you
should
should
also
also
make
make
it
it
as
as
specialized
specialized
as
as
possible.
possible
For
for
example,
example
there
there
are
are
250
250
web
web
GDEs,
gdes
but
but
there
there
are
are
only
only
10
10
Google
google
Pay
pay
GDEs,
gdes
from,
from
and
and
there's
there's
only
only
about
about
30
30
Firebase
firebase
GDEs.
gdes
If
if
you
you
can
can
focus
focus
your
your
efforts
efforts
on
on
one
one
of
of
these
these
more
more
specialized
specialized
areas,
areas
you
you
might
might
have
have
a
a
better
better
chance
chance
of
of
standing
standing
out
out
versus
versus
something
something
from
from
web
web
or
or
Android.
android
Step
step
2
2
is
is
to
to
start
start
building
building
a
a
portfolio
portfolio
around
around
the
the
impact
impact
that
that
you're
you're
making
making
on
on
the
the
community.
community
And
and
I'm
i'm
not
not
just
just
saying
saying
you
you
need
need
to
to
have
have
a
a
huge
huge
social
social
media
media
following.
following
There's
there's
actually
actually
a
a
lot
lot
of
of
different
different
ways
ways
that
that
you
you
can
can
make
make
an
an
impact.
impact
Things
things
like
like
public
public
speaking
speaking
audience
audience
size,
size
blog
blog
traffic,
traffic
video
video
views,
views
from
from
podcast
podcast
downloads,
downloads
GitHub
github
contributions,
contributions
Stack
stack
Overflow
overflow
rep,
rep
Twitch
twitch
stream
stream
views,
views
book
book
purchases,
purchases
and
and
so
so
on.
on
I'd
i'd
recommend
recommend
choosing
choosing
1
1
to
to
2
2
of
of
these
these
areas,
areas
and
and
try
try
to
to
be
be
the
the
best
best
in
in
the
the
world
world
at
at
it.
it
The
the
3rd
3rd
step
step
is
is
to
to
create
create
quality
quality
content
content
consistently.
consistently
I
i
think
think
the
the
most
most
efficient
efficient
Chimp
chimp
Path
path
to
to
becoming
becoming
a
a
GDE
gde
is
is
through
through
public
public
speaking.
speaking
If
if
you
you
do
do
talks
talks
on
on
a
a
regular
regular
basis
basis
at
at
major
major
conferences,
conferences
then
then
you'll
you'll
definitely
definitely
get
get
noticed
noticed
by
by
the
the
right
right
people.
people
Time,
time
but
but
it's
it's
hard
hard
to
to
get
get
your
your
CFP
cfp
accepted
accepted
if
if
nobody
nobody
knows
knows
who
who
you
you
are
are
yet.
yet
Start
start
small
small
with
with
local
local
meetups,
meetups
and
and
if
if
your
your
area
area
doesn't
doesn't
have
have
a
a
meetup,
meetup
then
then
start
start
1.
1
From,
from
but
but
public
public
speaking
speaking
only
only
reaches
reaches
a
a
very
very
small
small
slice
slice
of
of
the
the
total
total
audience.
audience
You
you
can
can
reach
reach
100
100
of
of
1000,
1000
if
if
not
not
millions
millions
of
of
developers
developers
by
by
simply
simply
starting
starting
a
a
blog
blog
or
or
a
a
YouTube
youtube
channel
channel
or
or
by
by
writing
writing
open
open
source
source
code.
code
Time.
time
The
the
2
2
keys
keys
to
to
success,
success
again,
again
are
are
quality
quality
and
and
consistency.
consistency
It
it
will
will
take
take
months,
months
if
if
not
not
multiple
multiple
years,
years
to
to
build
build
your
your
portfolio,
portfolio
but
but
once
once
you
you
have
have
that
that
Portfolio
portfolio
that
that
shows
shows
that
that
you
you
are
are
a
a
leader
leader
or
or
influencer
influencer
in
in
the
the
developer
developer
community.
community
You
you
just
just
need
need
to
to
get
get
it
it
in
in
front
front
of
of
the
the
right
right
people.
people
And
and
the
the
right
right
person
person
is
is
someone
someone
that
that
works
works
for
for
Google
google
on
on
developer
developer
relations.
relations
By
by
far,
far
the
the
most
most
effective
effective
way
way
to
to
do
do
that
that
is
is
to
to
attend
attend
conferences
conferences
and
and
meet
meet
people
people
in
in
real
real
life.
life
Even
even
though
though
so
so
much
much
what
what
we
we
do
do
today
today
is
is
online.
online
Meeting
meeting
people
people
in
in
real
real
life
life
is
is
the
the
best
best
way
way
to
to
develop
develop
long
long
term
term
relationships.
relationships
And
and
lastly,
lastly
I'll
i'll
just
just
say
say
that
that
you
you
should
should
have
have
a
a
Twitter
twitter
account,
account
hunt,
hunt
because
because
most
most
of
of
the
the
tech
tech
community
community
prefers
prefers
Twitter
twitter
for
for
professional
professional
networking.
networking
You
you
don't
don't
need
need
to
to
have
have
a
a
ton
ton
of
of
followers,
followers
and
and
I
i
almost
almost
never
never
tweet,
tweet
but
but
it
it
can
can
be
be
a
a
great
great
tool
tool
to
to
get
get
noticed
noticed
by
by
influential
influential
people
people
in
in
the
the
tech
tech
world.
world
Now,
now
let's
let's
fast
fast
forward
forward
a
a
little
little
bit
bit
into
into
the
the
future
future
and
and
you've
you've
received
received
your
your
nomination
nomination
for
for
the
the
Experts
experts
program.
program
At
at
this
this
point,
point
you'll
you'll
need
need
to
to
undergo
undergo
an
an
internal
internal
review,
review
where
where
they're
they're
you're
you're
going
going
to
to
look
look
at
at
your
your
portfolio
portfolio
and
and
make
make
sure
sure
you
you
have
have
a
a
reach
reach
that's
that's
acceptable
acceptable
for
for
the
the
program.
program
That's
that's
why
why
having
having
an
an
organized
organized
portfolio
portfolio
with
with
some
some
hard
hard
data
data
is
is
useful.
useful
If
if
you
you
manage
manage
to
to
pass
pass
that
that
a
a
hurdle.
hurdle
The
the
next
next
step
step
is
is
2
2
high
high
pressure
pressure
interviews
interviews
while
while
your
your
imposter
imposter
syndrome
syndrome
is
is
running
running
at
at
critical
critical
levels.
levels
The
the
first
first
interview
interview
is
is
with
with
a
a
GDE,
gde
and
and
the
the
second
second
interview
interview
is
is
with
with
a
a
Googler
googler
in
in
your
your
product
product
specialty.
specialty
If
if
you
you
manage
manage
to
to
make
make
it
it
through
through
these
these
grueling
grueling
interviews,
interviews
then
then
congratulations.
congratulations
I
i
look
look
forward
forward
to
to
seeing
seeing
you
you
at
at
the
the
next
next
GDE
gde
Summit.
summit
From
from
success
The speaker discusses the benefits of becoming a Google merchant Business Developmenter (Deloitte) and the importance of defining a mission. They recommend starting with a passionate hiring process and building a portfolio for impact on the community. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of having a Twitter account and attending conferences for networking opportunities. The speaker also mentions the importance of having a Twitter account and past interview rounds for progressing into the next GDE Summit.
How to Become a Google Developer Expert (GDE)
One of the most rewarding things to happen in my career was becoming a Google Developer Expert. Today's video is a practical guide for a developer starting from scratch to get a nomination to this invite only career changing program. But I wanna start by saying thank you to everybody here on YouTube for supporting this channel. I just opened the silver Play Button yesterday, and like being a GDE, it's not something that I ever would have expected to happen to me. I don't have any exceptional talents, and I didn't start with any connections to goal. So this video is my way of saying thank you to you for helping me get to this point. And hopefully some of the information I share in this video will help you get a nomination to the Sprint's program in the future. For those that don't know, a Google Developer Expert or GDE is someone that's been nominated by a Google employee or a Google from partner, for doing awesome work, or just being influential in a technology area that Google cares about, like the web, Android, Firebase, etcetera. From, and there are a lot of perks to being a GEE. Google might pay for your travel for public speaking events, you get invited to exclusive conferences and summits, so the networking opportunities are unbelievable, and you might also have the opportunity to work with certain Google technologies before they become public, but the most important benefit is the badge. And not because it's just a cool image you can put on your Twitter profile, but it's something that actually validates the hard work that you've put in. Personally, I'm very passionate about the craft of software development. Time. I suffer from imposter syndrome, just like most of the other developers I know, and to be recognized by an industry I love, by people I respect, is by far the biggest perk of being a GDE in my opinion. Now we'll look at the actual steps you can take to become a GDE yourself, and step 0 is starting from the right mindset. That program is not for everybody, so if you don't start from the right from set, your chances of getting there are very slim. In my case, I never actually set out to become a GDE, it was just offered to me out of the blue. That's because at the time I was in the right mindset hand doing the things that GDE would do, I just didn't realize it. I was so excited about the possibilities that Angular and Firebase offered for building apps. From And after I started this YouTube channel, I quickly found out that I find joy in the craft of sharing information with the community. Joy is the feeling that we have from doing what we are from Fashioned to do. I'm not here trying to chase the YouTube algorithm for views to be internet famous, because it's far more rewarding to hear feedback from the community of people that use some of my work to to either further their career or start a business. And every other GDE that I've met so far is passionate about the way that they make an impact on the community. Whether that be with public speaking, open source projects, blog blog articles, videos, etcetera. So assuming you can get into the right mindset, let's go ahead and move on to step 1, which is defining a mission for yourself. From In my case, I just wanted to be the best consultant and content creator for developers working with Angular and Firebase. When defining your mission, it absolutely needs to be something that you're passionate Devout, but you should also make it as specialized as possible. For example, there are 250 web GDEs, but there are only 10 Google Pay GDEs, from, and there's only about 30 Firebase GDEs. If you can focus your efforts on one of these more specialized areas, you might have a better chance of standing out versus something from web or Android. Step 2 is to start building a portfolio around the impact that you're making on the community. And I'm not just saying you need to have a huge social media following. There's actually a lot of different ways that you can make an impact. Things like public speaking audience size, blog traffic, video views, from podcast downloads, GitHub contributions, Stack Overflow rep, Twitch stream views, book purchases, and so on. I'd recommend choosing 1 to 2 of these areas, and try to be the best in the world at it. The 3rd step is to create quality content consistently. I think the most efficient Chimp Path to becoming a GDE is through public speaking. If you do talks on a regular basis at major conferences, then you'll definitely get noticed by the right people. Time, but it's hard to get your CFP accepted if nobody knows who you are yet. Start small with local meetups, and if your area doesn't have a meetup, then start 1. From, but public speaking only reaches a very small slice of the total audience. You can reach 100 of 1000, if not millions of developers by simply starting a blog or a YouTube channel or by writing open source code. Time. The 2 keys to success, again, are quality and consistency. It will take months, if not multiple years, to build your portfolio, but once you have that Portfolio that shows that you are a leader or influencer in the developer community. You just need to get it in front of the right people. And the right person is someone that works for Google on developer relations. By far, the most effective way to do that is to attend conferences and meet people in real life. Even though so much what we do today is online. Meeting people in real life is the best way to develop long term relationships. And lastly, I'll just say that you should have a Twitter account, hunt, because most of the tech community prefers Twitter for professional networking. You don't need to have a ton of followers, and I almost never tweet, but it can be a great tool to get noticed by influential people in the tech world. Now, let's fast forward a little bit into the future and you've received your nomination for the Experts program. At this point, you'll need to undergo an internal review, where they're you're going to look at your portfolio and make sure you have a reach that's acceptable for the program. That's why having an organized portfolio with some hard data is useful. If you manage to pass that a hurdle. The next step is 2 high pressure interviews while your imposter syndrome is running at critical levels. The first interview is with a GDE, and the second interview is with a Googler in your product specialty. If you manage to make it through these grueling interviews, then congratulations. I look forward to seeing you at the next GDE Summit. From
The speaker discusses the benefits of becoming a Google merchant Business Developmenter (Deloitte) and the importance of defining a mission. They recommend starting with a passionate hiring process and building a portfolio for impact on the community. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of having a Twitter account and attending conferences for networking opportunities. The speaker also mentions the importance of having a Twitter account and past interview rounds for progressing into the next GDE Summit.