Becoming a Google Developer Expert (GDE) - Pakistan Tech Summit

🔊 Wajahat Karim talks about how and why to become a Google Developer Expert (GDE) in an online event Pakistan Tech Summit organized by Ejad Labs.

👉 Full video: https://www.facebook.com/paktechsummit/videos/289775132212937/?v=289775132212937

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1. Becoming a Google Developer Expert (GDE) Wajahat Karim GDE in Android wajahatkarim.com Pakistan Tech Summit
2. - Google Developer Expert in Android - Over 8 years experience in Android - Open Source Contributor - Technical Blogs & Books Writer - Love to share my knowledge with others Follow me on Twitter @WajahatKarim | wajahatkarim.com This is Wajahat Karim
3. Blogging & Writing wajahatkarim.com
4. Open Source github.com/wajahatkarim3
5. Public Speaking speakerdeck.com/wajahatkarim3
6. Becoming a GDE developers.google.com/community/experts/directory Attempt # 1 - October 2018 Less than a year experience Attemp # 2 - March 2019 Eligible but had a medical situation - Needed time Attempt # 3 - December 2019 Eligible, applied, and done with interviews - Now waiting for final results
7. Welcome to GDE family https://wajahatkarim.com/2020/02/gde/
8. WHAT & WHY HOW Q & A
9. WHAT & WHY
10. G D E Google Developer Expert Google related technologies Has serious technical knowledge Good at it. Influencer in community
11. Experts Program a global network of highly experienced technology experts, influencers and thought leaders who actively support developers, companies and tech communities by speaking at events, publishing content https://developers.google.com/community/experts
12. https://developers.google.com/community/experts/directory
13. Categories ➔ Android ➔ Angular ➔ Firebase ➔ Flutter ➔ Web Technologies ➔ Machine Learning ➔ Dart ➔ Assistant ➔ Kotlin ➔ Google Maps Platform ➔ Go ➔ Internet of Things GDEs needed for Pakistan
14. WHY? Bringing impact in the community by sharing what you love and helping others in need
15. HOW?
16. Loves to contribute to community & giving back. Period. Speaking - Meetups, Conferences, Webinars Content - Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Books Open Source - Projects, Plugins, Issues, Samples Community - Meetups, StackOverflow, Mentoring Eligibility
17. Exams? No Exams It's not a Certification. It's a Recognition of your contributions towards community
18. Interviews? Yes By who? GDEs and Googlers How many? Multiple Questions? Tech & Non-tech
19. Want to Apply? Get Involved. Start by Doing.
20. Ready to apply? Getting Nominated is the half battle. Saad Hamid Regional Lead - Google https://twitter.com/SaadGH Contact Saad bhai / Other GDEs / Me
21. More Details Official - https://developers.google.com/community/experts @WajahatKarim - Becoming a GDE - https://wajahatkarim.com/2020/02/gde/ @frosty - Preparing to become a GDE - https://medium.com/@frosty/preparing-to-become-a-gde-752b551c88df @JecelynYeen - How was my 4 years experience as GDE? - https://jec.fyi/deck/becoming-a-gde
22. Special Thanks Pakistan Tech Summit Wahib Haq & Nimra Maqsood Jecelyn Yeen
23. Thank you for listening... @WajahatKarim wajahatkarim.com youtube.com/c/wajahatkarim3 Subscribe to my newsletter wajahatkarim.substack.com