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Fireside Chat with Google Developers Expert

on YouTube 23m
Panelat droidcon New York 2023 · 2023-09-14..09-15· [career-development]

speakers

name:Madona Wambua
website:https://madonasyombua.com/
name:Moyinoluwa Adeyemi
links:none on file
name:Sierra O’Bryan
links:none on file
name:Sumayyah Ahmed
links:none on file

resources

video:https://youtu.be/R2EwC-uD-KE
slides:none on file

summary

Four people describe how the Google Developer Expert path actually works: community mentoring, conference talks, blogs and open‑source contributions that concretely led to acceptance after four interview rounds, quarterly activity reporting, and even paid travel support. Examples include repeated Droidcon talks, a 2020 session on remote onboarding, a generative AI project launching in October, and the first Android GDE credential earned from Nigeria — all balanced by saying no and prioritizing family and focus.

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chapters (6)

  1. 0:00Introduction and welcome
  2. 1:28Meet the panelists
  3. 5:23What is the GDE program
  4. 9:39Why community matters
  5. 13:30Balancing life and GDE work
  6. 20:33How to get started with GDE

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