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

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Becoming a Google Developer Expert (GDE) Wajahat Karim GDE in Android wajahatkarim.com Pakistan Tech Summit

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- 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

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Blogging & Writing wajahatkarim.com

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Open Source github.com/wajahatkarim3

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Public Speaking speakerdeck.com/wajahatkarim3

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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

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Welcome to GDE family https://wajahatkarim.com/2020/02/gde/

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WHAT & WHY HOW Q & A

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WHAT & WHY

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G D E Google Developer Expert Google related technologies Has serious technical knowledge Good at it. Influencer in community

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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

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https://developers.google.com/community/experts/directory

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Categories ➔ Android ➔ Angular ➔ Firebase ➔ Flutter ➔ Web Technologies ➔ Machine Learning ➔ Dart ➔ Assistant ➔ Kotlin ➔ Google Maps Platform ➔ Go ➔ Internet of Things GDEs needed for Pakistan

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WHY? Bringing impact in the community by sharing what you love and helping others in need

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HOW?

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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

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Exams? No Exams It's not a Certification. It's a Recognition of your contributions towards community

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Interviews? Yes By who? GDEs and Googlers How many? Multiple Questions? Tech & Non-tech

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Want to Apply? Get Involved. Start by Doing.

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Ready to apply? Getting Nominated is the half battle. Saad Hamid Regional Lead - Google https://twitter.com/SaadGH Contact Saad bhai / Other GDEs / Me

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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

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Special Thanks Pakistan Tech Summit Wahib Haq & Nimra Maqsood Jecelyn Yeen

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