"Developer Advocate is a highly technical role [1]." Doesn't appear to be from the link you gave. From your link: "You will be an evangelist for our newest te

"Developer Advocate is a highly technical role [1]." Doesn't appear to be from the link you gave. From your link: "You will be an evangelist for our newest technologies in the outside world, as well as a vocal advocate for developers' needs within Google. You will be an engineer who thrives on the cutting edge of technology and loves seeing exciting, new applications and business that other developers are building. Your job is to drive momentum for exciting new technologies such as Chrome, Android, App Engine, Google Wave, Google Maps API, HTML5, and our core Google Apps and Ads APIs. " Guy Kawasaki was one of the first evangelists. He was a jeweler previously. Of course Guy has a great many talents, but I don't think anyone would call him "highly technical." Notice the middle sentence says "you will be an engineer", but the rest of it talks about being an "Advocate" and "your job is to drive momentum", etc. The requirements don't seem to be highly technical either. (most of the languages are scripting languages, for instance.) From the description: BA/BS in Computer Science or a similar technical degree preferred. Experience blogging and writing technical articles, ideally with an existing follower base. Strong command of web application or mobile application development landscapes. Experience working directly with large partners, or with press and bloggers preferred. Considerable success as a software developer, architect, technology evangelist, CTO, or consultant working with web or mobile technologies. Strong command of web application or mobile application development landscapes. Solid programming abilities in one or more of the following languages: Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, .NET, JavaScript.