Ben Weiss
Senior Developer Relations Engineer
Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolBen Weiss is a Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Google with 15 years of experience specializing in Android development and performance engineering. He helps shape libraries, samples, and guidance for Android features such as Baseline Profiles, dynamic features, WorkManager, and navigation while also mentoring the Android GDE program. Ben is a hands-on contributor to high-profile Google open-source projects (e.g., the Google I/O app, Now in Android, and performance-samples), where he focuses on modularization, startup optimization, and UI responsiveness. His work blends developer advocacy with deep engineering: he authors baseline profiles, integrates jank logging and tracing, and architects modular app samples to demonstrate best practices. Prior roles across product and engineering teams in Germany give him a pragmatic product-minded approach to developer tooling and sample design. Colleagues know him for turning performance diagnostics into reproducible fixes and clear, consumable guidance for external developers.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Wirtschaftsinformatik, Bachelor of Science - BS, Wirtschaftsinformatik at Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
German, English
Stackoverflow
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288answers
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google-maps
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refresh
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android-studio
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apk
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java
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xml
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Github Skills (61)
espresso10
kotlin10
uitest10
performance-monitor10
testing10
navigationbar10
android-sdk10
ui-design10
android-development10
navigation-drawer10
implement10
java10
javas10
uid10
androidx10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
googlearchive/android-dynamic-features
May 2018 - Mar 2019
Migrated:
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:16 commits, 3 PRs, 10 pushes in 10 months
Contributions summary:Ben made several maintenance releases, updating build tools and refactoring code, including a package rename. They focused on improving the application by narrowing the scope of logging and adding testing capabilities via Espresso tests, specifically addressing UI components. The user also performed a project-wide refactoring to migrate from `com.android.support` to `androidx`.
android/app-bundle-samples
Nov 2019 - May 2021
Multiple samples showing the best practices in app bundles on Android.
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:7 reviews, 44 commits, 41 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Ben contributed to the `android/app-bundle-samples` repository, which focuses on best practices for app bundles. Their commits primarily involve adding new samples and making updates to existing ones. These contributions showcase expertise in Android development, specifically related to dynamic feature modules and app bundle functionalities.
androidappbundleinstant-appsdynamic-deliveryapp-bundles
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