GDE for Firebase, Angular, or whatever you are specialized in.
To become GDEs, authors, MVPs, you need to do
meaningful open-source contributors.
Manfred Steyer
Rainer Hahnekamp
Scott Sherman
Tamas Piros
Dani Coll Leal
Alisa Duncan
Michael Hladky
Soumaya Erradi
Alex
Brandon
Alain Chautard : Intro to Server-Side Rendering with Angular
Maria Korneeva : Building Accessible Angular Apps
- Markus Ingvarsson Full-stack Developer @Consat Telematics
- — Vojtech Mašek CTO @flowup
- — Michael Hladky CEO @push-based.io
- — Rainer Hahnekamp Trainer and Consultant @AngularArchitects.io
- — Dhananjay Kumar Founder @NomadCoder| ng-India
- — Enea Jahollari GDE, Trainer, Senior Software Engineer
- — Marko Stanimirović Principal Frontend Engineer
- — Tomas Trajan Frontend Architect | Trainer @angularexperts.io
- — Shailendra Chauhan Founder and CEO @scholarhat
- — Himanshu Saraswat SDE III @ivy
- — Shweta Mulik SDE-2 @AGCO
- — Kasia Biernat-Kluba Principal Software Engineer
- — Shubhangi Shukla Software Engineer
- — Anusha Nara Customer Success Manager
- — Julian Jandl Lead Performance Engineer
- — Christopher Holder Full Stack Engineer @ push-based.io
- — Pankaj Parkar Principal Application Developer @aon
Benefits of the GDE (Google Developer Experts) Program:
Conference Opportunities: Attend and represent at global and regional tech conferences.
GDE Summit (Regional): Participate in exclusive summits and meetups tailored for GDEs.
Web & Community Events: Engage with a vibrant network of developers and participate in community-driven events.
Global Networking: Connect with top tech influencers and fellow GDEs from around the world.
DevFest Participation: Get involved in DevFest events, both as an attendee and a speaker.
Direct Access to Angular Team: One of the unique perks—interact and collaborate directly with the Angular team.
Travel Perks: Enjoy travel support, including international trips across 32+ European cities and beyond.
Swag & Goodies: Receive exclusive Google swag during special occasions and events.
Collaborative Events: Work alongside teams from Firebase, DevTools, and more.
Financial Support: Receive up to $1,000 to support your participation in conferences.
Workshop Recognition: Free workshops are considered for contribution; however, paid workshops are not counted.
Annual Renewal: GDE status is renewed every year based on contributions.
Application Timeline: You can reapply six months after your last application or if your status expires.
Benefits of the Microsoft MVP Program:
Recognition & Credibility
Be acknowledged as a top community leader with deep technical expertise in Microsoft technologies.
Direct Connection with Microsoft Teams
Engage with product teams like Azure, Microsoft 365, .NET, Power Platform, and more—offer feedback, preview features, and influence roadmaps.
Early Access to Products
Get exclusive early access to Microsoft products, features, and technical previews before public release.
MVP Global Summit
Attend the annual MVP Global Summit at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA—network with Microsoft engineers, teams, and fellow MVPs.
Technical Support & Resources
Receive Azure credits, MSDN (Visual Studio) subscriptions, Office 365 licenses, and more to support your community work.
Community Impact Support
Gain support for speaking engagements, events, and community initiatives including sponsorships, giveaways, and promotional materials.
Networking Opportunities
Join a global community of experts and connect with other MVPs across technologies and regions.
Recognition Swag & Trophy
Receive an official MVP award kit, including a personalized trophy, certificate, and exclusive MVP swag.
Ongoing Learning & Growth
Get invitations to private webinars, training, and workshops conducted by Microsoft product teams.
Renewable Annually
MVP status is awarded for one year and can be renewed based on continued community contributions.
Becoming a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) is a recognition of your community contributions, technical expertise, and passion for Microsoft technologies. how to become a Microsoft MVP:
🛠️ 1. Contribute Consistently to the Tech Community
Microsoft MVPs are chosen based on real-world impact, not certifications or exams. Here are examples of eligible contributions:
- Speaking at meetups, conferences, webinars
- Writing technical blogs or articles
- Creating YouTube tutorials or podcasts
- Open source contributions (e.g. GitHub projects)
- Helping others in forums like Stack Overflow, Microsoft Q&A
- Organizing or volunteering in tech communities
- Running newsletters or online groups focused on Microsoft technologies
The key: Consistency + Impact + Focus on Microsoft stack (e.g. Azure, .NET, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, etc.)
🧑💼 2. Get Noticed by Microsoft or an Existing MVP
There are two main ways to get nominated:
- Be nominated by a current MVP
- Be nominated by a Microsoft employee (Community PM, Product Team, or Regional Lead)
It helps if you're active in local or online Microsoft communities, collaborating with MVPs or engaging with Microsoft folks on platforms like LinkedIn or Twitter (X).
📝 3. Submit a Nomination
Once you're nominated, you'll get a form to list all your community contributions from the past 12 months.
Be specific! Include:
- Dates
- URLs (blogs, videos, events)
- Audience size/impact
- Technologies covered
Microsoft uses this to evaluate your eligibility.
🕒 4. Wait for Evaluation
After submission, Microsoft evaluates your application based on:
- Quality and consistency of contributions
- Technical depth
- Community engagement
- Relevance to Microsoft technologies
The evaluation may take a few weeks to a few months.
🏆 5. Get Awarded (If Selected!)
If selected, you’ll receive:
- An MVP award notification 🎉
- Access to MVP benefits (summit invite, Azure credits, direct access to teams, etc.)
MVP status lasts 1 year, and you can be renewed annually by continuing your contributions.
💡 Bonus Tips:
- Focus on a specific Microsoft technology area—like Azure AI, Power BI, M365 development, .NET, etc.
- Quality > quantity—impactful contributions count more than volume.
- Network with MVPs and Microsoft employees in your field.
- Stay authentic—don’t create just for the title. Passion matters.
Example:
Speak at meetups and conferences: one talk at the enterJS 2021 conference.
Give talks at the Hamburg Angular Meetups, which is the nearest Angular community to you.
About 100 articles on Medium with over 200K views in total (for my technical and non-technical posts) and 2K+ followers.
A substack newsletter with less than 100 subscribers
Contribute to open source—Angular docs and all.
Organize meetups/small workshops: Bengaluru Meetup
Referred by
Please provide a name of the GDE/Googler referring you to the program.
Reason for applying
Please clarify your motivation for applying to the program.
Please share your top activity contribution. Fill in the activity title in this field first and provide additional details in the following fields.
e.g. speaking at conferences, organizing/leading workshops, mentoring, etc.
Impact
Number of people impacted
Link to activity
Your Impact - Content Creation
- Please share your top activity for content creation. Fill in the activity title in this field first and provide additional details in the following fields. e.g. blogs, articles, video creation, books, open source projects, apps etc.
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