Technical Founder Advocate, Startups, Google Cloud

About the job

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $211000 - $293000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Engage, onboard, and provide technical advisory to high-potential founders, building early, high-trust, peer-to-peer relationships to influence foundational architectural decisions and establish long-term technology partnerships.
• Serve as the central, zero-friction point of contact for founders navigating Google’s broader ecosystem, securing custom resource allocations and bypassing typical operational friction.
• Collaborate closely with Venture Ecosystem teams including venture capital business development, startup accelerator programs, and developer relations teams to lead technical workshops and scale adoption.
• Act as the liaison between startup founders and internal product, engineering, and research teams.
• Expand the company's presence across key technology hubs by designing and leading advanced technical workshops, delivering keynotes at premier developer events, and maintaining a strong professional standing on public developer platforms.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in software engineering, cloud-native architecture, or AI/ML systems, including experience building or developing technology within early-stage or venture-backed startups.
• Experience engaging with founders, executives, and internal executive stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications:

• Direct experience as a startup Founder, Co-Founder, or Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who has successfully built, scaled, and navigated a technical venture through early-stage growth, venture funding, or acquisition.
• Expert-level knowledge of advanced AI concepts, including large language models (LLMs), generative media, specialized hardware accelerators (GPUs/TPUs), machine learning frameworks (e.g., JAX, PyTorch), and cloud-native orchestration.
• Proven ability to operate autonomously in highly matrixed environments, influence cross-functional engineering and business teams without direct authority, and act as a strategic voice back to product development groups.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in software engineering, cloud-native architecture, or AI/ML systems, including experience building or developing technology within early-stage or venture-backed startups.
• Experience engaging with founders, executives, and internal executive stakeholders.

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