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Technical Founder Advocate, Startups, Google Cloud

Google • Operating Systems • Streaming & OTT Platforms • Bachelor's Degree • 3 days ago

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Salary

≈ $197k – $430k per year (Estimated)

Location

In office (San Francisco)

Seniority

Staff · 10+ years exp

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 1, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Google is an American technology company founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin and now the principal subsidiary of Alphabet, headquartered in Mountain View, California. It operates the world's dominant search engine and the advertising system built around it, along with YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Maps, Workspace and Google Cloud, reaching billions of users across nearly every internet-connected market. The company designs its own silicon in the Tensor Processing Unit line, develops the Gemini foundation models through Google DeepMind, and derives most of its revenue from advertising while cloud has become its fastest growing segment.

google.com • HQ: Mountain View, United States • Streaming & OTT Platforms • Consumer Internet Groups • Foundation Models • Operating Systems • Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS) • Video & Photo Sharing • Advertising • Search Engines • 11-50 employees • Est. 1998

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Backed by Y Combinator, Frontline, Seraphim Space

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.

Qualifications

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.

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