Biography Lee Boonstra

Software Engineer & Advocate, Office of the CTO, Google

Software Engineer & Advocate for the Office of the CTO

Google

Lee Boonstra‘s tech journey began in 2007 and is a testament to their adaptability and diverse skill set. They have donned various hats, from software engineer, prompt engineer to mobile web developer to technical trainer, and developer advocate. With under their belt; strong programming skills, understanding of modern (ML) architectures, and experience working in large distributed systems, they have gained invaluable experience from their many years at Google. Now, they hold the role of software engineer tech lead at the Cloud office of the CTO, a diverse team of highly experienced engineers and technologists working on behalf of the Google Cloud CEO, whose mission is to foster market-disrupting collaborative innovation between Google and the world’s most ambitious organizations as part of the innovation factory.

"I'm good at explaining engineering to beginners and explaining to engineers where to begin."

Their expertise in Conversational AI and Voice technology, alongside (Generative) AI, has led to recognition as a respected public keynote speaker and published author for O’Reilly and Apress.

Lee wrote the book The Definitive Guide to Conversational AI with Dialogflow & Google Cloud for Apress and Hands-On Sencha Touch 2 for O’Reilly.

Lee Boonstra’s commitment to the tech industry extends beyond their work at Google. They are an active member of the DDMA Voice Committee in the Netherlands, a task force dedicated to showcasing the opportunities of the ‘voice channel’ for marketing, sales, and service. Their involvement in this committee underscores their dedication to shaping the future of the industry.

With so many roles, there is one title they are the proudest of being a parent of their toddler, Rebel.