Lee Boonstra
Software Engineer Tech Lead & Advocate, For The Office Of The CTO
Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolLee Boonstra is a seasoned software engineer and tech lead with over 18 years of experience and a decade-plus at Google, currently leading AI and cloud innovation for Google Cloud’s Office of the CTO. He combines hands-on engineering—authoring two technical books and holding a patent for a conversational AI drive-thru solution—with strategic work advising C-suite leaders and orchestrating market-disrupting collaborations. Lee has driven measurable customer impact (e.g., a GenAI speech system that improved order accuracy by 20% and cut wait times 15%) while championing developer communities through 50+ speaking engagements and advocacy roles. His background spans frontend-to-cloud delivery, developer advocacy, and sales engineering, equipping him to translate complex technical challenges into practical, revenue-driving outcomes. A committed diversity and inclusion advocate, he led Google Amsterdam’s Pride ERG and contributes to industry standards on responsible voice tech in the Netherlands. Notably, he blends product-focused delivery with public-facing education—keeping one foot in engineering and the other in community and industry stewardship.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Art & Technology (graduated 1-7-08), Bachelor, Art & Technology (graduated 1-7-08) at Saxion University of Applied Sciences
English, Dutch
Github Skills (3)
sencha9
spotify7
theming7
Github contributions (4)
savelee/sencha-theming-tutorial
Jun 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:12 commits in 7 months
looksenchaspotifyblog-posttheming
savelee/ext-weatherapp
Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:7 commits in 1 day
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