Experience

Oxford Seed Fund

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Venture Scout

  • Nov 2023 - Present

  San Francisco, California, United States Venture Scout for Oxford Seed Fund, Oxford's student-led seed venture fund which invests in Oxford-affiliated startups in the US and UK Source potential investments from the professional masters programs in the Department of Computer Science (MSc Software Engineering and MSc Software and Systems Security) and the broader Oxford community



Julia Guenther Consulting

• Consultant

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  San Francisco, California, United States I help startups solve technical go-to-market problems(sales engineering, support, technical marketing)



Confluent

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solutions Engineer

  • Oct 2022 - Jul 2023

  San Francisco Bay Area Enterprise Solutions Engineer covering California-based customers across industries (Retail, Entertainment, Manufacturing, Technology, and Financial Services)



MongoDB

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solutions Architect

  • Aug 2021 - Oct 2022

  San Francisco, California, United States Solutions Architect covering Enterprise customers across the Bay Area Customer segments included Retail, Technology, Manufacturing



MuleSoft

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Solution Engineer

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2021

  San Francisco, California, United States - Pre-sales solution engineer covering the full sales cycle - Member of the Security and API Design field specialist teams



Cisco

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Marketing Engineer

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2020

  San Francisco Bay Area Technical, customer-facing pre- and post-sales role in Product Led global technical point of contact for Cisco DNA Center Platform integrations with 3rd party systems such as IT Service Management (ServiceNow), Reporting, and IP Address Management tools Participated in pre-sales EBC meetings as a subject matter expert on Cisco DNA Center integrations and APIs Educated technical and non-technical stakeholders such as Cisco salespeople, customers, and partners on the… Show more Technical, customer-facing pre- and post-sales role in Product Led global technical point of contact for Cisco DNA Center Platform integrations with 3rd party systems such as IT Service Management (ServiceNow), Reporting, and IP Address Management tools Participated in pre-sales EBC meetings as a subject matter expert on Cisco DNA Center integrations and APIs Educated technical and non-technical stakeholders such as Cisco salespeople, customers, and partners on the capabilities and business use cases of Cisco DNA Center Platform integrations and APIs through documentation and presentations Led worldwide beta testing of Cisco DNA Center integrations ahead of initial public release in September 2018 and for subsequent major feature releases Developed custom Python scripts and Postman collections using Cisco DNA Center Platform APIs to showcase Platform capabilities for demos and internal proof of concept testing Built and maintained lab network and software setup for Cisco DNA Center Platform API and integration demos for customer meetings, events, and keynotes Collaborated heavily with engineering, product management, and Cisco sales champions to ensure that customer technical and business requirements are met

• Software Engineer

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  San Francisco Bay Area Full-stack software engineer working on the early stages of development for an Analytics product within Cisco DNA Center (Cisco’s new campus software defined networking solution) ahead of the Cisco DNA Center launch in 6/17 Developed initial quality assurance automation for the infrastructure layer of Cisco DNA Analytics using Python, Swagger, and YAML Collaborated with product management, user experience, and quality assurance teams to beta test Cisco DNA Analytics applications… Show more Full-stack software engineer working on the early stages of development for an Analytics product within Cisco DNA Center (Cisco’s new campus software defined networking solution) ahead of the Cisco DNA Center launch in 6/17 Developed initial quality assurance automation for the infrastructure layer of Cisco DNA Analytics using Python, Swagger, and YAML Collaborated with product management, user experience, and quality assurance teams to beta test Cisco DNA Analytics applications with Fortune 100 customers Designed and developed an internal Node.js and React.js web application for software development project tracking using the Github API Built and presented a demo of Cisco DNA Analytics at CiscoLive US 2017 Technologies: React.js, Redux, D3.js, Webpack, Node.js, Express, JavaScript (ES6), HTML/CSS, Python, Swagger, Vagrant, VMware vSphere



Hackbright Academy

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineering Fellow

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  San Francisco, California, United States Full-time, highly selective fellowship for women that focused on software engineering and computer science fundamentals



Kahuna

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Support Specialist

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

  Palo Alto, CA Led analytics, documentation, and strategy for the technical support team at an early-stage Sequoia Capital-backed marketing automation startup (no longer in operation) Collaborated with other members of the Customer Success Team and analyzed data from Zendesk and Salesforce reports to establish scalable support processes that decreased ticket response time by 89% Solved technical problems for US and international customers to ensure successful integration and continued use of… Show more Led analytics, documentation, and strategy for the technical support team at an early-stage Sequoia Capital-backed marketing automation startup (no longer in operation) Collaborated with other members of the Customer Success Team and analyzed data from Zendesk and Salesforce reports to establish scalable support processes that decreased ticket response time by 89% Solved technical problems for US and international customers to ensure successful integration and continued use of Kahuna APIs Designed, built, and optimized the customer-facing support website’s UX and self-service support content based on customer feedback and analysis of competitors’ support content offerings Left to attend Hackbright Academy full-time and pursue a career in Software Engineering Show less



Silicon Valley Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Digital Banking Strategy Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Palo Alto, CA Worked as a member of a core project team of business and IT professionals during the research phase of a high-stakes 18-month software innovation project Critiqued digital banking UI/UX based on design principles, customer feedback, and competitive analysis Learned key aspects of IT project management including agile software development and the challenges of building a product that is both intuitive for the user and secure Presented and led discussions among senior… Show more Worked as a member of a core project team of business and IT professionals during the research phase of a high-stakes 18-month software innovation project Critiqued digital banking UI/UX based on design principles, customer feedback, and competitive analysis Learned key aspects of IT project management including agile software development and the challenges of building a product that is both intuitive for the user and secure Presented and led discussions among senior employees in product development, marketing, and IT concerning the role of design thinking in innovation initiatives at SVB Show less



RelateIQ

• Content Marketing Strategy Project

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  Palo Alto, CA Completed a 10 week project with RelateIQ (acquired by Salesforce.com 7/14) for MS&E 271: Global Entrepreneurial Marketing, a class sponsored by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program Used quantitative and qualitative analysis of the global CRM market and current marketing content to outline growth strategy



Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES)

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• E-Challenge Team Officer

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  Stanford, CA Worked on a small team to plan the BASES E-Challenge, a startup competition in which 60 Stanford affiliated startups competed for $100,000 in funding Designed marketing materials and planned marketing campaigns for E-Challenge events Planned workshops and created educational materials for E-Challenge finalists on key topics related to early stage entrepreneurship



salesforce.com

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Platform Product Marketing Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  San Francisco, CA Designed and built a Google site containing best practices for selling the Salesforce Platform that contributed to a 25% increase in Business Development Representative (BDR) pipeline for the Salesforce Platform Conducted analysis of recent major sales deals involving the Platform in US and UK markets Built internal marketing materials using Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Camtasia Collaborated with the Platform Product Marketing Team to create Dreamforce marketing materials and… Show more Designed and built a Google site containing best practices for selling the Salesforce Platform that contributed to a 25% increase in Business Development Representative (BDR) pipeline for the Salesforce Platform Conducted analysis of recent major sales deals involving the Platform in US and UK markets Built internal marketing materials using Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Camtasia Collaborated with the Platform Product Marketing Team to create Dreamforce marketing materials and plan Dreamforce sessions Show less



Stanford University Department of Classics

• Researcher

  • Apr 2012 - Sep 2012

  Received $1500 grant from the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Research at Stanford University (Sherwood Fund) to complete an independent project that explored poetic inspiration in Horace and William Blake Presented at Stanford’s Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Public Service (SURPS) on October 4, 2012 Honed research and writing skills while completing my own original research project