🚀 Ready to build something awesome for the upcoming hackathon?

Join us for an exclusive, high-impact session hosted by the Google Developer Group at FIU! Whether you're a freshman writing your first lines of code or a senior prepping for your next big build, hackathons move fast—and having the right architectural mindset can make or break your project.

We are thrilled to welcome Miguel Suárez, a seasoned Startups Customer Engineer, who works day-in and day-out helping fast-growing tech companies design, prototype, and scale their applications.

⚡ Want your hackathon project to process data like a pro?

The Google Developer Group at FIU is back with another high-voltage technical workshop. When you're racing against the clock at a hackathon, how you ingest, process, and query your data can make or break your final pitch.

To help you level up your backend game, we’re joined by Pipe Martina, a specialized Cloud Customer Engineer and Data Analytics Specialist. Pipe spends his engineering career helping teams untangle massive data flows, architect reliable cloud backends, and turn raw inputs into lightning-fast insights.

Miami-based Googlers are joining us at 305 HackShells.

Friday, September 18, 2026 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

FIU Building PG6, Room 144 — Session A (In-Person)

Joining remotely? gdgatfiu-zoom.vercel.app

Miami-based Googlers are joining us at 305 HackShells.

Friday, September 18, 2026 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

FIU Building PG6, Room 144 — Session A (In-Person)

Joining remotely? gdgatfiu-zoom.vercel.app

Our guests:

• Pipe Martina — Cloud Customer Engineer, Data Analytics Specialist at Google Cloud

• Miguel Suárez — Startups Customer Engineer at Google Cloud

They're coming on their own time to hang out with students and answer questions. No pitch, no panel, no slides — just an informal hour.

Come with questions:

• What their day-to-day actually looks like

• How they got into tech — the real path, not the polished version

• Which skills have mattered most in their own work

• What they'd tell their younger selves starting out

No project to show. No résumé to hand over. Just show up and talk.

Doors open at 8:00 AM for Session A. It's a one-hour window — come early if you want real time with them.

Free RSVP: gdg.community.dev/e/mwwbqs

Full event details: 305HackShells.vercel.app

Full agenda: github.com/GOOGLEDEVELOPERGROUPATFIU/event-agendas

Parking: Metered — PG6, PG5, PG4, PG3, PG1 (Gold), PG2 (Blue), Lot 4, Lot 7, FIU Business Complex (Lot 9)

Hosted by: Google Developer Group at FIU and Swift Club at FIU

In collaboration with the initiative made possible by GDG at FIU, Code Crunch, ColorStack at FIU, CAHSI at FIU, Raspberry Pi Code Crunch, Swift Club at FIU, and Upsilon Phi Epsilon.