We found you some jobs (and a $2M hackathon)

THIS ISSUE AT A GLANCE

• Something True → We're partnering with GadellNet Careers to bring you real tech job openings — routinely. 14 roles open right now across cybersecurity, engineering, and more.

• Something New → Google I/O dropped a $2M hackathon today. 90 days. Real product. Real revenue. Here's why it's built for us.

• Something Borrowed → Google's free technical writing course — the skill that turns "I can build it" into "I can explain it."

• Resource Drop 📚 → Foundry Fellowship, XR Women Museum call for submissions, Band for coding agents, a live resume review, and 5 more.

Hey CreateHER’s,

Don’t you just love the spell of new opportunities? We do too! The timing on some of what we're dropping today is chef's kiss.

New partner. Real job openings. A $2M hackathon that just went live today. Plus your usual resources from around the ecosystem. Let's get into it.

📣 Something True: Partnership with GadellNet!

Starting today, CreateHER Fest is officially partnering with GadellNet to bring vetted tech job opportunities directly to our community — on a recurring basis.

GadellNet is a B Corp IT services company that powers the missions of schools, nonprofits, and organizations across the country. They're looking for people who are sharp, curious, and want their work to actually mean something. Sound familiar?

What's open right now →

• Cybersecurity Analyst — CO, IN, MO

• System Engineer — CO, IN, MO

• Technical Support Engineer — CO, IN, MO

• Strategic IT Advisor — CO, IN, MO (Hybrid)

• Sales Director — St. Louis, MO (Hybrid)

• Office Manager — St. Louis, MO

One thing before you talk yourself out of it: those location labels are hub indicators, not hard requirements. Many GadellNet employees work remotely. Don't let a city name be the reason you don't apply!

We'll be sharing GadellNet opportunities regularly. This is the beginning of an ongoing pipeline — not a one-time drop!

🌟 Something New: $2,000,000. Build with Gemini.

Google I/O is today and Gemini just launched something that we needed to tell you all about IMMEDIATELY!

Build with Gemini XPRIZE is a 90-day hackathon asking you to build a real, profitable business — powered by AI — in one of five categories:

• Education & Human Potential

• Entrepreneurship & Job Creation

• Small Business Services

• Money & Financial Access

• Professional Services Access

Women are some of the most underserved in every one of these categories. We are also the most qualified to BUILD for them. That combination is not a coincidence but a competitive advantage.

What you actually get access to:

Beyond the prize money, Google is handing participants a full tool ecosystem to go from idea to revenue:

• Gemini App — for ideation and scoping

• Google AI Studio — for prototyping

• Stitch — for UI design

• Google Antigravity — AI agents that build and deploy code for you

• Google Cloud — for hosting and infrastructure

• Flow + Pomelli — for launch and marketing content

Plus, registrants get $100 in Google AI Ultra credits (via Antigravity) and $300 in Google Cloud credits for new customers — so you're not building on your own dime.

EVEN IF YOU DON’T WIN IT’D BE WILD NOT TO JOIN! 🤯 

The prize pool is $2,000,000. First place alone is $500K. There are 15 runner-up prizes at $50K each and category-specific prizes on top of that. The learning experience is honestly priceless.

THIS WEEK’S RESOURCES

• Women Techmakers — Google's global program supporting women in tech opens applications on May 21. Follow them on LinkedIn to stay in the loop and not miss the window when it goes live. Follow on LinkedIn →

• Technical Writing for Developers — Google's free course on writing clearly for technical audiences. If you're building, job searching, or trying to get your ideas taken seriously — this is the skill that makes the difference between "I can build it" and "I can explain it." Start the course →

• AfroTech 2026 — Ticket Application — One of the most important conferences for Black professionals in tech. Applications for tickets are open now — don't wait on this one. Apply →

• Foundry Fellowship — A free, 6-week program backed by Blackbird VC for early-career technical people who want to build or join a frontier tech company. You get 1-on-1 time with a Blackbird investor, access to founders from companies like PsiQuantum and DeepMind, and a published body of work by the end. No idea required — just ambition. Applications open today through June 21. Apply →

• Building Modern Data Pipelines for AI-Ready Systems — A free workshop from GirlsWhoML and Mentor Me Collective covering the data layer most builders underestimate — ETL pipelines, feature stores, and real-time vs batch processing. If you're building AI apps and skipping the infrastructure fundamentals, this is the fix. Register →

• Worlds in Action Hack [02]: SIGGRAPH LA — A world model hackathon happening July 18–19 in Los Angeles, right before SIGGRAPH. Build in generative AI or spatial intelligence (NeRFs, Gaussian splatting, 3D reconstruction) with access to the World Labs Marble API, Unity/Unreal kits, and mentors from Roblox, Meta, NVIDIA, and Google. Application-based, free to enter. Apply →

• Band — Coding Agents That Actually Work Together — Band just launched out of stealth with $17M and a very specific problem in its sights: your AI coding agents don't talk to each other. Band lets Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and others share context, delegate tasks, and coordinate in real time without you writing glue code to hold it all together. Worth bookmarking if you're building with multiple AI tools. Explore Band →

• LinkedIn & Resume Reviews with Devon Garbalosa — A free virtual session hosted by Torc where Devon Garbalosa — who went from a tire shop to leading global BI teams — reviews your LinkedIn and resume live. If you've been putting off cleaning up your profile, this is the accountability you need. Register →

• XR Women Museum: Garden: In Full Bloom — Call for Submissions — XR Women Museum is accepting immersive works for their summer virtual exhibition, opening July 2026. XR, AR, AI, 3D sculpture, video, animation — all mediums welcome. The theme is growth, abundance, and bloom. If you've been building in spatial or immersive tech, this is the show. Deadline: June 1. Submit Your Work →

Until next week,

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