Google hires Varun Mohan to double down on AI coding

Tech giant Google has roped in Indian-origin Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of coding AI startup Windsurf, in a major move in the ongoing AI talent race.

In a post on social media platform X, Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and CEO at Google DeepMind, informed hiring several senior Research and Development team members, along with



Mohan.

“Thrilled to welcome @windsurf_ai founders Varun Mohan and Douglas Chen and some of the brilliant Windsurf eng team to @GoogleDeepMind,” Hassabis said on Saturday.

“Excited to be working with them to turbocharge our Gemini efforts on coding agents, tool use, and much more. Great to have you on board!” he added.