New Delhi, June 30 -- For many years, Google was widely regarded as one of the most desirable employers in the technology industry. The company became known for offering generous salaries, strong employee benefits and the chance to work on products used by billions of people worldwide.

Although Google continues to attract job seekers, the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has created fresh opportunities outside major technology firms. While some leading AI researchers have changed employers, several other Google employees have also chosen to leave, either to establish their own businesses, join other companies or follow different career paths.

One of them is Yousuf Imran, a 41-year-old former Google account executive from the...