Priya Ramanathan

Priya Ramanathan

VP of Engineering

“The Harmonizer”

People-First Engineering Leader | Culture Builder | 14 Years in Tech Leadership

📍 Seattle, WA💞 14 years experienceðŸĒ Engineering

ðŸ‘Ī About

People-first engineering leader who builds consensus. Believes great code comes from great teams.

Watched her brilliant but isolated engineer father burn out from a toxic workplace. Priya vowed to build the teams she wished he'd had. She starts every 1:1 asking "How are you, really?" and means it.

💊 Key Strengths

Team mentoringCross-team collaborationEngineering culture

💞 Work History

Atlassian
VP of Engineering
2020–2024
  • Led 200-person org across 6 countries
  • Achieved 94% team engagement score
  • Launched mentorship program with 300+ participants
Microsoft
Director of Engineering
2015–2020
  • Built Azure DevOps team culture from scratch
  • Reduced attrition from 22% to 8%
ThoughtWorks
Lead Consultant
2011–2015
  • Coached 15+ enterprise teams on agile transformation

🏅 Industry Certifications

Scaled Agile
✓ SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
Other
✓ ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
Scrum Alliance
✓ Professional Scrum Master (PSM II)✓ Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Microsoft
✓ Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
SHRM
✓ SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)

🎓 Education

M.S. Software Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
2011
B.Tech Computer Science
IIT Madras
2009

🛠ïļ Skills

Team BuildingEngineering CultureAgile CoachingCross-Team CollaborationMentoringDistributed TeamsStakeholder ManagementOKRs

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