Priya Ramanathan
VP of Engineering
“The Harmonizer”
People-First Engineering Leader | Culture Builder | 14 Years in Tech Leadership
📍 Seattle, WA💼 14 years experience🏢 Engineering
👤 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
🛠️ Skills
Team BuildingEngineering CultureAgile CoachingCross-Team CollaborationMentoringDistributed TeamsStakeholder ManagementOKRs