Swarnima Shrivastava
Software engineering coach for engineers moving into product impact
| Hourly rate range | $75 to $150 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Interview coachingPromotions and advancementTech careersTech and engineering leadersStrategy and decision makingLeadership development |
| Works with | Engineers |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
| Credentials | Berkeley Haas Business Excellence program (in progress) |
| Practice | The PME Club |
Swarnima Shrivastava is a software engineering coach who helps engineers think and work at a leadership level. Swarnima worked as a staff software engineer at Intel and as an AI engineer at AWS. Swarnima founded The PME Club for engineers who want to combine technical depth with product impact.
What Swarnima helps with
Swarnima works with engineers who are strong technically but stall when it is time to show their impact or work at a bigger scope.
- Explaining your impact clearly
- Working through ambiguity
- Thinking at the scope your role demands
- Leading in system design discussions
- Driving technical decisions
- Interview preparation for senior engineering roles
- Connecting engineering work to business outcomes
- AI-driven product strategy
Who Swarnima works with
Swarnima coaches engineers who want to operate at the meeting point of technical depth and product impact. Swarnima's clients are skilled engineers aiming for the next level who need to communicate their impact and lead decisions.
Background and qualifications
Swarnima is a technical PM and staff software engineer with 12 years of experience building systems at scale. At Intel Swarnima was an early team member on Tiber AI Cloud, shaped the first prototype roadmap, set telemetry standards, and designed a zero-copy logging framework. At AWS Swarnima worked on Personalize, partnering with AI and ML scientists on real-time recommendation features. Swarnima has also been an AWS Security Guardian and Document Bar Raiser, and a technical lead across AI inference, distributed storage, and observability. Swarnima is now studying AI-Driven Product Strategy and Executive Leadership at Berkeley Haas.
Swarnima Shrivastava pricing
Swarnima Shrivastava reviews
Swarnima Shrivastava has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 9 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
A staff engineer from Intel and AWS who coaches from inside big-tech system design and technical leadership work.
Best for experienced engineers who want to lead technical decisions and show product impact.
Common questions
How much does Swarnima Shrivastava charge?
Coaching with Swarnima runs $75 to $150 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Swarnima Shrivastava help with?
Swarnima Shrivastava helps with explaining your impact clearly, working through ambiguity, thinking at the scope your role demands and leading in system design discussions.
Does Swarnima Shrivastava have reviews?
Swarnima Shrivastava has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 9 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
Is Swarnima Shrivastava certified?
Swarnima Shrivastava lists: Berkeley Haas Business Excellence program (in progress).
What topics does Swarnima coach on?
Swarnima coaches on software engineering and AI for product development. This includes interviews, system design, and how to drive decisions.
How do I contact Swarnima Shrivastava?
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