Venkateswaran
Career coach for software engineers and engineering managers
| Hourly rate range | $100 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Engineers and Managers |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
| Based in | Bellevue, United States |
Venkateswaran is a coach for software engineers and engineering managers. He is a software engineering manager based in Bellevue, United States. He spent 12 years at Microsoft, and his last role there was Principal Software Engineering Manager. He has over a decade of industry experience and 5 years of leadership experience. He has run over 50 developer interviews at Microsoft. His technical focus is cloud native backend distributed services.
What Venkateswaran helps with
He works with engineers and engineering managers on technical careers and leading teams.
- Preparing for developer interviews
- Leading teams through complex projects
- Lining up technical work with business goals
- Growing as an engineering manager
- Building scalable backend services skills
Who Venkateswaran works with
Venkateswaran coaches software engineers and engineering managers. His own work centers on backend services and engineering leadership, so he speaks to both individual contributors and people who lead teams.
Background and qualifications
Venkateswaran worked at Microsoft for 12 years. He started as an SDE intern in 2012. He has over a decade of industry experience and 5 years of leadership experience. He has built and grown cloud native backend distributed services. He has also conducted over 50 interviews for developers at Microsoft. His skills include C#, C++ and REST API design.
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The CoachVouch take
He is a Microsoft principal engineering manager who has interviewed over 50 developers.
Best for software engineers and engineering managers who want guidance from a working engineering leader.
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How much does Venkateswaran charge?
Coaching with Venkateswaran runs $100 to $175 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Venkateswaran help with?
Venkateswaran helps with preparing for developer interviews, leading teams through complex projects, lining up technical work with business goals and growing as an engineering manager.
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