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prachi sakharkar

@prachisakharkar

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Dynamic Director of Engineering with a focus on innovative leadership.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that fosters innovation, values collaboration, and supports career growth.

I am a highly organized leader with a strong commitment to servant leadership, currently serving as the Director of Engineering at Reddit. I manage critical teams in Ads Measurement, Events, and Targeting, leading over 70 engineers and product managers to create a customer-centric Ads business. My expertise lies in combining technology with a deep understanding of user needs, driving extraordinary results through effective communication and collaboration.

Throughout my career, I have successfully led projects from discovery to delivery, impacting teams across various functions. My leadership extends to initiatives that enhance product quality and user engagement, as evidenced by my recognition with the Engineering North Star Award. I am passionate about fostering an inclusive environment, serving as the lead for the Women of Reddit ERG, and advocating for diversity within the tech community.

With a solid foundation in engineering management and a track record of delivering high-quality products, I am dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in every project I undertake. My experience spans across multiple high-traffic platforms, ensuring that I am well-equipped to tackle the challenges of modern engineering leadership.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Director of Engineering

Current

Jan 2023 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Managed Ads Measurement, Events, and Targeting teams, leading an organization of over 70 engineers, engineering managers, product managers, and data scientists. Built targeting products that enable advertisers to reach Redditors across multiple dimensions to drive outcomes.

Ad Measurement Events Targeting Engineering Management Data Science Product Management Privacy Compliance Performance Optimization Team Leadership

Director of Engineering

Feb 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 10 months)

Led Ad Serving Platform (US), Shopping Ads Delivery (Amsterdam), Ads Marketplace Quality (US), and Ad Events Platform (US) teams critical for Reddit's Ads business. Drove initiatives from discovery to delivery, impacting a larger team of 35+ engineers and contractors, 4 EMs, PMs, and Data Scientists within Ads and cross-organizationally at Reddit.

Ad Serving Ad Events Project Management Cross Functional Collaboration Engineering Leadership Data Analysis Strategic Planning

Director of Engineering

Mar 2020 - Feb 2021 (11 months)

Managed the team responsible for Reddit's Core product around Communities and Mod Tools, focusing on metrics for creation, engagement, fostering, and growth of Reddit Communities. Ensured the development of tools to simplify and democratize moderation, increasing moderator happiness.

Community Management Product Management User Engagement Team Leadership Metrics Software Development User Experience Strategic Planning

Engineering Manager

Mar 2019 - Mar 2020 (1 year)

Managed the Governance team, a core engineering team focused on helping Reddit moderators manage and engage their communities. Delivered features critical to the future of Reddit, providing tools and incentives for users and moderators to interact in good faith across desktop and native clients.

Governance Community Management Engineering Management User Engagement Desktop Applications Scalability

Sr Engineering Manager

SurveyMonkey Inc

Feb 2017 - Mar 2019 (2 years 1 month)

Managed Survey Creation and Survey Taking web applications, which accounted for over 9 million responses daily. Drove 10% growth in conversion through experiments across all users in Q4’17.

Survey Authoring Web Applications A B Testing Team Management Project Management Agile Methodologies Stakeholder Management

Sr Engineering Manager

SurveyMonkey Inc

Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 (1 year)

Mentored and led the Authoring Experience team, providing growth opportunities to co-located and remote engineers. Managed multiple high-stake software projects using Agile methodologies, ensuring high standards, timely releases, and consistent quality.

Team Leadership Mentorship Agile Methodologies Software Project Management Quality Assurance UX Security Infrastructure Customer Operations

Sr Engineering Manager

SurveyMonkey Inc

Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 (2 years)

Partnered with Product to define clear goals and realistic schedules in roadmap planning, architecture decisions, and project scoping, while managing resourcing and recruiting. Ensured site reliability and availability through monitoring and alerting production systems in a microservices architecture.

Roadmap Planning Architecture Design Project Scoping Resource Management Recruiting Site Reliability Microservices Monitoring Alerting

Sr Software Engineer

Nextag Inc

Oct 2011 - Jan 2014 (2 years 3 months)

Worked on the front-end web application using Ruby on Rails, Javascript, HTML, CSS, and Ajax. Implemented responsive design for new consumer web applications, www.wize.com and www.nextag.com.

Ruby on Rails JavaScript HTML CSS AJAX Responsive Design Scrum Master TDD Agile Methodologies

Software Engineer

ZL Technologies Inc

Feb 2007 - Sep 2011 (4 years 7 months)

Worked on web-based front-end enterprise web applications using Ext-JS, JSP, Java, Javascript, HTML, and CSS. Contributed to the development and maintenance of critical enterprise software solutions.