About

Manjula Gangadhar is an accomplished Engineering Manager with over 19 years of experience in the software development industry. She has managed product teams for over 5 years and has a proven track record of delivering quality releases within project budgets and deadlines. Manjula is an expert in managing the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) from requirement analysis to maintenance of products. Manjula has expertise in adapting software industry best practices such as Agile Methods and Test Driven Development. She is a forward-thinking individual with excellent communication, analytical, organizational, proactive, and confidential skills. Manjula is exceptionally well-organized and has demonstrated self-motivation, creativity, and initiative to achieve both corporate and personal goals. Currently, Manjula is the Engineering Manager - AppScan Source at HCL Technologies: HCL Software Division. She leads a large team of engineers including architects, developers, QA, UX, and college hires. Manjula is responsible for delivering quality releases of the product every quarter, managing release planning, release content management, sprint planning, and more. She mentors and motivates the team to deliver with high quality while adhering to the release schedule. Manjula collaborates with product management to understand the customers' requirements, market requirements, release content planning, feature demos, feedback, etc. She also collaborates with support to understand customer pain points, escalations, and getting them addressed by the development team. In the past, Manjula has worked for IBM Rational India and IBM as an Advisory Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer, respectively. As a Technical Leader, she managed the team for delivering multiple features and assisted in delivering quality releases by involving in product release testing, performing code reviews, unit testing, code coverage, etc. Manjula holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from R V College of Engineering, Bangalore. She is proficient in Senior Software Engineering, testing, software engineering, QA, product management, and UI. With over 20 years of relevant experience, Manjula is a valuable asset to any organization.