About

Rama Kathare is a Senior Software Engineering Manager at Silicon Labs with over 14 years of experience in designing and building complex software systems and 2 years of experience in people management. He has demonstrated strong leadership ability and core competencies in C#, .Net Core, JavaScript, NodeJS, Python, AWS, Azure, SQL, SharePoint, Angular, Microservices, team management, and technical leadership. Rama has a deep understanding of designing highly available, cost-efficient, fault-tolerant, scalable solutions using cloud services. He is well-versed with key agile methodologies such as Scrum, XP, and Lean and Kanban software development, and has experience in the Scrum Master role. Rama has a passion for building great software for enterprises and loves mentoring talented engineers. He has exceptional engineering pedigree and a strong ability to influence, manage the career and development of direct reports. He has created a strong team culture of engineering excellence, collaboration, customer passion, diversity, and inclusion. Rama has strong opinions about testing and code quality and has the ability to make sound quality/speed trade-offs. Currently, Rama manages two teams comprising of 15 engineers and is responsible for driving best practices and continuous improvements in operational and engineering excellence. He is looking for an opportunity to lead engineering teams and define, build, and deliver scalable, performant, and resilient systems that have direct technical, product, and business impact. In his past roles, Rama has implemented tools, engineering best practices, and processes to improve product engineering throughput and quality. He has identified architectural weaknesses and recommended appropriate solutions, estimated efforts, identified risks, devised and met project schedules, and worked closely with the business and teams to develop a delivery plan and execute through it to meet key milestones and deliver high-quality products. He has also managed ongoing performance by providing timely feedback, coaching, and providing meaningful performance reviews, and guided individuals in their career development and aspirations. Rama has a Master's Degree in Computer Applications from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science from Kakatiya University. He completed his SSC from Baby Moon High School, Khammam. Rama's tech stack includes Senior Software Engineer, SQL, AWS, Python, QA, Infra, Test, Javascript, Microservices, Azure, Software Engineer, Integration, NodeJS, and AngularJS. Rama has 11.45 years of relevant experience.