United States

Architectural Engineering

Product Design

Customer Experience (CX)

Data Product Management

AI/ML Engineering

Systems Design

Data Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin

Muralidharan Lakshmanan

VP, Solution Architect

LinkedIn

Communication

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Team player

Organisation skills

Presentation skills

Conflict resolution

Leadership

Analytical skills

Project management

Public Speaking

AI/ML

Business intelligence

Cloud computing

Database management

Information architecture

Product roadmap

ChatGPT

Docker

Java

Jira

Monday

Notion

Kafka

REST API

Stakeholder management

Machine learning

Integration Testing

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Learn the career path and progression for product managers.

Product management career path

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Choosing metrics and team goals

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

Tips on how to work and collaborate with engineers and developers.

Working with engineers

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

How to maintain trust, commitment, accountability deliver results while handling conflict

Avoiding common dysfunctions

How to determine what is a good balance of skill sets for your organization's needs

Building balanced teams

How to identify star candidates, evaluate technical ability, and close hires

Hiring software engineers

Decision making as a software engineer or lead - how to become better at making the right choices

Making better tech choices

Technology leader and Solutions Architect with 17+ years of experience building and modernizing large-scale enterprise systems across financial services, healthcare, and supply chain. I work across distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, AI/ML, high-performance data platforms, and enterprise modernization. I also mentor engineers and emerging technical leaders, helping them strengthen system design skills, navigate career growth, transition into architecture and leadership roles, and adapt to the evolving AI-driven technology landscape.I enjoy sharing practical lessons from real-world enterprise engineering, architecture decision-making, technical leadership, and building resilient systems at scale.

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