Poorva Arankalle🇺🇸

About Poorva Arankalle

Director of Engineering at Ex-(Coinbase/Google/Yahoo!)

I am an Engineering Director with 23 years of experience, including 15 years in leadership, at Google, Coinbase, and Yahoo. My career has spanned Ads, Search, Cloud, and Crypto, giving me a front-row seat to both hyper-growth and massive-scale engineering.

Currently, I am on a deliberate career sabbatical. I’m using this time to give back to the community, helping leaders navigate the same high-stakes environments I’ve spent two decades in.

How we can work together: Engineering & Org Leadership: Strategy for first-time managers, managing managers, and designing healthy, high-performing org structures. The Promotion "Black Box": Tactical roadmapping to help you reach the next level at Tier-1 tech companies. Sustainable High Performance: Managing the "Human Side" of tech - navigating maternity/paternity leave, preventing burnout and planning sabbaticals

Expertise

Sessions with Poorva Arankalle

• General Mentorship Session (45 min)

What mentees say

“Had an incredible mentorship session with Poorva! She is a highly perceptive mentor who doesn't just offer generic advice. She took the time to understand my specific career bottlenecks, broke down the problem perfectly and gave me a crystal clear, highly actionable path forward.”

“It was a great session with Poorva. I learned many new things from her. She helped me understand the most important areas I should focus on during my preparation, and that really changed the way I look at my preparation now. Thank you so much, Poorva, for taking the time to communicate with me and share your knowledge. I’m truly grateful for your guidance and support.”

“I left the session with clear action items and a much better handle on what it means to build a career in platform engineering management. Poorva is an outstanding coach: attentive, quick to get to the root of a problem, and generous with her experience in tech and leadership. Highly recommend!”