Sonali Agrawal🇬🇧

About Sonali Agrawal

Software Engineer II at Checkout.com

Hi, I am Sonali Agrawal and have 6+ YOE as a Software Engineer.

I discovered my passion for coding at the age of 9. I have worked on several projects in high school like real estate management system and college was all about winning robotics competitions including representing India in the international autonomous underwater vehicle competition in India and securing second rank! In my final year of college, I explored ML and did my thesis on new algorithms for online recommendation engines and sentiment analysis projects.

I interned at Microsoft and secured a pre-placement offer in my third year of college. After 4 fulfilling years at Microsoft India in various teams in the financial space, I moved to London to one of the leading fintech companies called Checkout.com and have been leading projects for increasing Acceptance Rate for our merchants by conceptualising and delivering rule engines that smartly suggest the payment routing path for every transaction.

I lead the mentorship programme in Checkout.com, have mentored women at my company before, been onboarding buddy to some folks, and have even had some experience with teaching C programming as a special education teacher in my uni.

Expertise

Sessions with Sonali Agrawal

• Mentorship - women in tech (30 min): To help women who want to enter or grow in tech
• Mentorship Session (30 min): Mentorship session

What mentees say

“Sonali provided valuable insights into the differences between working in a startup and an enterprise environment. Her overview of the day-to-day responsibilities was especially helpful, offering a clear picture of the pace, focus, and structure in each setting.”

“My session with Sonali ma’am was really amazing. She shared valuable advice on upskilling , preparing for big companies interviews, their cultures and understanding the differences in work culture outside of India. She was very positive and gave precise, clear guidance on how to begin open-source contributions, career in AI/ML ,data engineering and how to work abroad.”

“I had a great mentorship session with Sonali. She was attentive, gave valuable resume feedback, and shared helpful resources for open-source contributions. Her practical tips and detailed guidance made the session highly productive.I am greatful for the session and look forward for our next sessions.”