👏 We are excited to announce the winners of the Software Engineering Leader of the Year Award 2025.
Recognized contributions: Successful leadership of software engineering projects, innovative problem-solving and product development, fostering an inclusive and diverse team culture, and contributing to the growth of their organization.
Congratulations, winners! 👏 🎉🤩
1. Engineering Innovation & Product Impact
🥇 Pamela M. – SVP Technology, Flow Water Inc.
🥈 Payal Godhani – Principal Member of Technical Staff, Oracle
🥉 Ashita Khetan – Principal Software Engineer, Microsoft
2. AI & Intelligent Automation Pioneers
🥇 Carol D. – Senior Staff Software Engineer, NVIDIA
🥈 Anna Kovalova – CEO, Anbosoft
🥉 Aditi Gautam – Tech Lead, NVIDIA
3. Inclusive Leadership & Mentorship
🥇 Sucheta Gawade – Manager, Client Infrastructure Design, Steward Health Care
🥈 Aparna Bhat – Senior Analyst, EY
🥉 Prashanthi M. – Senior MLOps Engineer / Application Engineer, Discover
4. Systems Modernization & Infrastructure
🥇 Monalisha Singh – Lead Software Engineer, NetApp.
🥈 Kateryna Babii – Senior Software Engineer, ELEKS Inc.
🥉 Apeksha Jain – Principal Engineer, Arista Networks
5. Business & Delivery Impact
🥇 Lisajoy Marinello, DBA, MS – Sr. Director of Customer Success, Microsoft
🥈 Madhushree K. – Staff Software Engineer, Visa Inc.
🥉 Hina Gandhi – Software Engineering Technical Leader, Cisco
✨ Celebrating the 2025 Software Engineering Leaders
These winners show that modern engineering leadership isn’t only about code or architecture, it’s about building reliable human-centered systems, using AI responsibly, lifting others through inclusive mentorship, and delivering measurable impact at scale.
Congratulations to all our Gold, Silver, and Bronze awardees. Your work is shaping the future of software engineering worldwide. 💜