Deepthi Prasad
- Role
- Sr Software Development Manager, Alexa at Amazon
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Deepthi Prasad
As a Sr Software Development Manager at Amazon, I lead a team of managers, engineers…
Experience
Sr Software Development Manager, Alexa
Oct 2017 — Present
As a Single Threaded Leader, managed a team of 20+ professionals including Managers, Sr Engineers, Product Managers and Technical Program Managers across Seattle and Chennai for emergency calling services, a top-three driver for device adoption.* Conceptualized and delivered a multi-year vision, strategy, and technical roadmap for emergency calling, achieving over 500 dispatches and 600K emergency contact calls, available through Alexa subscriptions.* Led the launch of the world\'s first integration enabling inbound/outbound calls from carriers (Vodafone, UK) on smart speakers, expanding the potential user base by 150MM for Alexa calling.* Pioneered an industry-first implementation for implicit voice control of smart home devices, facilitating seamless user interaction with commands like \"Alexa, Lights on.\"* Led critical infrastructure development for rapid scaling of Alexa Smart Home, introducing a device registry architecture supporting millions via API.* Implemented a device registry solution, supporting virtual appliances and enabling new smart home control functions.* Led a COVID-19 response team to deploy drop-in technology systems in 16 hospitals, reducing PPE needs and minimizing staff infection risks.* Developed and executed long-term strategic technical roadmaps across various Alexa domains.* Demonstrated leadership in growing successful senior engineers and managers through collaborative development planning, coaching, and strategic project assignments, identifying and nurturing future leaders.
Education
Bangalore Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics
1999 — 2003
UW Foster School of Business
Executive MBA
Skills
- Requirements Gathering
- Production Support
- Sdlc
- Human Resources
- Peoplesoft
- Software Development
- Sql
- Integration
- Requirements Analysis
- Pl/Sql
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Peopletools
- Consulting
- Project Planning
- Crystal Reports
- Software Project Management
- Performance Tuning
- Oracle
- Erp
- Peoplecode
- Agile Methodologies
- Business Analysis
- Crm
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