Kathryn Soderstrom

Director, Cloud, Data & AI Platform Modernization | Building Scalable, Secure, and Intelligent Enterprise Systems

Role: Director of Software Engineering at Avanade
Location: Concord, MA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Kathryn Soderstrom

Engineering and technology executive with 20 years of experience leading modernization across cloud, data, and software platforms in Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments. I focus on building secure, scalable, and automated architectures that connect data, improve developer productivity, and enable AI-driven innovation.My experience spans commercial and regulated industries — including life sciences, manufacturing, and government — where reliability, compliance, and performance are essential. I enjoy working where strategy meets engineering, helping teams make complex technology practical and effective.I lead globally distributed engineering and architecture teams that advance technical maturity through platform engineering, DevOps, and automation-first practices. My current focus is on cloud-native systems and data platforms that make AI adoption achievable and sustainable at enterprise scale.Focus areas:• Cloud & data modernization (Azure, Databricks, Fabric)• Enterprise & solution architecture• AI and data platform engineering• DevSecOps and automation• Building and mentoring distributed engineering teamsAlways interested in connecting with peers and teams working at the intersection of cloud, data, and AI.

Experience

Director of Software Engineering
Avanade
Dec 2023 — Present · Boston, MA, US
Leads architecture strategy and delivery execution for large-scale transformation programs across Azure Commercial and Government environments. Operates across the Americas, supporting clients in healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, consumer goods, and public sector.Partners with sales, architecture, and engineering teams on pre-sales solutioning and delivery planning. Focuses on modern application transformation, secure platform design, and scalable infrastructure aligned with Industry 4.0 goals. Supports Microsoft growth through the Accenture channel by driving adoption of Azure Integration Services and data integration patterns to enable connected, cloud-native platforms.

Education

UMass Boston
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology

Skills

Iis
Soap
Software Project Management
Html
Javascript
Html 5
Agile Methodologies
C#
.net
Xml
Jquery
Unit Testing
Microsoft Sql Server

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Current company

Razorpay

4K employees · Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Power your finance, grow your business. Razorpay is India’s first full-stack financial solutions company. We are on a mission to enhance the payment experience of over 300 million end consumers. And in doing so, we aim to enable Indian businesses - big and small - accept payments digitally with minimal effort and maximum ease. Razorpay has grown from being a payment gateway provider to a solutions-driven organization boasting of an extensive products suite to accept and disburse payments as well as raise capital and park money. In a nutshell, we fit into every nook and corner where your business touches money. #OutgrowOrdinary We identify ourselves as disruptors in the digital payments space and our vision is to power the financial ecosystem for other disruptors. Like attracts like and Razorpay actively looks to partner with established companies and startups that have either broken the glass ceiling in their industry or are set to. The Razorpay Product Suite today comprises verticals, along with Payment Gateway, like Payment Links, Payment Pages, Subscriptions, Smart Collect, Route, Razorpay Capital, RazorpayX, Payroll and Thirdwatch. Razorpay was started in 2014 by two IIT Roorkee alumni, Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar. Just a short few years later, Razorpay has evolved into a 800-odd strong organization with some of the best talents in the country helping some of the best companies manage their money movement seamlessly. Certified cool We are a bunch of spirited, ambitious and fun folks. And no, we’re not saying this ourselves--leading institutions have recognized Razorpay for the high trust and high-performance culture that we maintain. Our strength lies in the people we are and we go to great lengths to nurture a family of coders, designers, sellers, marketers, analysts, writers, runners, photographers, gamers, tinkerers, and above all, people who are dreamers and doers at the same time. Be a part of our exciting journey.

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About Kathryn Soderstrom

Experience

Director of Software Engineering

Education

UMass Boston

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