Preeti Muppalla

About Preeti Muppalla

Seasoned technology leader with over a decade of experience in Google Ads, driving innovation, platform integrity, and business growth at global scale. I have led high-performing engineering organizations across multiple charters. Proven leader in building high-performing teams across geographies (US & India), from inception to successful delivery. Demonstrated success in shaping product strategy and technical roadmaps, leading teams in innovating and launching 0 to 1 products. Passionate about coaching and developing staff AI/ML engineers, managers, and tech leads, I practice a leadership style rooted in empowerment, collaboration, and leading by example.Experience in ad-tech, delivered AI-powered solutions, product strategy, applied Machine learning and GenAI Agents.

Experience

1. Senior Staff Software Engineer, Manager

   Google

   Jan 2024 — Present

   I lead the Google Ads Security team of 25+ high-performing ML and software engineers dedicated to protecting users, advertisers, and Google from malicious activity. My team builds agentic systems, advanced ML models and applies LLMs to detect and block abuse at scale, keeping Google Ads safe, secure, and resilient.We’ve developed AI-driven solutions that safeguard billions in revenue and prevent hundreds of millions in potential losses, while enabling advertisers to thrive with confidence. I’ve successfully built and grown staff-level AI/ML engineering talent, and I drive cross-Google security initiatives to stay ahead of evolving threats.Our mission is clear: protect the integrity of the ads ecosystem and uphold trust in one of the world’s largest digital advertising platforms.

Education

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor's, Computer Engineering

  2006 — 2010

• North Carolina State University

  Masters, Computer Science

  2010 — 2012

Skills

• Spring
• Java
• J2ee
• Sql
• Linux
• Hibernate
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Perl
• Ext Js
• C
• Programming
• Html
• Extjs
• Ruby on Rails