Venkat Somula
Software Engineering Leader | AI | Architecture | Enterprise Solutions
- Role
- Director of Software Engineering at Wolters Kluwer
- Location
- Princeton Junction, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Venkat Somula
I build high‑performing engineering organizations that ship enterprise‑grade software customers love. Over 20 years, I’ve led senior tech leads, engineers, and managers to modernize legacy platforms, scale cloud‑ready products, and turn strategy into shipped value—reliably and at pace.I’m at my best where complexity meets ambiguity: aligning stakeholders, shaping solution architecture, and guiding multi‑year roadmaps that balance innovation with risk, budget, and compliance. I lead globally distributed teams (offshore, nearshore, onsite) and create the conditions for clarity, autonomy, and measurable outcomes.What I’m known for: modernization at scale, solution architecture and platform strategy, AI adoption (ML & GenAI), pragmatic technology roadmaps, process optimization, and clear communication across technical and business audiences. I’m continuously learning—holding certifications in agile, architecture, cloud fundamentals, and AI—and I enjoy mentoring emerging leaders along the way.If you’re passionate about transforming complex systems and building teams that ship with confidence, let’s connect.
Experience
Director of Software Engineering
Mar 2023 — Present · NY, US
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Post Graduate Program in AI/ML, Artificial Intelligence
University of Phoenix
Masters in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science
2003 — 2005
JNTU Anantapur
Bachelor of Technology, Engineering
Skills
- Hadoop
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Azure
- Integration
- Enterprise Software
- Mongodb
- Business Analysis
- Sdlc
- Solution Architecture
- Elasticsearch
- Agile Methodologies
- Microservices Architecture
- Amazon Web Services (Aws)
- Software Project Management
- Business Intelligence
- Web Services
- Technical Leadership
- Oracle
- Requirements Analysis
- Cloud Computing
- Windows Azure
- Sharepoint
- Soa
- Scrum
- .net Framework
- C#
- .net
- Analysis
- Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
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