Jaya Wadhwani
Engineering Leader @ Venmo
- Role
- Engineering Leader at Venmo
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jaya Wadhwani
As an engineering leader at Venmo, I lead the Debit Card team to deliver innovative experiences and valuable benefits—driving user engagement and loyalty while making money movement seamless and rewarding for millions.As a Software Engineering Manager at PayPal, I led the development of the PayPal consumer app, enhancing the shopping experience for millions of users. With over a decade of experience in software engineering, I have a strong track record of delivering scalable, high-performance solutions across various technologies and frameworks.Passionate about building robust and user-friendly applications, I have led engineering teams in designing and integrating local payment methods, streamlining consumer onboarding, and revamping eCommerce platforms. Beyond technical leadership, I am a facilitator, organizer, mentor, and continuous learner. I love working with people and believe a manager\'s role is to remove obstacles, empower teams to execute and think independently, and foster a culture of trust and collaboration.I hold a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Arizona and multiple certifications in Python, Apache Cassandra, and software engineering. Always eager to learn, I stay ahead in the fast-paced tech industry by continuously expanding my skill set and embracing new technologies.
Experience
Engineering Leader
May 2025 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
We don’t just build features — we build verbs. Venmo Engineering: powering how the world gets Venmo’d.
Education
Convent of Jesus and Mary
High School, Science
2002 — 2004
Bright School
PrimarySecondary School
1989 — 2002
University of Arizona
Master's degree, Computer Science
2009 — 2011
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Bachelor's Degree, Engineering; Computer Science
2004 — 2008
Skills
- Git
- Lucene
- Pl/Sql
- Rest Services
- Jira
- Algorithms
- Rest
- Ubuntu
- Xcode
- Oracle
- Tomcat
- Confluence
- Objective-C
- Github
- Maven
- Enterprise Software
- Splunk
- C++
- Java
- C
- Subversion
- Mysql
- Distributed Systems
- Testing
- Cassandra
- Mockito
- Junit
- Agile Methodologies
- Testng
- Sql
- Linux
- Oop
- Mpi
- Powermock
- Eclipse
- Software Development
- Python
- Scrum
- Software Design
- Design Patterns
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