Sarvani Jandhyala
Pleasanton
Summary
Dynamic software engineering leader with a proven track record at Salesforce, excelling in complex multi-project orchestration and strategic planning. Recognized for building high-performing teams and fostering collective intelligence, I drive innovation and deliver impactful solutions, including a successful B2B product launch that enhanced customer engagement and operational efficiency.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Software Engineering
Salesforce
03.2021 - Current
- Drove high-level strategic planning of development efforts across multiple projects to optimize resource utilization and shorten development times across the shopper foundations org with a size of ~70 engineers.
- Led the org on development on multiple simultaneous projects, multi-tasking across several deliverables through efficient delegation and collaboration with line managers, architects and principal engineers across global teams.
- Spearheading the AI charter for Order Management by collaborating with product management on the prioritized usecases that will lead to adoption and save costs for customers.
- Drove the delivery of a successful Shopper Agent delivery directly managing the development across 5 scrum teams in a tight deadline, high pressure environment.
- Provided thought leadership to executive leadership team in optimizing resources, technical direction and cost reduction.
- Mentored engineering staff, fostering professional growth and continuous improvement for an org size of 40 engineers, 1 Director and 3 Sr. Managers.
- Drove technical strategy decisions working closely with cross functional leaders and delivered seemingly hard projects with optimized operations which led to successful product launches such as Subscriptions for commerce leading to an adoption growth of 20%.
- Integrated an acquisition by working with ELT on a new business unit launch and leading the development and operational efforts of engineering, product, UX and release management.
- Advocated for the launch of commerce in the social space with executive leadership team, ensuring the proposal got the needed funding. Spearheaded architectural design that ensures scalability across multiple channels for future expansion.
- Grew the org size from 20 to 45 engineers, hiring talent across globally.
- Built high performance teams that thrive through collective intelligence. Established performance metrics to monitor software quality and drive accountability across teams.
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Salesforce
08.2018 - 02.2021
- Established performance metrics for monitoring team progress towards key objectives, driving accountability and transparency among team members.
- Oversaw 4 strong scrum teams of ~20 engineering personnel and managed a senior manager and several lead and principal engineers.
- Launched a new product line-B2B successfully by overseeing the entire development lifecycle from concept through production release.
- Drove technical workgroup meetings for projects requiring cross functional collaboration and ensured 100% of all projects with dependencies are delivered on time successfully.
- Facilitated technical deep dive sessions that fostered knowledge sharing across the organization and led to a faster onboarding of new hires, cutting onboarding time by 3-4 weeks.
- Managed lea
- Managed sharing of project information and status updates to executive leadership team on a regular cadence.
- Worked with top management on recruitment, project placement, budgeting for a scope beyond my immediate scrum teams
Software Engineering Manager
Salesforce
12.2016 - 07.2018
- Led a scrum team that delivered several critical initiatives
- Led licensing initiative for the entire field service organization. With vague requirements and communication gaps, the project was in failure mode. I ensured a clear communication lines are set, brownbags are held to share knowledge and level set everyone. I worked closely with Product in defining the requirements and defined a development plan for a successful execution.
- Led the initiative to create better customer like orgs for testing that eliminates the gap in testing environments leading to 30% improvement in the number of investigations.
- Developed a culture of trust and mutual respect in the teams that fostered a strong team bonding
Lead Member of Technical Staff, QE
Salesforce
07.2011 - 02.2016
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans to ensure software quality and compliance with specifications.
- Implemented automated testing frameworks, improving efficiency in regression testing processes.
- Mentored junior QA engineers, fostering skill development and adherence to best practices in testing methodologies.
- Supported successful product launches by conducting extensive pre-release testing and validation activities.
- Implemented automated testing solutions where appropriate, reducing manual testing effort and increasing overall test coverage.
Quality Engineer
Yahoo! Inc.
2008 - 2010
- Developed test plans, built automation frameworks for Yahoo Advertising Platform
Education
Bachelor of Science -
MJCET
Hyderabad, IndiaNo Degree - Leading For Success Program
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CANo Degree - Negotiation And Influence
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CASkills
- Complex multi project orchestration
- Ability to spot talent, mentor, coach
- Thought Leadership
- Build high performing team
- Excellent communication
- Decision-making
- Strategic planning
- Risk management
- Build teams which foster collective intelligence
Timeline
Director of Software Engineering
Salesforce
03.2021 - Current
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Salesforce
08.2018 - 02.2021
Software Engineering Manager
Salesforce
12.2016 - 07.2018
Lead Member of Technical Staff, QE
Salesforce
07.2011 - 02.2016
Quality Engineer
Yahoo! Inc.
2008 - 2010
Bachelor of Science -
MJCET
No Degree - Leading For Success Program
University of California, Berkeley
No Degree - Negotiation And Influence
University of California, Berkeley