Grace Series - Lipi Patel - Beyond the Code:My journey from Entry-Level developer to Tech Leadership скачать в хорошем качестве

Grace Series - Lipi Patel - Beyond the Code:My journey from Entry-Level developer to Tech Leadership

Lipi Patel's talk titled “Beyond the Code: My journey from Entry-Level developer to Tech Leadership” isn’t about algorithms or architectures – it’s about growth, grit, and finding your path in the industry. In this talk, Lipi Patel, an Operations Leader at Amazon Web Services and UT Dallas Alumna, will share her personal journey from starting as a Big Data engineer to leading strategic operations teams, including the lessons learned, mistakes made, and mindset shifts that made all the difference. If you’re wondering how to turn your first job into a fulfilling career, this session is for you. You’ll hear about the importance of curiosity, resilience, and learning to see the bigger picture beyond the screen. Biography: Lipi Patel is a UT Dallas Alumna and Operations Leader at Amazon Web Services, leading the Countdown Premium team. Her team delivers specialized engineering support for the most critical cloud initiatives, such as Migrations, Modernizations, Critical events, and GenAI, and works on cutting-edge projects that advance technology. Lipi oversees strategic initiatives and drives innovation across various AWS domains. With a strong passion for people development, she is dedicated to mentoring her engineers and guiding them in their professional growth. Beyond team leadership, Lipi focuses on identifying and implementing strategic improvements that enhance organizational efficiency and impact. Lipi also collaborates actively with universities to bridge the gap between academia and industry, preparing students for real-world technology challenges. During her early days as a Big Data engineer, she achieved Subject Matter Expert (SME) accreditation in Amazon OpenSearch. Since then, she has guided numerous other engineers to become SMEs in various AWS services.