Summary
Dona Jose is a Senior Software Engineer with nearly a decade of experience building and scaling backend systems and enterprise-grade products that serve millions of users. She blends zero-to-one product development with large-scale optimization, having driven high-throughput API improvements at Slack and automated file-management systems at Dropbox that processed millions of files weekly. At Microsoft she launched a funded metrics dashboard that halved decision cycles and integrated ML-driven alerts and anomaly detection, demonstrating a knack for turning telemetry into actionable business insights. Comfortable across cloud, data pipelines, and authentication at scale, she pairs technical depth in backend architectures with a strong product sense and measurable impact on user workflows. Outside engineering, Dona invests heavily in leadership and community-building—founding a global 10-week leadership program and serving in regional and global roles at AnitaB.org—which informs her mentorship-first approach to team growth. Based in Redmond, she thrives on tackling complex, transaction-safe systems that simplify user experiences and drive lasting business value.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at The University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology
English, Malayalam