Summary
Jorge Palma is a Principal Product Manager Lead at Microsoft with 11 years of experience specializing in cloud-native platforms and Azure Kubernetes Service. He progressed through technical and customer-facing roles—from Technical Evangelist and Premier Field Engineer to Global Black Belt and product leadership—giving him a rare blend of hands-on troubleshooting, sales engineering, and product strategy. Based in Seattle, he focuses on scaling developer experiences and operational reliability for large cloud customers while aligning product roadmaps with real-world adoption challenges. His background includes systems administration and coordinating tech events, which contributes to strong cross-functional communication and developer community empathy. Known for translating complex infrastructure needs into pragmatic product decisions, he thrives at the intersection of open source, DevOps, and cloud platform productization.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High school, High school at Escola Secundária Públia Hortênsia de Castro
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Instituto Superior Técnico
Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, French