Mandar Inamdar is a Principal Director of Engineering at Microsoft with over a decade of experience building planet-scale geospatial and cloud-native data platforms, including leadership of the Microsoft Planetary Computer. He combines deep technical expertise in Azure, Kubernetes, data & AI stacks (Databricks, Spark, SQLDW) and languages like Python, C#, and Rust with a consistent focus on mentorship and empathetic team building. His career spans hands-on roles from cloud solution architect and technical program manager to principal engineering leadership, working closely with global enterprise customers through Azure CAT. Recognized with Microsoft’s Circle of Excellence Platinum and early Microsoft Certified Master credentials, he blends operational rigor with product-minded strategy to turn complex geospatial data into actionable intelligence. Based in Redmond, he’s known for translating large-scale system feedback into product improvements while maintaining a principled, community-minded approach to leadership.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
SSC, 1st in Merit List for Marathi-Sanskrit, SSC, 1st in Merit List for Marathi-Sanskrit at Kirloskar Highschool Kirloskarwadi
HSC, Science, Mathematics, 19th in the Merit list, HSC, Science, Mathematics, 19th in the Merit list at Laxmanrao Kirloskar Junior College, Palus
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Distinction, Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Distinction at Walchand College of Engg., Sangli
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Mandar Inamdar - Principal Director Of Engineering at Microsoft