Praveen G
SVP, Engineering at Zonda
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolPraveen G is an engineering executive with over two decades of experience building scalable software, platforms, and high-performance teams across payments, real estate marketplaces, and AI. As SVP of Engineering at Zonda and former senior leader at Visa and SparkCognition, he has led large cross-regional organizations through major platform re-architectures, continuous delivery transformations, and fraud-detection and real-time payments initiatives. He combines hands-on technical roots (compiler engineering background) with strategic skills in organizational design, MM-level budget management, and data strategy. Known for driving UX-first platforms that scale 2–3x year-over-year, he also brings deep experience in vendor onboarding, DevOps culture, and secure SDLC discipline. Praveen pairs formal executive training from Harvard and Stanford programs with an MS in Computer Science, enabling him to translate technical complexity into clear product and business outcomes. Outside the obvious leadership achievements, he still enjoys building elegant, story-driven products and mentoring teams to operate with minimal supervision.
5 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Mississippi State UniversityBachelor of Engineering Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering Computer Science at Karnatak UniversityManagement Essentials Program - Fall 2019 Cohort, Management Essentials Program - Fall 2019 Cohort at Harvard Business SchoolInnovation and Entrepreneurship Program, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at Stanford University
Stackoverflow
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59kreached
12answers
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Github Skills (23)
pytorch10
modular10
ecosystem10
llvm10
toolchain10
compiler10
clang10
cuda6
repository-pattern6
asp-net6
entity-framework6
asp-net-mvc6
poco6
validation6
google-analytics6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
praveen-g-ctt/torch-mlir
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
The Torch-MLIR project aims to provide first class support from the PyTorch ecosystem to the MLIR ecosystem.
Contributions:23 pushes, 6 branches in 1 month
llvm/torch-mlir
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
The Torch-MLIR project aims to provide first class support from the PyTorch ecosystem to the MLIR ecosystem.
Contributions:27 reviews, 13 PRs, 13 pushes in 2 months
pytorchmlirtorchcompilerecosystem
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