Vamsi Ponnapalli is a seasoned engineering leader with 12 years of experience driving developer experience, DevOps, and system architecture across large telecom and SaaS environments. He progressed from hands-on network and frontend roles at Verizon to principal engineering and developer-experience leadership, and now leads professional services and practice strategy at GitLab. His background blends deep operational knowledge of VoLTE and network performance with modern cloud-native delivery and developer tooling, enabling pragmatic, measurable improvements in engineering productivity. An MBA from NYU Stern complements his technical B.S. in Computer Engineering from UIUC, giving him a strong mix of technical rigor and business strategy. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex system constraints into repeatable practices that scale across organizations.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at NYU Stern School of Business
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWeāve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.
Request Free Trial
Vamsi Ponnapalli - Senior Practice Manager at GitLab