Priyanka Kamath
About Priyanka Kamath
Priyanka Kamath is an Engineering Manager at Flexport in the Greater Seattle Area with extensive experience in various technical and managerial roles at Amazon.
Current Role at Flexport
Priyanka Kamath currently serves as an Engineering Manager at Flexport, located in the Greater Seattle Area. In this role, she oversees software engineering teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality projects and services. Her position requires her to manage team performance, set development goals, and align engineering efforts with overall business objectives. At Flexport, she leverages her extensive experience in both technical and managerial capacities to foster a productive and innovative work environment.
Previous Work Experience at Amazon
Priyanka Kamath has had an extensive career at Amazon in various technical and managerial roles. She was a Technical Program Manager II from 2019 to 2021, focusing on large-scale technical projects. From 2019 to 2022, she ascended to the role of Software Development Manager III, where she led software development teams. Her journey at Amazon started as a Business Intelligence Engineer from 2017 to 2019, later becoming a Business Intelligence Engineer II in 2019. She has played critical roles in key initiatives, including the implementation of GDPR compliance systems and developing tools for regulatory issue investigations.
Early Career and Internships
Prior to her tenure at Amazon, Priyanka Kamath gained diverse experience through various roles and internships. She worked as a Software Engineer at Open Juice in 2015 and as a Project Engineer at Wipro from 2013 to 2014, both in Bengaluru, India. Her initial exposure to the industry began with internships, including a brief stint as an Engineering Intern at Air India Limited in 2011, and another as an Intern at Fidessa in 2016 in the Greater New York City Area. These roles provided her with foundational skills and diverse industry insights.
Educational Background
Priyanka Kamath holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from NMAM Institute of Technology. She further advanced her education by obtaining a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University at Buffalo. Her strong academic background has equipped her with a solid foundation in both engineering principles and advanced computing, which she has effectively applied throughout her career in various technical and managerial roles.
Key Projects and Contributions
Throughout her career, Priyanka Kamath has been involved in significant projects and initiatives. At Amazon, she was instrumental in building the Amazon Brand Registry from the ground up, achieving a remarkable increase in adoption from 5% to 75% of brands on the marketplace. Additionally, she managed the implementation of GDPR across compliance systems in Amazon Retail. Her work also includes developing tools that enable Amazon associates to manually investigate compliance and regulatory issues, showcasing her ability to handle complex problems in the regulatory software domain.