Urmila Nadkarni
About Urmila Nadkarni
Urmila Nadkarni is a Staff Software Engineer currently working at Headway, where she focuses on building authentication and privacy systems to protect patient data. She has extensive experience in software engineering, having held various roles at companies such as Microsoft, Socrata, and Convoy Inc.
Work at Headway
Urmila Nadkarni has been employed at Headway as a Staff Software Engineer since 2023. In this role, she collaborates with the engineering team to enhance technical practices and culture, facilitating the company's rapid growth. Her focus includes building authentication and privacy systems to safeguard patient data. Headway operates in the healthcare technology sector, emphasizing secure and efficient solutions for patient management.
Previous Experience at Convoy Inc
Prior to her current role, Urmila Nadkarni worked at Convoy Inc from 2020 to 2023. She held multiple positions, including Principal Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer. During her time at Convoy, she took a parental leave for three months in 2020. Her tenure at Convoy involved significant contributions to software engineering practices within the company.
Experience at Socrata
Urmila Nadkarni has extensive experience at Socrata, where she worked in various capacities from 2014 to 2018. She served as a Senior Software Engineer from 2014 to 2016 and later as a Software Engineering Manager for one year. Additionally, she returned as a Senior Software Engineer for five months in 2018. Her roles at Socrata involved leading engineering teams and developing software solutions.
Career at Microsoft
Urmila Nadkarni's career includes significant experience at Microsoft, where she worked from 2006 to 2014. She started as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) I and progressed to SDET II, then transitioned to Software Development Engineer II and Senior Software Development Engineer. Her roles at Microsoft involved quality assurance and software development, contributing to various projects during her eight-year tenure.
Education and Expertise
Urmila Nadkarni holds a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology from the University of Technology Sydney, which she completed from 2003 to 2005. Her educational background laid the foundation for her career in software engineering. She has expertise in utilizing a tech stack that includes Python, Postgres, Auth0, and Oso, which she applies in her current and previous roles.