Veena Rajarathna
About Veena Rajarathna
Veena Rajarathna is a Staff Product Manager at Kong Inc., with extensive experience in software engineering and quality assurance across various technology companies. She has held significant roles at organizations such as Synack, Palo Alto Networks, and NGINX, and holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Arlington.
Work at Kong
Veena Rajarathna is currently employed at Kong Inc. as a Staff Product Manager. She has been in this role since 2023. In her position, she focuses on product management strategies and initiatives that align with the company's objectives.
Previous Experience in Product Management
Before joining Kong, Veena worked at NGINX, which is part of F5, as a Senior Product Manager from 2017 to 2023. In this role, she contributed to product development and management, leveraging her extensive background in software engineering and quality assurance.
Career in Software Engineering
Veena has a diverse background in software engineering and quality assurance. She held positions at several companies, including Synack, Inc. as a Technical Lead in SQA from 2015 to 2017, and at Palo Alto Networks as a Software Quality Engineer from 2012 to 2015. Her career also includes roles at EMC Corporation, Extreme Networks, Hewlett-Packard - India, and Microsoft.
Education and Expertise
Veena Rajarathna earned a Master's degree in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Arlington, where she studied from 1998 to 2000. She also holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Instrumentation from Bangalore University, completed from 1993 to 1997. Her educational background supports her expertise in software development and product management.