Lalitha Chandrasekar
About Lalitha Chandrasekar
Lalitha Chandrasekar is a Senior Software Group Manager at NI in Bengaluru, India, with a rich background in software development and team leadership.
Lalitha Chandrasekar at National Instruments
Lalitha Chandrasekar currently holds the position of Senior Software Group Manager at NI (National Instruments) in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. In this role, she has successfully built four teams, leading them to manage products and deliver releases on schedule with a high standard of quality. She coordinates across various R&D groups globally, consistently growing in project and people management responsibilities. Lalitha is also the chair for NI’s annual technical conference in Bengaluru, successfully organizing four conferences in various formats, including in-person, virtual, and hybrid.
Previous Roles at Bloomberg LP
Lalitha Chandrasekar worked at Bloomberg LP as a Senior Developer Team Lead from 2011 to 2017 in London, United Kingdom. During her six-year tenure, she contributed significantly to the development team, leveraging her expertise in software engineering and team management to facilitate project execution and delivery.
Career at Ciena, Microsoft, and Flextronics Software Systems
Lalitha Chandrasekar has held multiple roles in top technology companies throughout her career. From 2008 to 2011, she worked as a Senior Software Engineer and Module Lead at Ciena in Gurgaon, India. Prior to that, she was a Software Design Engineer at Microsoft from 2006 to 2008 in Hyderabad, India. She also served as a Senior Software Engineer at Flextronics Software Systems from 2004 to 2006 in Gurgaon, India. Each of these roles has contributed to her comprehensive expertise in software development and team leadership.
Education at Delhi University
Lalitha Chandrasekar received her higher education from Delhi University, where she earned a M.Sc. in Informatics from 2002 to 2004 and a B.Sc. Hons in Electronics from 1999 to 2002. Her academic background in these technical fields has been instrumental in shaping her career in software engineering and management.
Contributions to Diversity and Agile Methodologies
Lalitha Chandrasekar is a passionate advocate of Agile methodologies and has led several trainings, becoming the go-to person for Agile practices in the Bengaluru office. She co-founded NI’s Women in Technology (WIT) group in Bengaluru, aiming to increase employee engagement and support the growth of women in the workforce. Additionally, she actively contributes to NI’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, playing a crucial role in advancing the company's moon-shot DEI goals.