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Aparna C.

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Principal Engineering Manager at CrowdStrike
📍 Irvine, California, United States

Aparna is a Principal Engineering Manager at CrowdStrike with over eight years of experience in software development and testing, specializing in Python, C#, and Selenium. She holds a Masters degree from California State University, Fullerton. People who have worked with her describe her as focused, knowledgeable, and a great team member.

She is passionate about empowering women in technology, having recently attended the #SheTOSummit2025. Aparna also shows great empathy and support for her professional network, publicly offering assistance to colleagues impacted by layoffs and amplifying opportunities within her company.

She introduced the Selenium framework to Kofax and built their entire web-based automation testing infrastructure from the ground up.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Principal Engineering Manager
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Irvine, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Aparna shows up

Non-Confrontational
Consensus Focused
Story Driven

They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.


Priorities

Topics Aparna cares about

Test Automation
Has extensive experience designing and implementing automation frameworks using Selenium and C# at multiple companies, including Dell and Kofax.
Engineering at Scale
Her team focuses on building tooling and infrastructure that enables the delivery of high-quality software at scale within the cybersecurity space.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Principal Engineering Manager
CrowdStrike
8-2022
Principal Engineer
CrowdStrike
8-2020
Senior Software Engineer II
CrowdStrike
8-2012 - 5-2016
QA Automation Lead
Dell
4-2012 - 8-2012
Sr Quality Assurance Engineer/Automation
Kofax
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Media appearances

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Education
2007 - 2009
Masters
California State University, Fullerton
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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