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Bindya Dhanekula

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Director, Engineering at Illumina
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Bindya Dhanekula is the Director of Engineering at Illumina, leading the development of next-generation sequencing platforms. An engineering leader with expertise in medical devices and biotech products, she holds a Masters from the University of Nevada, Reno and has a certification in Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices.

She is a public speaker on technology leadership and is passionate about mentoring the next generation of engineers. She actively shares insights on navigating ambiguity and scaling innovation in the biotech space.

Unique fact: Bindya was a featured speaker at the final SD CTO Talks of 2025, sharing her leadership journey in building complex sequencing platforms.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Director, Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Diego, California, United States
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Adaptive Leadership
She speaks publicly about her approach to adaptive leadership, which she uses to navigate ambiguity and scale innovation in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.
Next-Gen Sequencing
Her current role at Illumina is focused on leading the development of complex, next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms, managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
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Career

Work history

4-2022
Director, Engineering
Illumina
2021 - 3-2022
Associate Director, Engineering
Illumina
2019 - 2021
Principal Engineer
Illumina
2015 - 2019
Sr Manager, Engineering
Illumina
2010 - 2015
Manager, Systems Engineering
Illumina
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Education
2003 - 2005
Masters
University of Nevada, Reno
1998 - 2002
BE
Osmania University
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