Paresh Lukka in

Paresh Lukka

Login to view DISC.
Partner Director of Software Engineering at Microsoft
📍 Greater Seattle Area, United States

Paresh is a Partner Director of Software Engineering at Microsoft with over 25 years of experience. He leads the engineering and product teams for Microsoft Teams for Consumer and GroupMe, focusing on high-scale communication products. He holds an M. S. from The University of Texas at Dallas and is described by colleagues as innovative, personable, and a diligent leader.

There is no publicly available information about Pareshs personal life, hobbies, or interests outside of his professional work and accomplishments.

He is a co-inventor on multiple patents, including one for "Universal actionable notifications" assigned to Microsoft in 2023.

Read the full overview →
Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Partner Director of Software Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Seattle Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Paresh shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Paresh cares about

Consumer Collaboration
Leads the product and engineering teams for two major consumer-facing Microsoft products: Teams for Consumer and GroupMe.
Engineering Leadership
His role involves worldwide leadership of engineering and product teams, and he frequently posts about hiring new talent for these groups.
+4 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

6-2016
Partner Director of Software Engineering
Microsoft
4-2009 - 5-2016
CTO and Vice President Of Engineering
Crexendo Business Solutions
12-2004 - 4-2009
Tech Lead / Senior Software Engineer
Mitel Networks
Team Lead / Senior Software Engineer
logica
Software Engineer
Cisco Systems
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
1997 - 1999
M.S.
The University of Texas at Dallas
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Microsoft Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Paresh. Free, 10 seconds.