Prashanth Ramdas

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Senior Director, Data Platform at Netflix

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Prashanth Ramdas is the Senior Director of Netflixs Data Platform, leading a large organization responsible for analytics, GenAI, and infrastructure. An alumnus of UC Santa Barbara, his expertise lies in building and scaling high-impact technology and product teams. People who have worked with him describe him as intelligent, hard-working, and resourceful.

Based on his professional focus, he appears deeply engaged in the technology community, frequently sharing insights and job opportunities related to data engineering and platform development. His career reflects a passion for solving complex, large-scale data challenges.

He oversees a data platform at Netflix that processes trillions of events per day.

Personality Overview

Informal

Values Relationships

Friendly But Fast

They will fight for you if they come to believe in you.  They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.

Topics They Care About

Data Platform Scalability
His entire career, from OpenX to Netflix, has focused on building and managing platforms that handle massive data volumes, including trillions of daily events.
Open Data Architecture
He has spoken publicly about Netflix's move towards an open data platform, utilizing technologies like Apache Iceberg to empower data users.
Hiring Engineering Talent
He frequently posts about expanding his team, highlighting leadership and individual contributor roles, indicating a strong focus on recruitment and team growth.

Media Appearances

Prashanth has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Senior Director, Data Platform at Netflix
6-2024 - 3-2025
Director, Data Platform at Netflix
10-2022 - 9-2024
Director, Data Platform Foundations at Netflix
6-2017 - 9-2022
Director Of Engineering, Realtime Data and Storage Platform at Netflix
5-2014 - 6-2017
Vice President Engineering at OpenX

Education

1998 - 2000
MS from UC Santa Barbara
9-1992 - 8-1996
BS from B. M. S. College of Engineering

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Exp : 28 Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Senior Designation : Senior Director, Data Platform at Netflix

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Insights For Selling To Prashanth

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Give them control of the sales process
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.

DONT's

  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Prashanth is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Prashanth

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Prashanth move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Prashanth take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Prashanth

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