Pushkala Pattabhiraman

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DISC Type : sdc

Head of Security and Productivity ( Platform Engineering) at DataStax

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Pushkala is the Head of Platform and Security Engineering at DataStax, where she focuses on platform-as-a-product, Kubernetes, and infrastructure. A graduate of San José State University, she is consistently described by colleagues as passionate, meticulous, and knowledgeable. She has a strong background in quality engineering and developer productivity.

She is a passionate advocate for women in technology, having previously taken the initiative to establish a group dedicated to this cause. Pushkala actively follows emerging technologies, showing a keen interest in the progress of AI development tools like Langflow and the application of OpenSearch for customer workloads.

Pushkala is a co-inventor on multiple patents, including one for a system for synchronous development and testing of live, multi-tenant microservices.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Fast But Analytical

Quality Focused

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical  They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Topics They Care About

Platform as a Product
Her current role and professional headline are centered on the strategy of building and managing engineering platforms as internal products for developer use.
Infrastructure Automation
In a recent talk, she discussed her team's use of a homegrown, open-source orchestration engine for infrastructure automation and operational testing at scale.
Security Engineering
As a key part of her current title and responsibilities, she leads the security engineering function for the platform at DataStax.

Media Appearances

Pushkala has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2023
Head of Security and Productivity ( Platform Engineering) at DataStax
6-2022
Head Of Security and Engineering Productivity at DataStax
12-2020
Engineering Leader - Quality at DataStax
2-2019 - 12-2020
Architect (Developer Productivity and Finance Products) at OpenGov Inc.

Education

2009 - 2010
MS from San José State University

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Insights For Selling To Pushkala

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly
  • Showcase how you can impact results but also make sure that you share detailed information too
  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims

DONT's

  • Avoid self-deprecating references or general informality, it could decrease their trust in you
  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Pushkala is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Pushkala

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Pushkala move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Pushkala take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

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