Srinivasarao Ravuri

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Senior Engineering Manager at DigitalOcean

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Srinivasarao is a software professional with over 25 years of experience, currently serving as a Senior Engineering Manager at DigitalOcean. He previously spent over 14 years at Oracle, leading global engineering teams for the MySQL product. He holds multiple Oracle Cloud Infrastructure certifications and earned his Masters degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.

Colleagues consistently praise him as a "steady and dependable" manager, highlighting his rare ability to remain calm and clear-headed during high-pressure, mission-critical customer escalations.

Personality Overview

Conviction Driven

Confident

Impact-Oriented

They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

Database Performance
He has extensive experience leading sustaining and development teams for MySQL at Oracle, focusing on resolving customer escalations and improving product performance for on-premise and cloud environments.
Cloud Infrastructure
As an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure certified architect now working at DigitalOcean, he has a strong focus on database solutions and engineering for cloud-native environments.
Global Team Leadership
He has a proven track record of building, scaling, and mentoring high-performing global engineering teams from the ground up, with over 14 years of management experience at Oracle.

Media Appearances

Srinivasarao has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Senior Engineering Manager at DigitalOcean
8-2020 - 1-2026
Director Of Software Development at Oracle India Private Limited
7-2011 - 8-2020
Senior Development Manager at Oracle India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
2011 - 2011
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER at ORACLE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
2-2009 - 6-2011
Manager for Customer Support and Sustenanace team at Quantum India Development Centre.

Education

Master's degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
1996 - 2000
BE from Bangalore University

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Insights For Selling To Srinivasarao

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the big picture and the strategic value of your product
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product

DONT's

  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Srinivasarao is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Srinivasarao

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Srinivasarao move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Srinivasarao take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Srinivasarao

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