Roopa Gopinath

Engineering Leader

With a passion for building great products and teams!

I believe that empathy is underrated and is crucial in cultivating productivity and high performing teams. The most important thing leaders do is to create and manage culture and lead by example.

My Professional Journey

  • Engineering Manager, Fitness Build and Integration, Apple (May 2021 - Present)

  • Siri Operations Engineering Manager, Apple (May 2020 - May 2021)

  • DevOps Engineer, Apple (Oct 2017 - May 2020)

  • Software Development Engineer in Test, Skyhigh Networks (Dec 2015 - Feb 2017)

  • Software Developer, IBM Demandtec Solutions (Mar 2015 - Dec 2015)

  • Masters in Software Engineering, San Jose State University (Aug 2013 - May 2015)

  • ETL Engineer, ANZ (May 2011 - Sep 2012)

  • Test Engineer, Infosys -> Fidelity Investments (Aug 2009 - May 2011)

  • Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Sep 2005 - June 2009)

Other things that keep me alive

  • Volunteer Crisis Counselor, CSS Alameda County (Jan 2022 - Present)

  • Volunteer Yoga Teacher (May 2020 - Present)

About me

I started off as an engineer in a tech company in Bangalore, India in 2009 and I moved to the bay area to pursue my masters in Software Engineering. Over the years, I have had roles as a developer, test / automation engineer, build and release engineer and engineering manager. I love structure and order, motivating engineers on my team, helping them pursue their dream careers and building great products. Developer Productivity is a space I'm extremely passionate about - Accelerating development for engineers, defining processes for frictionless releases, operational excellence, strategizing infrastructure and test reliability, using data driven approaches and retrospectives to constantly learn and grow are all in my wheelhouse.

A large part of my time outside of work is spent practicing and teaching yoga and meditation, traveling and volunteering as a crisis counselor. I enjoy working and volunteering at the intersection of technology and social causes I care about - access to education and improved healthcare, mental health initiatives, gender roles and equality. I wake up everyday in search of authentic expression seeking opportunities to make positive change wherever I can!