Shirley Kotian

Shirley Kotian started their work experience at C-Dac as a High Performance Computing Engineering Intern, where they worked on mathematical derivations and theorems, converting them into algorithms and code. Shirley then joined Rakuten as a Corporate Event Host/Emcee and later became a Staff Lead for the Rakuten Technology Conference, managing a team of 60 staff members. Shirley also worked as a Product Manager and Full Stack Engineer at Rakuten, developing and improving their E-Commerce Web Service system and mentoring new team members. Shirley briefly joined The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games for a role in People Management. Shirley'smost recent role was as a Product Manager at Degica Co, Ltd., where they defined the product strategy and vision for a payment product and reported directly to the VP of Products. Currently, Shirley is working as a Software Engineering Manager at Autify, recruiting team members and supporting the product team in transforming the company's strategy into an actionable roadmap.

Shirley Kotian completed a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Pune Institute of Computer Technology between 2013 and 2017. In addition to their formal education, they have obtained various certifications including "How to Build Credibility as a Leader" and "Conducting Motivational 1-on-1 Reviews" from LinkedIn in 2023, "Agile Software Development: Refactoring" and "Managing Technical Professionals" from LinkedIn in 2022, "DevOps Foundations: Continuous Delivery/Continuous Integration," "Tech Career Skills: Moving from Developer to Engineering Manager," and "Technical Product Management" from LinkedIn in 2022, "Project Management Certification(RPMM)" from Rakuten in 2022, "Docker with Kubernetes" from Rakuten in 2021, "JLPT(Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) N5" from The Japan Foundation in 2021, and "Google Tech Elevate Program" from Google Japan in 2020. Shirley also obtained a certification in "Basic ReactJS" from Rakuten Tokyo, but the specific month and year are not provided.