Vaidehi Guduguntla
Technical Recruiter at Amazon
Sourcing and attracting senior software engineering talent for Amazon and TikTok within major US tech hubs.
Intro
I'm Vaidehi Guduguntla, a Technical Recruiter at Amazon with a career dedicated to building world-class engineering teams. My journey has taken me through major tech hubs at Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Uber, where I notably bootstrapped 12 engineering teams from the ground up. I specialize in the full recruitment lifecycle for SDE II, SDE III, and Tech Lead roles, with a deep focus on backend, frontend, and mobile domains. I am passionate about driving high-quality candidate experiences and championing diversity hiring initiatives. Whether you are looking to navigate the hiring process at a Tier-1 tech company or want to discuss the evolving landscape of AdTech and global mobility, I'm here to help make it happen.
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What I can offer
- ›Direct access to hiring pipelines at Tier-1 tech companies
- ›Expertise in navigating recruitment for backend, frontend, and fullstack roles
- ›Guidance on benefits negotiation and candidate experience
What I'm looking for
- ›Software engineers with 2–12 years of experience
- ›Tech Leads and SDE III candidates in SF, Seattle, Austin, and NYC
- ›exploring mutual opportunities in Technical Recruiting
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Background
Career
Progressed from HR internships to Talent Acquisition at LinkedIn and Microsoft, followed by a long tenure at Uber where she scaled engineering teams, and currently serves as a Technical Recruiter at Amazon.
Education
PGD-HRM from St. Francis Degree College for Women (2011–2012); Bachelor’s Degree in Finance & HR from St. Francis Degree College for Women, Begumpet (2008–2011).
Achievements
- ›Bootstrapped 12 new engineering teams at Uber across Hyderabad and Bangalore
- ›Recruited leadership roles across 33+ cities in India
- ›Organized tech talks to improve Uber’s local employer branding
- ›Contributed to CSAT projects at Microsoft to improve interview experiences
Opinions
- Making it happen for candidates is essential to high-quality interview experiences
- Highly scalable and reliable software requires strong technical leadership
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives are critical for improving talent pipelines
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Professional, encouraging, and direct with an enthusiastic flair for company missions.
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