Leela Kumili
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Lead Engineer
Résumé
Leela is a Lead Software Engineer at Starbucks with deep expertise in building scalable, cloud-native systems and distributed platforms. She drives architecture, delivery, and operational excellence across the Rewards Platform, leading efforts to modernize systems, improve scalability, and enhance reliability. In addition to her technical leadership, Leela serves as an AI Champion for the organization, identifying opportunities to improve developer productivity and workflows using LLM-based tools and establishing best practices for AI adoption. She is passionate about building production-ready systems, enhancing developer experience, and mentoring engineers to grow in both technical and strategic impact. Her interests include platform engineering, distributed systems, developer productivity, and bridging technical solutions with business and product goals.