Confluent Champion Smriti on Why We Need More Women In Tech

Smriti Sridhar, a Solutions Architect in Confluent’s Professional Services organization, joined the company through its Associate Consulting Engineering program after earning a master’s degree in systems engineering and seeking an alternative to a conventional software development career. Nearly three years later, she leads Professional Services efforts for Confluent’s Women’s Inclusion Network, creating informal forums and initiatives centered on increasing women’s visibility through conferences and technical presentations, providing education and mentorship through shared experience, and supporting retention and career growth. She credits supportive peers and managers, a culture that treats mistakes as learning opportunities, and access to new challenges with motivating her to remain at Confluent despite initially seeing relatively few women in her field. Sridhar encourages women in technology to ask questions, seek help, take on unfamiliar opportunities, and recognize that roles in Professional Services can open paths into areas such as product management, solutions engineering, and technical sales.

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