Poorva Arankalle
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Poorva Arankalle

Director of Engineering @ Ex-(Coinbase, Google, Yahoo!)
5.0
(3 reviews)
Engineering Director | 23yrs at Google, Coinbase, Yahoo | Executive Coach
United States of America Active yesterday Usually responds in a few hours

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$300 / month

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  1. 1 Free intro call
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  2. 2 Ongoing calls + chat
    2 × 55-min calls per month, unlimited Q&A. Replies in 2 days.
  3. 3 No lock-in
    Month to month, no contract.
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MentorCruise summary

Poorva is a Director of Engineering who has worked at Google, Coinbase, and Yahoo. She has 23 years of engineering experience, including 15 years in leadership across Ads, Search, Cloud, and Crypto. She helps engineering managers prepare for management roles, plan promotions, and build sustainable teams.

Based on 2 verified mentee reviews

  • Two reviewers praise Poorva as a motivating mentor and recommend learning from her experience.

About

I am an Engineering Director with 23 years of experience, including 15 years in leadership, at Google, Coinbase, and Yahoo. My career has spanned Ads, Search, Cloud, and Crypto, giving me a front-row seat to both hyper-growth and massive-scale engineering.
Currently, I am on a deliberate career sabbatical. I’m using this time to give back to the community, helping leaders navigate the same high-stakes environments I’ve spent two decades in.

How we can work together:
- Engineering & Org Leadership: Strategy for first-time managers, managing managers, and designing healthy, high-performing org structures.
- The Promotion "Black Box": Tactical roadmapping to help you reach the next level at Tier-1 tech companies.
- Sustainable High Performance: Managing the "Human Side" of tech - navigating maternity/paternity leave, preventing burnout and planning sabbaticals

What mentees say

5 out of 5 stars

I am genuinely grateful for the opportunity to learn from Poorva. She is a great mentor, listener, communicator, and a great person. Preparing for our mentorship sessions has always been a joy, and every conversation leaves me with new insights and perspectives. It is always exciting to learn from her experiences during the sessions, and she shares them in a way that is practical and thoughtful, knowledge that only comes with years of experience and is difficult to gain from books or any other sources. I also really appreciated Poorva’s kind gesture when I had some internet connection issues during one of our sessions and we lost part of the time. She was kind enough to offer me a complimentary 30-minute session to make up for it. I am very glad to have the opportunity to learn from Poorva and would highly recommend her as a mentor.

Ahmed

Ahmed

Standard Plan • 3 months

5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend working with Poorva; she is a good motivator, and she knows lots of things if you're going on the Manager track

Maxim

Maxim

Standard Plan • 1 month

5 out of 5 stars

she is great mentor.

Anup

Anup

Standard Plan • 1 month

What happens when you start

You tell Poorva your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.

You meet within days. Poorva reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.

You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.

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