Anna Sulkina

Anna Sulkina is an experienced engineering leader with a strong background in the tech industry. She currently serves as the Director of Engineering at Airbnb, where she leads the Developer Platform team with a focus on maximizing developer effectiveness.12

Prior to her current role at Airbnb, Anna held several positions at Twitter:

1. Director of Engineering (May 2019 - May 2022)
2. Senior Engineering Manager (November 2015 - May 2019)
3. Engineering Manager (September 2013 - November 2015)1

During her time at Twitter, she was responsible for critical high-scale product infrastructure as the leader of Core Services.2

Anna's career history also includes:

• Manager of Software Development at Comcast (April 2007 - September 2013)
• Lead Software Engineer at Caymas Systems (March 2004 - March 2007)
• Senior Software Systems Engineer at Indus International (March 1999 - March 2004)
• Software Engineer at PC-Doctor (January 1998 - March 1999)1

Professional Development

Anna has pursued various professional certifications, including:

• Leading Strategic Growth from Columbia Business School Executive Education
• Certificate Program in Project Management from UC Berkeley Extension
• Java Programmer certification from Sun
• Scrum Product Owner certification from SCRUM Alliance1

Expertise and Interests

Anna is known for her expertise in:

1. Building and scaling engineering teams and products
2. Developer productivity and experience (DevX)
3. Engineering metrics and best practices

Outside of her professional life, Anna enjoys endurance sports, reading, and spending time with her family on adventures.23