# Spoorti Koujalagi > Product Manager | Embedded Systems & Automotive Platforms | Ex-Qualcomm, Bosch, Daimler, KPIT | MS IT Management, UT Dallas ’25 | Open to Opportunities Location: Dallas, Texas, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/spoorti I’m a product manager who started as an embedded software engineer - and that’s what makes me different. Over 8+ years, I’ve gone from writing low-level device drivers in Embedded C at KPIT to defining product roadmaps for automotive compute platforms at Bosch and Daimler, and most recently managing product strategy at Qualcomm. I don’t just understand what engineers build - I’ve lived their constraints. That means I make better product trade-offs, write more precise requirements, and earn engineering trust from day one. What I bring to the table: • Product strategy & execution: Shaped product roadmaps, authored PRDs, translated PRDs into OKRs, and launched products from ideation to scale (0-to-1) • Technical depth: 2.5 years hands-on in Embedded C, firmware, and ECU platforms before transitioning to product management • Proven impact: Improved user retention by 43%, accelerated release cycles by 35%, delivered platforms serving 1.5M+ users • Cross-functional leadership: Led teams of 28+ engineers across firmware, middleware, application layers, UX, and partner ecosystems • AI/ML fluency: Built ML-powered analytics pipelines, designed experimentation workflows, and architected GenAI applications I’m currently exploring full-time Product Manager roles where my combination of engineering depth and product leadership creates the most impact - especially in automotive platforms, embedded systems, connected devices, and AI/ML products. Let’s connect: spoortikoujalgi@gmail.com ## Work Experience ### SW Product Management Intern @ Qualcomm Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Diego, CA Interned on the product management team, driving roadmap strategy and data-driven decision making for Qualcomm’s platform tools. • Conducted user research and competitive analysis across 7 cross-functional teams to address gaps in the 2026 product roadmap, presented findings to senior leadership, and contributed to the roadmap by prioritizing 65% of critical feature gaps. • Designed Python-based AI agents to automate validation of 1,000+ requirements by cross-referencing customer specs with internal capabilities, eliminating 60% of manual quotation analysis through an AI-driven validation system. • Built ML-powered analytics pipelines and dashboards to analyze 10,000+ data points, uncovered 3 user behavior patterns, and drove prioritization of 2 features into the product roadmap. ### Technical Lead @ Bosch Global Software Technologies Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Pune District Led product strategy and execution for automotive and connected platforms at Bosch, managing a 28-engineer cross-functional team across firmware, middleware, and application layers. • Spearheaded 0-to-1 delivery of a next-gen braking system for a 650K+ unit truck program, defining requirements that balanced real-time performance, memory, and reliability, and shipping production-ready embedded software across 2 ECU variants. • Aligned 5 senior stakeholders on scope across 3 releases by authoring PRDs and OKRs that clarified trade-offs between timeline, cost, and quality, delivering 100% on-time with zero critical defects. • Mitigated $350K in annual risk by leading implementation of CI/CD pipelines and live KPI dashboards, reducing defect rate by 43% and lowering resolution time by 30%. • Introduced data-driven prioritization using defect trends, cycle time, and feature completion metrics for a 28-engineer team, increasing release velocity by 42% and sprint predictability to 93%. Domain: Automotive platforms, embedded systems, safety-critical products, enterprise software ### Senior Software Engineer @ Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI) Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Greater Bengaluru Area Held a dual product management and software engineering role, owning the product roadmap for automotive software platforms while contributing hands-on to development and architecture decisions. • Authored platform API specifications and technical reference documentation for 5 external partners, enabling them to integrate independently and reducing partner support overhead by 30%. • Identified bottlenecks in manual regression testing, environment provisioning, and cross-team handoff delays through discovery research, and championed automated testing pipelines, accelerating release cycles by 35% from 12 weeks down to 8 weeks. • Defined detailed PRDs outlining engineering trade-offs across system constraints, safety requirements, and partner experience, delivering 6 consecutive releases with zero scope creep and 100% on-time delivery. • Redesigned partner onboarding guides based on user journey mapping and usage analytics, and presented adoption metrics and recommendations to VP stakeholders, improving feature adoption by 25%. Domain: Automotive software platforms, vehicle connectivity, safety systems, platform APIs ### Embedded Software Engineer @ KPIT Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Bangalore Developed low-level device drivers and firmware in Embedded C for automotive ECU platforms, working across hardware, firmware, and validation teams. • Developed low-level device drivers and firmware in Embedded C, collaborating with hardware teams on integration specifications and validation criteria to deliver production-ready modules adopted across 3 vehicle programs. • Led root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, and validation teams to diagnose critical system integration failures, resolving issues 40% faster than historical average and eliminating post-release defects. This role built my technical foundation in embedded systems and automotive software - the engineering depth that now makes me a stronger product manager. ### Embedded Software Engineer @ KPIT Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Bangalore ## Education ### Master's degree in Information Technology Management The University of Texas at Dallas ### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Electrical and Electronics Engineering B V B College of Engg. & Technology, HUBLI ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/spoortikoujalagi --- Source: https://flows.cv/spoorti JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/spoorti/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-16