Preetha Ramaswamy
Preetha is a Principal Engineer at Barclays.
Principal Engineer at Barclays, previously Principal Engineer @ Co-op, Speaker, 20+ years in tech.
Preetha has over two decades of experience in the tech industry and likes to call herself
the ‘accidental programmer’ as her interests used to be in adventurous fields like
journalism and marine biology. She now channels her interest and enthusiasm to solving
problems in the digital space. Over her career, she has supported many teams with various
legacy transformation projects and helped build/re-architect complex systems for diverse
businesses, from retail to banking. She is currently the Principal Engineer at Barclays,
working in Digital banking. She is a keen advocate of digital sustainability, aiming to build
awareness amongst engineers about incorporating software sustainability as a routine activity.
Transforming legacy software: Riding the rollercoaster of emotion and innovation
This talk delves into overcoming emotional resistance and technical debt in digital transformation, highlighting strategies, tools, and insights that helped drive innovation and effective change.
