A Microsoft engineer shares the strategy she used to get promoted 4 times in 5 years

• 06/12/2025, 7:46 AM
• businessinsider.com

Ritvika Nagula

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Ritvika Nagula, a senior software engineer at Microsoft Azure. She's worked at the company since 2019. Her employment and promotions were confirmed by Business Insider. This story has been edited for length and clarity.