Saurabh Sodani

Saurabh Sodani joined Pendo in August 2025 as the company's inaugural Chief Development Officer, tasked with leading global engineering, IT, technical support, and platform innovation as Pendo expands its investment in AI. He brings more than 20 years of experience scaling high-performing engineering organizations and leading technology transformation at enterprise scale.

Sodani is known for his expertise in distributed systems, AI, and organizational scale. He successfully led engineering and technology at the adtech startup Datalogix, where he drove 4x growth and contributed to its unicorn status, culminating in a successful acquisition by Oracle. He advocates for mission-driven team structures that organize small, focused teams around specific outcomes with end-to-end ownership and autonomy.

Career History

• Chief Development Officer, Pendo (August 2025–present)
• Chief Technology Officer, EVP Engineering, and Senior Vice President of Engineering, Salesloft (September 2021–July 2025) – led the company's AI strategy and delivered improvements in development velocity, code quality, and architectural rigor
• VP of Software Development, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Data Cloud (April 2015–September 2021) – overseeing Load Balancer and Web Application Firewall Services, and focusing on audience targeting and measurement products
• VP Engineering, Datalogix – managing big data technology and operations for online advertising products
• Principal Software Engineer, Yahoo – contributing to core platforms for display advertising

Sodani holds an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Denver and a B.S. from Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science.

What Sodani could bring to his role as Chief Development Officer at Pendo: His deep expertise in scaling engineering organizations and orchestrating enterprise-scale AI transformation positions him to accelerate Pendo's transition into an AI-first platform. His proven track record at Datalogix of driving 4x growth and successful acquisition by Oracle, combined with his recent success leading Salesloft's AI strategy, suggests he can embed AI innovation into Pendo's core product architecture while maintaining the engineering discipline required for enterprise customers. His advocacy for mission-driven team structures aligns with accelerating product velocity across globally distributed teams in Raleigh, the U.K., and Israel.