New York: Microsoft has hired Jay Parikh, former global head of engineering at Meta, in its senior leadership team. Parikh will report to company CEO Satya Nadella. Parikh worked with Facebook (now Meta) for 11 years and was the global head of engineering at the Mark Zuckerberg-led company. He joined Facebook in 2009 and worked on technical infrastructure and data center projects before quitting in 2021.
Satya Nadella in his welcome note said, “When I look to the next phase of Microsoft, both in terms of our scale and our massive opportunity ahead, it’s clear that we need to continue adding exceptional talent at every level of the organization to increase our depth and capability across our business priorities – spanning security, quality, and AI innovation.
With that context, I’m excited to share that Jay Parikh is joining Microsoft as a member of the senior leadership team (SLT), reporting to me. Jay was the global head of engineering at Facebook (now Meta) and most recently was CEO of Lacework. He has an impressive track record, with a unique combination of experiences building and scaling technical teams that serve both commercial customers and consumers. His deep connections across the start-up and VC ecosystems, coupled with his leadership roles at Akamai and Ning, will bring valuable perspective to Microsoft.”
