Diversity reboot

Priyal Divakala is an engineering manager for the Search User Experience Mobile team at Yelp. Her career at Yelp began as a software engineer, and she later transitioned into managing a team focused on enhancing the Yelp search user experience. She is committed to the professional development of her team of software engineers, as well as women and allies at Yelp, providing mentorship and guidance for career growth. Priyal’s experience with public speaking (within Yelp, at previous companies, and during school), has helped her overcome public speaking anxiety. She now leads a public speaking initiative within Awesome Women in Engineering (AWE)—a Yelp Employee Resource Group. Through this role, she organizes public speaking events and workshops to help others improve their skills. Priyal holds a master's degree in computer applications from Dharmsinh Desai University and a bachelor’s degree in computer applications from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.