Pratik Pandey, a 35-year-old engineer at Microsoft, was found dead in Silicon Valley. According to a Bloomberg report, Microsoft employees discovered Pratik’s body the day after he entered the office on the evening of August 19.
The Santa Clara County medical examiner stated that the cause of death remains unclear, according to Bloomberg. Police arrived on the scene at 2 am and stated that there were no signs of suspicious activity when they arrived. Now, the police have ruled out a criminal investigation.
Shockingly, Microsoft has not said anything about its engineer’s death. According to the source, they might conduct an internal review.
He used to work late at night, his family member said. Pratik was a great son & friend who was a joyful person and loved playing soccer to refresh his mood.
Pratik Pandey worked on Microsoft’s Fabric products, which are used to examine data and compete with companies such as Snowflake Inc. He reported directly to Scott Guthrie, the Chief of Cloud and AI, an executive vice president at Microsoft.
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Pratik joined Microsoft in 2020. Previously, he worked at companies such as Walmart Inc. and Apple Inc., according to his LinkedIn profile.
His family and community members are trying to get his body returned to India, where they can perform his last rites.
