Hina Gandhi is a skilled software engineer with deep expertise in building scalable, high-performance systems for cloud and data-intensive applications. Currently a Senior Software Engineer at Cisco Systems, she leads the design and development of risk-based vulnerability management software, driving critical initiatives like transforming monolithic services into microservices and enhancing application performance and memory efficiency. Previously at VMware, Hina played a key role in building cost effective data pipelines, high-throughput services, and policy enforcement engines that significantly improved performance and security for enterprise cloud platforms. Hina holds a Master’s in Information Systems from Northeastern University and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Jaypee University of IT in India. Passionate about Innovation and continuous improvement, Hina brings a thoughtful and data-driven approach to solving complex engineering challenges across the cloud, distributed systems and cybersecurity landscape and is passionate about giving back to professional society by contributing through leadership articles, conducting guest lectures at universities and speaking at engineering conferences.