About

Khushali Desai is a highly skilled Sr Software Engineer at Target, with over 6 years of relevant experience in the field. She is a passionate AnitaB Community Leader - IWiC and a Co-Founder of Her Tech Hour, a platform that empowers women in tech. Khushali is also a #IamRemarkable Facilitator and a #vGHC21 participant, showcasing her commitment to diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. Currently working at Walmart as a Software Engineer, Khushali has designed and developed a solution with REST API in Python using Django. She has also implemented a tool for the SRO team to send the page out during outages, resulting in a decrease in Mean Time To Engage, which has been adapted for use by company-wide teams. Khushali has added features in Python and Javascript to embedded monitoring tools and automation scripts, resulting in more streamlined processes. Khushali has worked with Google Summer of Code in the past as a Mentor, where she successfully managed and code reviewed two GSoC projects for years 2016 and 2017. She has also worked as a Software Engineer Intern at Yahoo, where she developed an internal infrastructure tool using Python and Redis from scratch, resulting in a tool that saves 80 man-hours per week. She evangelized technology solutions, resulting in an increase of internal adoption. Khushali's educational background includes a Master of Science (MS) from San Jose State University, a Post-Graduation Diploma in Computer Application from Maharaja Sayajirao University Vadodara, a Bachelor of Computer Application from Maharaja Sayajirao University Vadodara, and a Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) from Nirma Institute of Technology. Khushali's tech stack includes expertise in Software Engineering, Python, Django, Javascript, Redis, and infra. She is a dedicated and hardworking individual who is passionate about empowering women in tech and promoting diversity and inclusion in the industry.