Shilpa Kandi has over 17 years of experience as a leader in the IT industry. She began her career as a software engineer implementing N-tier architecture and has since expanded her expertise across application development, cybersecurity technologies, and end-to-end software lifecycle management. Over the years, Shilpa transitioned into leadership roles, bringing her technical problem-solving mindset into project and people management, with a sharp focus on innovation, quality, and team enablement. Shilpa has led large, distributed engineering teams, guided enterprise-level modernization efforts, served as a scrum master, project manager, business analyst and played key roles in driving complex software projects from concept to deployment. She is skilled at aligning product vision with technical execution, improving collaboration across teams, and building resilient, high-performing development environments.

At Lantana, Shilpa provides strategic and operational leadership for software engineering initiatives. She drives cross-team collaboration, optimizes development processes, supports technical decision-making, and ensures successful delivery of high-impact projects. Shilpa also mentors team members, facilitating knowledge sharing and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.