Software Engineering Lead

Akansha Bansal

Award-winning engineering leader with 8+ years scaling enterprise software and driving business growth through technical innovation. Currently leading initiatives at Cisco Webex to optimize performance and securely scale the platform globally.

• Grew Webex Security portfolio 50% by building fraud detection analytics and automation bots, earning Innovator of the Quarter.
• Passionate about mentoring high-potential engineers and building inclusive, world-class teams.
• Recognized for expertise optimizing system performance and scalability. Led 5X capacity increase supporting 50M+ Webex users.
• Deep experience in full-stack development and DevOps, from initial architecture through production deployment.
• Strong track record delivering complex solutions like scalable data pipelines, ML-powered analytics, and AI assistants.
• Constantly learning and staying on top of new technologies to solve pressing business challenges.
• Mission-driven with passion to leverage software engineering to connect people and make an impact on a global scale.

Let’s chat about how we can make meaningful change together! Check out projects I’m proud of on GitHub.