Dhawal Sangani

Dhawal Sangani is a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, beginning in January 2024, after a decade-long tenure at Target from November 2014 to January 2024. At Target, Dhawal served as a Staff Software Engineer, leading the Recommendations and Experimentation team for Shipt. A notable achievement includes constructing core capabilities for Target's personalization engine, significantly contributing to $2.43 billion in ad revenue in 2020. Dhawal's experience encompasses roles such as Software Engineering Lead and Senior Lead Data Engineer, focusing on data preparation workflows and real-time data processing with technologies like Spark, Scala, and Kafka. Previous positions include software engineering roles at RealPage, Inc., Reply!, Inc., Saviynt, and Internet Brands, along with early experiences at the University of Southern California and Patni/iGATE. Academic qualifications include a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication from the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology.