Jitesh Bafna is a seasoned software development professional with significant experience in engineering management and technical leadership. Currently serving as a Senior Manager at Qualys since February 2022, Jitesh previously held the position of Vice President of Software Development at Citi from October 2015 to June 2023, where notable contributions included developing a high-performance in-memory reporting system and a near real-time live sync feature. In prior roles, Jitesh worked as an Assistant Vice President focusing on market data and risk analytics, and as a Technical Lead at PDX, Inc. Jitesh began the career as a Senior Software Developer at CDAC after earning a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a Bachelor of Engineering from Pune University.