Rutuja Phase is a seasoned software engineering professional with extensive experience in leadership and technical roles across various companies. Currently serving as a Software Engineering Technical Leader at Cisco since October 2024, Rutuja previously held positions at Deepfactor as a Lead Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer from January 2022 to September 2024. Prior experience includes a Team Lead and Senior Software Engineer role at Qualys and previous positions as a Senior Software Engineer at Packet Design, focusing on optimizing network performance, and as a Software Engineer at FactSet, contributing to real-time applications. Rutuja began the career as a Software Development Intern at CommVault, gaining experience in developing a Virtual Machine Conversion Utility. Rutuja holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University at Buffalo and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University.