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Mentor Spotlight: Aparna Sishtla on Being the Mentor You Wish You'd Had

Aparna Sishtla

Software Engineering Leader

Mentor · Women in Tech · 29 July 2025

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Aparna Sishtla, a software engineering leader with 30 years in Quality Engineering, DevOps and Release Management, splits her time between Dallas and Hyderabad. She mentors through Women in Tech to be the person she wished she had early in her career, helping women build confidence and grow.

“Honestly, I became a mentor because I wanted to be the person I wish I had when I was just starting out.”

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This story was first published on the Women in Tech mentoring blog.

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