About

Software leadership for mission systems that have to keep working.

Adi Sandhu is a cleared software and mission systems leader focused on space ground modernization, program execution, and the development of high-trust engineering teams.

Adi Sandhu
Current focusSatellite ground software, mission systems, and CTO-track leadership.

Bio

Technical leader at the intersection of mission software, modernization, and execution.

Adi Sandhu is a Senior Principal Software Engineer with more than 12 years of experience delivering mission-critical software, automation, and systems integration across defense, space, machine learning, insurance, telecom, and financial services environments.

His work spans the full software life cycle: requirements, architecture, design, development, testing, integration, documentation, and production support. He has partnered with engineering, operations, program, product, and security teams to move high-consequence systems from ambiguity into reliable execution.

Adi currently contributes to satellite ground software at BAE Systems, building secure full-stack capabilities for command and control, mission planning, and data analysis. His prior work includes ground software integration at Lockheed Martin Space, machine-learning platform automation at Nutrien, privacy and compliance software at Allstate, and large-scale system integration and release readiness across telecom, media, and financial platforms.

He is building toward director, head of engineering, and CTO-track leadership roles where technical judgment, program discipline, customer alignment, and team development all have to come together.

Leadership Focus

  • Engineering strategy and full life cycle software delivery
  • Mission-critical systems, ground software, and systems integration
  • Cloud platforms, DevSecOps practices, and platform modernization
  • Cross-functional execution across engineering, operations, product, and security
  • Distributed team collaboration across the U.S., India, Vietnam, and Brazil

Career Path

  • Senior Principal Engineer, BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems
  • Software Engineer Staff, Lockheed Martin Space
  • Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning, Nutrien
  • Software Automation Architect and Test Manager, Allstate
  • System integration, QA, automation, and release roles across telecom and finance

Education & Credentials

  • Graduate study in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Western Connecticut State University
  • Leonard E. Dente Award for Excellence in Economics and Business Analytics
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance, CompTIA Security+, Certified ScrumMaster, Unix certification
  • Fluent in English and Hindi

Technology Portfolio

Python, Java, C++, JavaScript, React, Spring Boot, Django, REST APIs, AWS Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Jupyter, PyTest, Behave, Selenium, Postman, Linux/Unix, CI/CD, DevSecOps, system integration, command-and-control interfaces, and offshore delivery collaboration.