Shalini Katyayani Koney is a Senior Engineering Manager at Walmart with over a decade of experience in technology leadership across retail and healthcare industries. She currently leads technical initiatives focused on point-of-sale systems, self-checkout solutions, and cash management technologies, while managing both onshore and offshore engineering teams.
Shalini holds a Master of Science in Advanced Manufacturing from Northern Illinois University, where she conducted research on nanotechnology and ZnO nanowires, and a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Computer Science from Acharya Nagarjuna University. Her academic background includes published research in speech coding and linear predictive coding.
Throughout her career, she has held progressive engineering and management roles at notable companies including United Health Group, where she focused on improving customer service systems and provider search functionality, and Cerner Corporation, where she developed healthcare applications for patient care planning and hospital bed management systems. She has also worked at Expedia Group on financial reporting applications and cloud migrations, and at Icore Infotech on workflow automation and database migration projects.
Her technical expertise spans system architecture, team leadership, cloud platforms, and database technologies. She has experience managing cross-functional teams, implementing scalable solutions, and working with global development teams to deliver enterprise-level applications across healthcare, travel, and retail sectors.