Amal Hussein is an engineering leader whose work spans the open web, developer platforms, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and digital engineering. As Director of Engineering at Istari Digital, she leads teams building technology at the intersection of software and physical engineering systems, empowering disciplines such as aerospace and mechanical engineering with code-first, AI-enabled workflows. Throughout her career, Amal has helped build and scale platforms, developer ecosystems, and engineering organizations at companies including Stripe, npm, Cisco, and Bocoup. Amal is passionate about building resilient systems, growing engineering leaders, and strengthening the communities that help people learn, collaborate, and build.