Kelly Kitagawa is a Sales Engineer at Sierra who has a passion for helping customers solve difficult problems. Prior to working at Sierra, she worked at HashiCorp, Splunk and Accenture. She holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering, and loves to work on projects that make tech a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse place.
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Sierra Girl Geek Dinner - Tech & Career Insights
Over 100 girl geeks attended the sold-out Sierra Girl Geek Dinner on April 22, 2026 in San Francisco for lightning talks, AI insights, and candid career conversations with leaders across engineering, product, sales, and recruiting. From AI memory and agent-led engineering to insider interview tips and networking with the Sierra team, this Girl Geek Dinner highlights the people and ideas shaping the future of AI.
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The Agentic Shift: Architecting The Future of Autonomous Innovation
In this ELEVATE 2026 Virtual Conference session with Kelly Kitagawa (Sales Engineer, Sierra), gain understanding on this transition, and build systems that reason and act safely at enterprise scale with the rise of conversational agents, from reactive scripts to proactive digital workers. Attendees will leave with a strategic edge for deploying autonomous agents at enterprise scale to lead innovation in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.
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Are You Technical Enough?
Kelly Kitagawa (Senior Solutions Engineer at HashiCorp) shares her experiences learning on the job, and talks about overcoming limiting beliefs around like mindsets and imposter syndrome. She recommends creating an education plan, reframing your story, and applying for the job.
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