> Markdown version of [/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1933-legacy-as-a](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1933-legacy-as-a). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Legacy as a Launchpad: How Yahoo Mail is Undergoing a Product and Engineering Transformation


- **Date:** Friday, Sep 25, 2026
- **Time:** 14:50–15:20 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 1
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

How does an internet “OG” reinvent its product for the AI era? Yahoo Mail SVP of Engineering, Nikhil Gandhi, shares the behind the scenes story of modernizing  an iconic legacy platform that serves hundreds of millions of users across the world. Join this fireside chat to understand how Yahoo Mail is bringing on top product and engineering talent to tackle unique, high-level technical challenges. From tackling a historic, 500 petabyte cloud migration to solving system-design and scale problems, learn what it truly takes to engineer solutions at a complex scale. 

## Speaker

### [Nikhil Gandhi](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@nikhil-gandhi)

SVP of Engineering at Yahoo Mail 


## Related talks at this congress

- [The Reality of AI Adoption in Enterprises](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1752-the-reality-of-ai) — Priyanka Vergadia
- [Beyond the Code: Human-AI Synergies in Product Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1734-beyond-the-code) — Ajita Kanchivakam Ananth
- [Inside the AI-Native Engineering Org](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1858-inside-the-ai-native) — Hari Lingamagunta, Siwei Shen, Amy Yuan, Gene Kim
- [Culture Doesn't Scale Itself: Leading Engineering Teams Through Hypergrowth and the AI Transition](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1411-culture-doesn-t) — Thanos Baskous

## Watch remotely

Can’t make it to San José? Watch this session live with Pro. You also get:

- All full videos, bookmarks, and playlists
- World Congress livestreams

[See pricing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/pricing)

## Links

- [Get tickets](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america/tickets)