Abhishek Kumar

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 5 mos experience

AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Extensive experience in Linux kernel development.
Strong background in storage solutions and virtualization.
Proficient in competitive programming and problem-solving.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in kernel and storage solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Kernel ProgrammingOperating SystemsDevice DriversProgrammingFile SystemsStorage Area Network (san)

Other Skills

AlgorithmsC (Programming Language)CrashData StructuresDebuggingDistributed SystemsEngineeringFreeBSD developmentGDBGen AI(LLM, RAG, Agentic AI, MCP)Inter-process CommunicationKernel DebuggingLinux kernel debuggingLinux kernel programmingLinux system programming

About

+ Extensively worked in Linux I/O subsystem. + Avid problem solver. + Enjoy Competitive Programming. I am skilled in : + Linux kernel programming + Linux/Unix kernel module development + Linux system programming + Linux/Unix Filesystem development + Linux kernel debugging + Linux user space debugging + C programming + x86 assembly + Shell scripting + Python Programming + Storage + Networking + GDB + Crash + FreeBSD development + Gen AI(LLM, RAG, Agentic AI, MCP)

Experience

Netapp

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

+ Scheduler development.
+ Clustered ONTAP kernel development.
+ FreeBSD kernel development.

C (Programming Language)DebuggingFile SystemsInter-process CommunicationKernel DebuggingMultithreading+6

Cisco

Software Engineer

May 2021 – Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

+ kernel/FOSS development
+ Cisco's routing platform development.
+ Working on next-gen Cisco Routers!!!

VirtualizationSoftware DesignKernel ProgrammingOperating SystemsData Structures

Three meadows software private limited

Software Programmer

Jul 2020 – Apr 2021 · 9 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

+ worked on hybrid set-top box.
+ OTT platform development.

C (Programming Language)UnixDevice DriversProgramming

Broadcom inc.

Research And Development Engineer

Jun 2016 – Jun 2020 · 4 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

+Fabric Operating System development/maintenance.
+Distance extension platforms provide a means to transport FC and LAN IP frames across IP WAN network.
+Primarily contributed to the blade driver and switch driver.
+I did some work on optics from lower levels to the top-level driver.
+Developed many new features for the brocade SFPs.
+Wrote new features for Ethernet ports of FCIP switches.

AlgorithmsVirtualizationKernel ProgrammingOperating SystemsData Structures