Prasanth Rajasekar

Product Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States9 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Expert in embedded systems and network security solutions.
Proven track record in performance optimization and automation.
Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Networking and Embedded Systems expert with a focus on security solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Embedded SystemsNetwork SecurityAutomationAndroid Development

Other Skills

AI computer vision algorithmsAPIsArduinoC#Distributed IPsec architectureEmbedded CEmbedded DevicesGitHub CopilotIP CamerasIPsecIPsec functionalityJavaL2/L3 protocolsLinuxMultithreading

About

Embedded Software Engineer with expertise in developing and testing security solutions for networking products. Proficient in embedded systems, performance optimization, and automation. Seeking a challenging role to apply programming skills and contribute to innovative software development. Programming Language: C, Python, C++ Networking: L2/L3 Protocols, TCP/IP, IPsec, Network Security, LLDP, SANET, VLAN, DNS Tools: Visual Studio, Android Studio, PyCharm, Wireshark, IxExplorer, TREX, PyATS, Docker, Pytest Debugging: GDB, PDB, UndoDB Operating System: Ubuntu Server, RHEL8, Linux, Windows Communication Protocols: UART, SPI, I2C Version Control: GitHub, SVN, Git Techniques: Algorithms, Data Structures, Problem-Solving, Multi-threading, IPC

Experience

9 yrs

Total Experience

1 yr 7 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Cisco

2 roles

Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Compute BMC

Promoted

Jun 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Developed and maintained PCIe switch firmware for the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).
Enabled secure boot and validated firmware versions to ensure system integrity.
Collaborated with hardware teams to debug and optimize performance across compute systems.

PCIe switch firmwaresecure bootperformance optimizationEmbedded SystemsNetwork Security

Software Engineer III - Enterprise Switching

Aug 2021 – Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Documented and maintained comprehensive software functional specifications, unit tests, and test handoff documents to ensure the quality, reliability, and consistency of feature releases, contributing to smoother deployments and post-release stability.
Collaborated with Development Test Engineers to triage, debug, and resolve system issues, contributing to bug fixes that improved system stability, security, and user satisfaction.
Explored and initiated end-to-end test automation using PyATS, improving regression testing, identifying edge cases, and determining software sanity, with regression results delivered via email for easier tracking and analysis.
Internet Protocol Security : Enabled IPsec functionality on the 9400X Catalyst Switch in the first release, ensuring feature parity with the 9300X platform while maintaining architectural compatibility and enhancing security across both product lines.
Improved IPsec feature scale by 275% on both the 9300X and 9400X platforms in a major software release, by increasing Security Association
(SA), tunnel termination, and optimizing reshuffle processes on the search engine, driving significant gains in 1D scalability.
Projected, designed, and deployed a Distributed IPsec architecture, optimizing encryption workload distribution across ASICs to enhance
throughput and reduce bottlenecks.
Session-Aware Networking (SANET): Delivered SANET Serviceability for an FCS (First Customer Ship) software release, integrating with software modules and SDK to extract feature statistics, improving customer experience and troubleshooting.
Led the new lab setup with Catalyst 9350 switches and fixed LAAS-NG network issues to optimize hardware sharing and network virtualization.
Conducted a thorough review of code commits related to IPsec and SANET before their integration into the main repository.
Utilized ECL and GNS3 to simulate Catalyst 9000 (Cat9K) hardware using Cat9kv and design network topologies for development.

software functional specificationsunit teststest automationIPsec functionalityDistributed IPsec architectureSANET Serviceability+2

Foxconn industrial internet

Embedded System Software Engineer

Nov 2019 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Milwaukee

Collaborated with the 5G team to develop secure solutions for the Industrial Internet, focusing on
enhancing system security and performance for connected devices.
Served as a core team member for Network Video Recorder (NVR) server development, designing robust APIs to facilitate seamless communication between end devices and the NVR server.
Contributed to Android app development for front-end GUI access, improving user experience and
functionality.
Implemented AI computer vision algorithms, collaborating with cross-functional teams for integration
testing to ensure optimal performance and reliability.

secure solutionsAPIsAI computer vision algorithmsEmbedded SystemsAndroid Development

Matthews international

2 roles

Software Engineer

Promoted

Sep 2019 – Nov 2019 · 2 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Region

Developed innovative coding and marking solutions utilizing the MPERIA product line, significantly enhancing system functionality.
Designed and implemented control circuits for LOGICDATA control boxes, ensuring compliance with customer specifications.
Created a user-friendly graphical interface, integrating LUA scripts to improve control functionality and user experience.

Software Engineer

Sep 2018 – Apr 2019 · 7 mos · Cincinnati, ohio

Part of Matthews Automation Solution group which designs and develops warehouse execution systems and software.
Created custom automation software for customers based on need using product code.
Implemented POD configuration and created interfaces using C and C#.
Created test cases and simulated scenarios to ensure quality assurance.
Used SVN for source control and TRAC for monitoring bugs.
Created load scripts and handled database request using MS SQL for deployment.

University of cincinnati

Student Worker

Oct 2017 – May 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · Cincinnati Metropolitan Area

Worked with University of Cincinnati Police Department to provide safety to the UC community through the NIGHTRIDE service.

Cognizant

Program Analyst

Feb 2017 – Jul 2017 · 5 mos · Greater Chennai Area

.NET Programmer and Analyst
Also trained in Data Warehousing

Csir-ceeri

Research Intern

Oct 2015 – Apr 2016 · 6 mos · Chennai Area, India

Design and Fabrication of wireless backhaul network to measure soil parameters in precision farming using Xbee modules.
Proposed idea to expand further using cloud server and app designing.