Sandeep Kumar

Software Engineer

Pune, Maharashtra, India20 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

19 years of experience in scalable storage solutions.
Expert in designing resilient storage architectures.
Passionate about AI-driven storage optimization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Storage Infrastructure Expert with a focus on enterprise-level solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Storage SoftwareTechnical DesignSoftware Architecture

Other Skills

AlgorithmsC (Programming Language)C++Coaching & MentoringCustomer RequirementsCustomer SupportData At Rest EncryptionData DomainData StructuresDebuggingDeduplicationDesign DocumentsDevice DriversDistributed File SystemDistributed Systems

About

With over 19 years of hands-on experience in Clustered NAS, Distributed Storage Systems, File Systems, Flash Storage, Software RAID, and Data Protection, I specialize in designing, implementing and optimizing scalable storage solutions for modern enterprises. My expertise lies in building resilient, high-performance storage architectures that ensure data integrity, security, and accessibility across distributed environments. Passionate about cutting-edge storage technologies, I thrive on solving complex technical challenges and driving innovation in data infrastructure. Whether optimizing existing systems or deploying next-generation solutions, I focus on enhancing performance, scalability, and reliability to meet evolving business needs. I am always eager to explore emerging trends in storage, including AI-driven optimization, computational storage, and modern data protection strategies, to help organizations harness the full potential of their data.

Experience

20 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Dell technologies

2 roles

Software Senior Principal Engineer - Product Owner

Promoted

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · On-site

Senior Principal Software Engineer

Aug 2021 – Jan 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos · On-site

Data Domain File System
Deduplication
Distributed File System

Customer RequirementsDesign DocumentsNegotiationStorage SoftwareProject PlansCoaching & Mentoring+5

Cisco

Technical Lead

Mar 2019 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HyperFlex)
+ Distributed File System
+ Distributed Key-Value Store
+ Crash Consistent Snapshots
+ Data At Rest Encryption

Customer RequirementsDesign DocumentsStorage SoftwareProject PlansCoaching & MentoringTechnical Design+5

Oracle

Principal Software Engineer

Jul 2013 – Mar 2019 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Pune Area, India

Next Generation Flash File System Development

Design DocumentsStorage SoftwareCoaching & MentoringStorageStorage SolutionsProgramming+1

Netapp

3 roles

Member Of Technical Staff

Sep 2012 – Jul 2013 · 10 mos

Design DocumentsStorage SoftwareCoaching & MentoringStorageStorage SolutionsProgramming+1

Member Of Technical Staff

Oct 2010 – Sep 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

Design DocumentsStorage SoftwareCoaching & MentoringStorageStorage SolutionsProgramming+1

Member Of Technical Staff

Aug 2008 – Sep 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Software RAID Development
Part of the strong RAID development team spread across multiple sites with my responsibilities focused primarily on:
+ Improving the overall customer experience
+ Sustenance of RAID s/w
+ Customer escalations/issues
+ Development of new features/enhancements
+ Lead the NetApp's Flash Pool project from RAID side
+ Was awarded for working on simplifying the manageability of Data ONTAP