Somnath Saha — Senior Software Engineer
Somnath takes pride in being an enthusiastic learner and problem-solver and has built a strong background in developing diverse core technologies for industry-leading companies. Somnath's career has spanned various domains, from web applications and electronic design verification tools, to PDF features like digital signatures, protect, and content accessibility. In Somnath's current role at Adobe San Jose, Somnath leads the pivotal "Content Extraction and Accessibility" function for the T5 PDF Core Engine. It empowers PDF workflows across Adobe's web and mobile applications, which serve over 500+ million monthly active users. Somnath directs support for malformed PDFs, leads the modernization of accessibility workflows, and has delivered 2x+ performance gains in core functions. Somnath's journey with Adobe began in India, where Somnath led foundational projects for Acrobat Desktop's cryptography layer, migrating workflows to a modern cryptography library. Somnath also delivered fixes to high-priority security vulnerabilities in Acrobat Desktop and played a key role in modernizing Adobe Sign workflows. Somnath's experience also includes over three years at Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor Graphics), where Somnath led the development of the new product, Questa Lint, and contributed broadly to new features, team development, hiring, and mentoring.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS professional with strong expertise in software development and PDF technologies.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 13 yrs 3 mos
Career Highlights
- Led pivotal PDF core engine functions at Adobe.
- Achieved 2x performance gains in core functions.
- Contributed to security improvements in Acrobat Desktop.
Work Experience
Adobe
Senior Software Development Engineer (1 yr 2 mos)
Software Development Engineer (2 yrs)
Computer Scientist II (1 yr 6 mos)
Computer Scientist (2 yrs 1 mo)
Mentor Graphics
Lead Member Of Technical Staff (9 mos)
Senior Member of Technical Staff (2 yrs)
Member of Technical Staff (5 mos)
Q3 Technologies
Software Engineer (1 yr 7 mos)
Prolific Systems & Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Summer Trainee (1 mo)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Summer Intern (1 mo)
CEDT Labs, NSIT
Student Researcher (1 yr 8 mos)
ROBOSAPIENS TECHNOLOGIES Pvt. Ltd.
Summer Internship (1 mo)
NTPC Limited
Summer Intern (2 mos)
Education
Master of Science - MS at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
Physics at St. George's School, Alaknanda
