Akhilesh Kumar

Software Engineer

Jharkhand, India3 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in embedded software development with a focus on automotive systems.
Proven track record of enhancing software efficiency and reliability.
Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Engineer specializing in Embedded Systems and Automotive Technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Embedded SoftwareLinuxSoftware InfrastructurePre And Post Silicon Validation

Other Skills

AlgorithmsAndroid DevelopmentApp DevelopmentC++CSSData StructuresDiagnostic FirmwareDjangoEmulation PlatformFunctional ValidationGitGitHubHTMLImage Creator ToolImage Processing

About

Graduated from NIT Jamshedpur with a BTech in Electronic and Communications Engineering, bringing a strong foundation in embedded software development. Most recently contributed at Meta as a Software Engineer, where I developed diagnostic firmware for accelerator systems and enabled telemetry for memory subsystems, leveraging expertise in Rust and Linux system engineering. At Qualcomm, worked on automotive ADAS systems and infrastructure tools, showcasing a commitment to innovation in software efficiency and reliability. Dedicated to driving impactful solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Excited to bring a detail-oriented mindset to teams that value technical excellence and collective success.

Experience

Qualcomm

4 roles

Senior CPU Software Engineer

Sep 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

CPUCP firmware
LPM
ARMv8-A

Software Engineer

Promoted

Dec 2023 – Mar 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

Developed and enhanced the NSP STL Library for automotive ADAS systems, improving software efficiency.
Owned the infrastructure of the Image Creator Tool for OTA firmware updates, ensuring seamless updates.
Enabled QNX Rescue Boot Feature via TFTP Loader, enhancing system recovery capabilities.

NSP STL LibraryImage Creator ToolQNX Rescue Boot FeatureEmbedded SoftwareSoftware Infrastructure

Associate Engineer

May 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

Performed pre- and post-silicon functional validation of ARM Cortex R-52 for Automotive SoCs.
Conducted power, performance, and stress validation of ARM Cortex R-52 using open-source benchmark programs for Automotive SoCs.
Executed system-level Vmin, Fmax, performance, and thermal validation on premium-tier Snapdragon MSMs and compute SoCs.
Led data analysis, cross-team correlation, issue debugging, Vmin/Fmax test generation, and codebase maintenance to ensure robust validation.
Acquired hands-on experience with Armv8-R and Armv8-A class processors.

Pre-Silicon ValidationPost-Silicon ValidationPower ValidationEmbedded SoftwarePre and Post Silicon Validation

Interim Engineering Intern

Jan 2022 – May 2022 · 4 mos

• Worked on ARM Cortex R-52 SoC Pre-Silicon Functional Validation on Emulation Platform and Post Silicon Functional Validation for Next Gen Automotive SoCs

Functional ValidationEmulation PlatformEmbedded SoftwarePre and Post Silicon Validation