Arpeet Desai — Senior Software Engineer

Dynamic Software Engineer with 8 Years of Experience in Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing. I am a highly skilled software engineer with 8 years of experience specializing in Distributed Systems Design, Networking Systems, and Cloud Computing. My passion for integrating new technologies drives me to deliver high-quality software solutions. Currently, I am part of Cisco's SD-WAN team, developing features for NAT across various platforms. My professional journey includes a Master's degree in Computer Engineering (specialization in Cloud and Distributed Systems) from San Jose State University and an internship at VMware, where I contributed to the NSX product by designing a testing framework that significantly optimized testing processes. My technical expertise includes: • Programming Languages: C/C++, Java, Python, Bash • Frameworks: Python/Flask, Java/Spring • Technologies: TCP/IP protocols, Docker, AWS, REST/HTTP/JSON, MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Hadoop, Spark, Redis, Socket Programming • Tools & OS: Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Git, P4, Linux, macOS, Windows I possess a strong foundation in Operating Systems, Distributed Systems, Cloud Services, Data Structures & Algorithms, and Computer Architecture design. My ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, optimize workflows, and implement best practices has consistently contributed to project success. I thrive in fast-paced environments and am committed to meeting project deadlines with precision and efficiency.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and Networking specialist with extensive experience in Distributed Systems.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 8 yrs 10 mos

Skills

Networking
Software Development
Distributed Systems
Cloud Computing

Career Highlights

8 years of experience in Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing.
Led integration of SD-WAN features at Cisco.
Developed testing framework at VMware optimizing processes.

Work Experience

Cloudflare

Senior Software Engineer (2 mos)

Citrix

Senior Software Engineer (3 mos)

Cisco

Software Engineer III (5 yrs 3 mos)

Software Engineer II (1 yr 5 mos)

VMware

Software Development Intern (2 mos)

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated (An NTT Communications Company)

Network Operations Engineer (9 mos)

Accenture

Software Engineer (1 yr)

Education

Master of Science (M.S.) at San José State University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at University of Mumbai

at St.Xaviers High School

Arpeet Desai

Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

8 years of experience in Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing.
Led integration of SD-WAN features at Cisco.
Developed testing framework at VMware optimizing processes.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and Networking specialist with extensive experience in Distributed Systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

NetworkingSoftware DevelopmentDistributed SystemsCloud Computing

Other Skills

CTCP/IPSSL/TLSNetScaler ADCErlangPythonNetConfYangREST APIsHTTP/REST APIsDockerRouting ProtocolsOSPFBGPSoftware Defined Networking

About

Experience

8 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

2 mos

Current Experience

Cloudflare

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 2026 – Present · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Citrix

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2025 – Jan 2026 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Developed a resilience fix for Secure ICA (Citrix Virtual Apps) on the NetScaler Reverse Proxy/ADC (handling TLS/SSL termination over TCP/UDP) where Client Detection failed due to encrypted STA tokens. Designed a new session lookup mechanism using HTTP Transaction IDs as keys instead of STA Ticket (Secure Ticket Authority), ensuring 100% reliability for encrypted VDI traffic. C, TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, NetScaler ADC.

CTCP/IPSSL/TLSNetScaler ADCNetworkingSoftware Development

Cisco

2 roles

Software Engineer III

Promoted

Aug 2019 – Nov 2024 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Led the integration of multiple SD-WAN and SD-Routing NAT features with vManage(controller) using Yang/ConfD & NetConf, leveraging skills in C, Erlang & Python.
Mentored engineers and coordinated cross-functional architecture reviews, while proactively resolving high-priority customer issues. Python, C, NetConf, Yang & Erlang.
Software development for NAT Domain covering many flavors of NAT security & Platforms along with L3 Forwarding.
Developed a functionality to enable IPv4 networks to connect over IPv6 networks using the MAP-E algorithm on Cisco Routers. Implemented Dynamic DNS (DDNS) updates with keep-alive and fallback timer mechanisms, leveraging C and HTTP/REST APIs.
Developed a Machine Reasoning Engine flow to enhance LLM model’s ability to retrieve specific NAT configuration details and events on controller. REST APIs, LLM, RAG Pipeline.

CErlangPythonNetConfYangREST APIs+2

Software Engineer II

Mar 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

Part of Core Software Group in Enterprise Routing Team.
Working on development of features related to NAT, NAT64, MAP-T, MAP-E on Cisco polaris stack (IOS-XE) for ASR1K, ISR4K/ISR1K, CSR, etc routing platforms.

Vmware

Software Development Intern

Jun 2017 – Aug 2017 · 2 mos · Palo Alto, California

Developed a unit test framework in Python to integrate NSX Edge routers in Docker containers for comprehensive routing protocol validation.
Compiled a custom Linux kernel to support Docker services for NSX-V, enhancing system functionality.
Contributed to VMware's innovative projects in Palo Alto, California, gaining valuable experience in software development.

PythonDockerSoftware Development

Virtela technology services incorporated (an ntt communications company)

Network Operations Engineer

Mar 2015 – Dec 2015 · 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Resolved MPLS-BGP and OSPF issues as a Network Operations Engineer at Virtela Technology Services in Mumbai, India.
Collaborated with Cisco and Juniper routers to debug inter-networking problems and ensure seamless internet connectivity.