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Ishwari Zare

Software Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States3 yrs 4 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Expert in building scalable automation solutions.
  • Strong foundation in network protocols and automation frameworks.
  • Proven track record in optimizing software performance.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Development and Network Automation Engineer with expertise in Telecommunications.

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Skills

Core Skills

Automation FrameworksSoftware ValidationNetwork TestingAutomation

Other Skills

PythonComputer NetworkingNetworkingBash ScriptingSQLTCP/IPUDPARPDNSDHCPSTPLANVLANVxLANBGP

About

I am a software developer and network automation engineer with a strong foundation in Python, Java, Bash scripting, and C/C++, specializing in building scalable automation solutions for network testing, infrastructure reliability, and software validation. My expertise spans network protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS), automation frameworks, and performance optimization. Languages: Python, Java, Bash Scripting, SQL , C/C++ Networking: TCP/IP, UDP, ARP, DNS, DHCP, STP, LAN, VLAN, VxLAN, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VPN, CLI Kernel commands Networking Tools: Cisco Packet Tracer, Wireshark Development: git, Mercurial Operating Systems: Linux, Microsoft, MacOS Databases: Oracle, MySQL Throughout my career, I have contributed to: ✅ Designing Python-based automation tools for network configuration, feature testing, and performance analysis ✅ Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, integrating automated test suites to ensure seamless software deployments ✅ Optimizing software performance and debugging network issues, leveraging tools like Wireshark, Cisco Packet Tracer, and Linux CLI commands ✅ Collaborating with developers and product teams to define automation strategies that enhance software quality and network efficiency ✅ Developing automation frameworks and scripts for software validation My passion lies in bridging the gap between software development, automation, and networking, enabling intelligent, self-sustaining infrastructure. I thrive in problem-solving, performance optimization, and leveraging automation to build scalable, efficient, and future-ready software solutions.

Experience

3 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 8 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Nokia

2 roles

Software Engineer in Test

Jun 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Sunnyvale, California, United States · On-site

  • Designed and implemented robust automation frameworks to streamline software validation, ensuring efficient and scalable solutions. Developed and maintained automated test suites using industry-standard tools and technologies to enhance software reliability and performance.
  • Collaborated closely with developers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to integrate automation into the development lifecycle, optimizing workflows and accelerating deployment.
  • Engineered high-quality, maintainable automation scripts, enabling rapid functional, regression, and performance validation. Focused on improving CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated test suites, enhancing software quality, and reducing time to market.
PythonComputer NetworkingAutomation FrameworksSoftware Validation

Software Engineer in Test Coop

Jan 2023Jun 2023 · 5 mos · Sunnyvale, California, United States · On-site

  • Automated and optimized Python-based test cases to validate new and existing features for Nokia SR and SRL routers within the MPLS team, accelerating production deployment and enhancing test efficiency.
  • Developed reusable automation utilities and helper functions to support automation execution, while also contributing to the enhancement of Python-based infrastructure libraries for improved scalability and maintainability.
  • Designed and automated configuration scenarios to simulate real-world deployments, enabling comprehensive feature validation. Collaborated closely with developers to integrate automation-driven testing into the pipeline, ensuring seamless and 100% bug-free releases.
PythonNetworkingNetwork TestingAutomation

Meta

Network Reliability Engineer Intern

May 2022Aug 2022 · 3 mos · Fremont, California, United States

  • Responsible for creating an audit that checks the device state and creates a task for the concerned team to decommission the device, if required.
  • Rewriting a service that collects and normalizes operational data across different platforms for the purpose of converting the service into a workflow to visualize the phase transition and provide an UI to see runs and logs.
  • Adding a the thrift endpoint for generating a streaming interface that helps to identify each phase of the service as it implements.
  • Writing scalable and robust code, understanding concurrent programming, assuring quality by 100%-unit testing and communicating with peers across the globe.

Accenture

Associate Software Engineer

Jan 2021Jul 2021 · 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Part of a Java based software development team and performing API changes, database update and bug resolution tasks for a software product taking care of the logical part of a VLAN handling system.
  • Achieved an understanding of web application based on RESTful web API and actively participating in scrum activities as a software developer in an Agile environment

Jio

Data Analyst Intern

Jun 2019Jul 2019 · 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Worked on building and testing various models of Anomaly Detection in Cybersecurity
  • Implemented secure Elasticsearch cluster for security analytics.

Education

North Carolina State University

Master of Science - MS — Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

Aug 2021May 2023

University of Mumbai

BE - Bachelor of Engineering — Electronics and Telecommunication

Jan 2016Jan 2020

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