Likhith P

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in performance-critical embedded software development.
Proven track record in firmware optimization for cellular modems.
Strong background in hardware-software co-design.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Firmware Engineer with expertise in embedded systems and performance optimization.

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Skills

Core Skills

Embedded SystemsFirmware Development

Other Skills

Low-level DebuggingCross-functional CollaborationRF Subsystem DevelopmentLeadershipCross-functional Team LeadershipMicrosoft OfficeCMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointJavaVideo Editing with u-leadPythonSQLCustomer Service

About

Firmware and systems engineer currently working as Firmware Engineer III at Apple, focused on performance-critical embedded software for cellular modem subsystems. Experienced in silicon bring-up, RF subsystem firmware, latency-sensitive execution paths, and memory optimization under strict hardware constraints. Previously worked at Intel on 5G modem firmware (XMM8160) as part of early silicon enablement, and at Juniper Networks on high-performance switching platforms. Strong interest in systems-level performance engineering, hardware-software co-design, and scalable runtime architectures.

Experience

8 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Apple

Software Engineer

Jun 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Develop and optimize production firmware for RF subsystems in cellular modems.
Improve cycle-level execution efficiency and reduce memory footprint across latency-critical paths.
Contribute to first-silicon bring-up and hardware validation.
Perform low-level debugging using GDB and Trace32 across firmware-hardware boundaries.
Collaborate with cross-functional modem and RF teams to integrate firmware into full-stack systems.

Firmware DevelopmentEmbedded SystemsLow-level DebuggingCross-functional Collaboration

Juniper networks

Software Engineer II

Nov 2019 – May 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Intel corporation

2 roles

Firmware Engineer

Jul 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Firmware Development (Research and Development).
FW development for RF subsystem (interface for various radio access technologies).
Worked on Project XMM8160 a 5G platform of Intel.

Firmware DevelopmentRF Subsystem DevelopmentEmbedded Systems