Harshit Makhija

Software Engineer

Gurgaon, Haryana, India4 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

5 patents filed, showcasing innovation and expertise.
Extensive experience in distributed systems and Linux kernel development.
Passionate mentor with a focus on technical growth and team development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack Engineer with expertise in Cloud Computing and Consumer Electronics.

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Skills

Core Skills

Distributed SystemsSoftware DevelopmentInnovation DevelopmentMentoringPeople DevelopmentCulture ChangeCoaching & MentoringStrategyKernel DebuggingLinux Development

Other Skills

DesignEngineeringC++Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)PatentCreative IdeationPatentability SearchesIdeationProduct ManagementDisruptive TechnologiesEmerging TechnologiesCultural AwarenessHuman Resources (HR)Data StructuresAlgorithm Design

About

I’m an honest engineer who gives his all — to people, to problems, and to craft. Currently at Microsoft, I work on distributed systems in Azure Storage. In the past, I’ve worked deep in the Linux platform layer at Samsung R&D, filing 5 patents along the way — 2 of them top-graded (A1) for innovation and market relevance. My background is grounded in core systems: memory management daemons, kernel debugging, deadlock detection. I write in C, C++, bash, and Python — often with just Vim, GDB, and muscle memory. But beyond code, I care deeply about the people I work with. I’ve mentored peers on technical growth, led internal trainings, and carried my roots in the literary & debate societies into my professional life. Sometimes I write reflective pieces on tech, self-growth, and the small wins that keep us going. If you’re curious about the intersection of deep tech and thoughtful engineering, I’m always up for a conversation — or a story.

Experience

4 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Microsoft

Software Engineer 2

Jun 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · India · Hybrid

Azure Storage - Stream Layer.

Distributed SystemsDesignEngineeringSoftware DevelopmentC++Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Samsung electronics

7 roles

Lead Engineer

Mar 2024 – Jun 2024 · 3 mos

Promoted to Lead Engineer @Samsung, R&D Delhi.
Leading development for RISC-V Architecture after moving from ARM chipset. Worked on user space backtrace taking reference from open source gdb code.
2 A1 grade patents.

IEC Member(Invention Evaluation Committee)

Promoted

Jan 2024 – Jun 2024 · 5 mos

Lead a team of 30+ people in all Ideation related activities and communicate with R&D Team stakeholders for org wide collaborations and feedback from HQ, Korea. 4 areas of focus -> Patents || PoC || Hackathon || Ideation. This also involves training and nurturing new members to develop innovation mindset by exploring new emerging technologies along with use case refinement, prior art search, problem statement defination. Thinking areas - Software solutions for Samsung TV, VD Devices like Projector, Mobile Devices, Tablets, Foldable phones, RVC, Freestyle & emerging technologies like MetaVerse.

Innovation DevelopmentCreative IdeationPatentPatentability SearchesIdeationMentoring+3

Culture Innovation TF Member

Nov 2023 – May 2024 · 6 mos

Create an environment where everyone feels safe, trusted & valued. HR Head, and different teams from the People's Group look differently at existing organisation practices. I am honoured to have got this opportunity to be the youngest member of this team. The 3 other non HR members in the team have a lot more experience & wisdom that I have. I believe my disruptive & innovate thinking helped me get this opportunity. I contributed by sharing a different and Gen-Z perspective of the way things are.

People DevelopmentCulture ChangeCultural AwarenessHuman Resources (HR)

Software Engineer

Promoted

Nov 2023 – Dec 2023 · 1 mo

Working at Samsung HQ, Suwon, South Korea.
Linux Platform & Kernel Development

Kernel DebuggingEngineeringLinux KernelDesignLinux Development

SWC Trainer & Mentor

Jun 2022 – May 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

Helped train and mentor people preparing for the Software Competency Assessment at Samsung.(SWC Advance and SWC Professional)
It involves teaching and discussing coding problems, system design and optimisation.
One major aspect of mentoring is providing a clear vision & strategy after identification of challenges and gap analysis based upon regular discussions. I have a high success rate with 5 people clearing within 4 months and received excellent feedback from Org wide training sessions.

Data StructuresAlgorithm DesignSystems DesignCoaching & MentoringProfessional MentoringStrategy