Sep 2020 – Jul 2025 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru · Hybrid

• Engineered and optimized Linux-based kernel drivers and user-space applications for server SoC environments, delivering high throughput solutions for coherency and concurrency challenges.
• Key Achievements:
• Performance-tuned PCIe (Arden) drivers, reducing I/O latency and boosting data transfer throughput for next-generation Intel Xeon server platforms
• Customized and hardened Linux kernels (v6.3–6.14) for internal toolchain integration, resolving critical kernel bugs that elevated system stability
• Architected AI development tools leveraging OpenCL and Python, automating complex workflows and accelerating silicon validation efficiency
• Orchestrated power-on and OS bring-up for Xeon-based server SoCs — first-boot initialization, peripheral validation, and system health verification
• Managed 3+ concurrent projects with zero deadline slippage while upholding rigorous quality benchmarks
• Mentored 5+ junior engineers through structured onboarding and code reviews, measurably improving team velocity
• Skills: Linux Kernel · Device Drivers · PCIe · SoC Bring-Up · C · C++ · Python · OpenCL · Kernel Debugging · Intel Xeon · Ftrace · GDB · KGDB

Jul 2014 – Jul 2020 · 6 yrs · Bengaluru · On-site

• Designed production firmware for automotive microcontroller modules encompassing RAM management, Interrupt handling, and multi-protocol communication stacks (SPI, I2C, UART, MSC, SENT).
• Key Achievements:
• Authored custom linker scripts and compiler configurations, streamlining build pipelines and reducing integration cycle time
• Contributed to AUTOSAR-compliant firmware modules ensuring automotive safety standards and functional safety requirements
• Conducted rigorous unit testing, code reviews, and static analysis maintaining near-zero escaped defect rates
• Produced comprehensive technical documentation establishing a knowledge-transfer framework for cross-team collaboration
• Debugged timing-critical firmware issues using logic analysers and oscilloscopes alongside cross-functional HW/SW teams
• Skills: Firmware Development · Embedded C · ARM Cortex-M · SPI · I2C · UART · SENT · MCU · Linker Scripts · Static Analysis

Jul 2013 – Jul 2014 · 1 yr · Bengaluru · On-site

• Contributed to LTE Radio Head system development including firmware updates, modular RF configuration, and system optimization for wireless base stations.
• Engineered boot and initialization sequences for RF and processing modules ensuring deterministic start-up
• Developed proficiency in TCP, UDP, SCTP protocol stacks and system-level Linux debugging for real-time telecom data planes
• Skills: LTE · RF Systems · Firmware · TCP/IP · UDP · SCTP · Linux Debugging · Embedded Systems

Aug 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos · Banglore · On-site

• Developed MATLAB and embedded C implementations for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) transmitter signal chains and receiver DSP algorithm design.
• Applied OFDM modulation, channel estimation, and synchronization algorithms improving signal integrity
• Built foundational expertise in digital signal processing pipelines and real-time algorithm optimization
• Skills: MATLAB · DSP · OFDM · Embedded C · Signal Processing · DRM

Nov 2007 – Nov 2009 · 2 yrs · India

• Developed device drivers for Power Expert Meter systems enabling precision signal acquisition and energy analytics.
• Designed and simulated hardware schematics using OrCAD improving measurement accuracy
• Built expertise in DSP fundamentals, SPI/I2C peripheral programming, and MATLAB-based prototyping
• Skills: Device Drivers · OrCAD · SPI · I2C · MATLAB · DSP · Embedded Systems