Dinesh Jha

Engineering Manager

San Jose, California, United States24 yrs 5 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Led cross-functional teams in high-impact projects.
  • Expert in scalable and secure systems development.
  • Strong foundation in Agile methodologies and design thinking.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and Storage Solutions expert with extensive experience in software development and team leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software DevelopmentSolution ArchitectureCloud ComputingTeam LeadershipStorage Solutions

Other Skills

Storage Management SoftwareHDD Technologies QualificationCloud PlatformsStorage Driver DevelopmentServerless DeploymentDistributed System SoftwarePrivate Cloud SolutionTelemetry PlatformOKRsAWSBackup RecoverySynchronous ReplicationFlash Array SolutionCore Data Path DevelopmentiSCSI

About

I’m a technology leader with a strong foundation in software development, team leadership, and delivering complex, high-impact projects. With deep experience in Agile methodologies, design thinking, and generative AI, I focus on building scalable, efficient, and secure systems that drive real-world value. Over the years, I’ve led cross-functional engineering teams and overseen the full product lifecycle—from architecture and development to QA, release, and beyond. My work spans critical domains including data security, storage solutions, performance optimization, technology qualification, and system reliability at scale. I’m technically hands-on, with expertise in C, C++, and Python, and a diverse toolkit that includes: - Telemetry, CI/CD pipelines, and SRE practices - Linux kernel development, Git, and advanced debugging/network tools - Zookeeper, Cassandra, and distributed systems architecture - Virtualization, SAN, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and NFS Whether I’m scaling infrastructure or mentoring teams, I’m passionate about driving innovation, building resilient systems, and solving hard problems with clarity and impact.

Experience

24 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr
Current Experience

Cisco

Engineering Manager

Jun 2025 – Present · 1 yr · United States · Hybrid

Google

Software Engineering Manager

Jun 2023 – Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Sunnyvale, California, United States · Hybrid

  • Led the team that delivered physical storage management software for Google Cloud Platforms.
  • Ensured the timely delivery of critical 24TB Hybrid SMR drives featuring Tracks Per Inch (TPI) squeeze and Low RPM technology from vendors.
  • Drove the qualification of new HDD technologies (HAMR, Low RPM, CDL, and fast fail) and the new storage appliance, collaborating effectively with Supply Chain and Vendor Engagement teams.
  • Led the team in achieving spindle gain and performance improvements through Command Duration Limit (CDL) implementation.
  • Delivered TPM responsibility for security features for Trusted Partner Cloud working through various stages of the PLC (Product Lifecycle) process.
Storage Management SoftwareHDD Technologies QualificationCloud PlatformsSoftware DevelopmentSolution Architecture

Nutanix

3 roles

Engineering@Nutanix

Feb 2023 – Jun 2023 · 4 mos · San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid

  • Worked in Core Data path team for sustaining of scalable file system backed by Cassandra distributed database.

Sr Engineering Manager

Promoted

Sep 2015 – Jul 2021 · 5 yrs 10 mos · San Jose, California, United States · On-site

  • Led a geographically distributed team to sustain a private cloud solution with software-defined storage.
  • Developed the Insights Telemetry platform on AWS, enhancing customer wellness through automated log analysis.
  • Drove team productivity and performance management using OKRs and design thinking principles.
  • Specialized in troubleshooting complex software issues, significantly improving customer issue resolution times.
Private Cloud SolutionTelemetry PlatformOKRsSoftware DevelopmentTeam Leadership

MTS

Sep 2014 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr · San Jose, California, United States · On-site

  • Worked in Core Data path team for sustaining of Curator; a map-reduce based healing module for scalable file system backed by Cassandra distributed database. Worked on DR - backup recovery, synchronous replication, Plugins for other DR applications with Nutanix.
Backup RecoverySynchronous Replication

Amazon web services (aws)

Software Development Manager

Jul 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States · Hybrid

  • Led the team with end to end ownership of the storage driver for Aurora DB, enabling support for the open-source databases MySQL and PostgreSQL from development, CICD pipeline, release and handling OnCalls.
  • Spearheaded the development of serverless deployment for DB instances, enhancing scalability and efficiency.
  • Led the development of a metrics-based debugging module to accelerate customer issue resolution and reduce triage time.
  • Led the development of distributed system software that provides storage functionality with high availability, compression, and a high-performance IO path.
  • Executed QA planning, test pipeline management, and the deployment and management of new features in production.
Storage Driver DevelopmentServerless DeploymentDistributed System SoftwareSoftware DevelopmentCloud Computing

Skyera

Sr SW Engineer

Nov 2012 – Sep 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos · San Jose, California, United States · On-site

  • Worked on All Flash array solution with 44TB in pizza box. Designed and developed core data path interacting iSCSI and FTL layer for flash array.
  • Implemented persistent reservation support and VAAI
  • Worked on configuring network switch(vtss) for trunking.
  • Worked on 2 node High available solution.
Flash Array SolutionCore Data Path DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentStorage Solutions

Brocade

Staff Software Engineer

Aug 2008 – Nov 2012 · 4 yrs 3 mos · San Jose, California, United States · On-site

  • Designed and developed FC HBA SCSI target driver for Linux for 16GBps and 32 GBps HBAs.
  • Implemented target side LUN masking. Coded end to from CLI to kernel module.
SCSI Target DriverLinux Kernel DevelopmentSoftware Development

Virtensys

Consultant SW developement

Feb 2008 – Aug 2008 · 6 mos · Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area · On-site

  • Developed an SR IOV network card IO virtualization solution on LSI and Qlogic HBA. It was kernel module with network focus intel and storage focus for QLogic and LSI drivers
IO Virtualization SolutionKernel Module DevelopmentSoftware Development

Mindtree consulting

3 roles

Project Manager

Jul 2007 – Feb 2008 · 7 mos

Project lead

Oct 2005 – Jul 2007 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Systems software developer on storage and networking protocols like tcp/ip. iSCSI, Fibre channel, SCSI.

Senior software engineer

Apr 2003 – Oct 2005 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Astute networks

Software Engineer

Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs · San Diego, California, United States · On-site

  • Designed and developed Partial offload of iSCSI stack to TCP offload 10G network card for
  • Astute Networks as a kernel module with in-house iSCSI software stack.

Storagetek

Software Engineer

Jan 2003 – Jan 2006 · 3 yrs · Denver, Colorado, United States · On-site

  • Develope and led a team for continuous data protection product called echo-view for Storage-Tek. This could keep point in time information in object store.
iSCSI Stack OffloadKernel Module DevelopmentSoftware Development

Wipro technologies

Senior System Engineer

Apr 2001 – Mar 2003 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Systems software developer worked on sustenance of Unix operating system on tandem fault tolerant Tandem systems.
Continuous Data ProtectionObject Store DevelopmentSoftware Development

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

LEAD — Corporate Innovation

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019

Harvard University

CS50's Introduction to Computer Science

Apr 2025 – Jun 2025

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

M Tech — Instrumentation

Jan 1999 – Jan 2001

National Institute of Technology Raipur

BE — Electrical Engg

Jan 1995 – Jan 1999

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - JNV

High School — Mathematics and Computer Science

Jan 1988 – Jan 1994

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