Kundanala Praveen Teja

Firmware Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India8 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

8+ years in embedded firmware engineering.
Expertise in secure boot and firmware security.
Proficient in ARM architecture and real-time systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a skilled Embedded Systems Engineer with a focus on security and firmware development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Embedded SecurityFirmware DevelopmentFirmware SecuritySecure BootEmbedded Firmware Development

Other Skills

Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)Embedded CEmbedded DebuggingPython (Programming Language)Embedded SafetyARM AssemblyARM ArchitectureC++Embedded SystemsRust (Programming Language)

About

Embedded firmware engineer with 8+ years of experience in secure boot loaders, firmware security, and low‑level driver development.

Experience

8 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 3 mos

Current Experience

Microsoft

Firmware Engineer 2

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Firmware Engineer – Cerberus Management Control (CMC)
Platform: ARM Cortex-R52, FreeRTOS
Integrated Watchdog Timer (WDT) to improve system recovery and reliability.
Implemented I²C multi‑master communication with BMC to ensure robust controller interaction.
Developed secure composite PDI update process to authenticate and program multiple PDIs into flash.
Contributed to subsystem isolation (Tahoe) to enhance security and prevent cross‑access of memory/peripherals.
Enabled MPU configuration and exception handling for safer firmware execution.
Analyzed and mitigated I²C issues, recovering datacenter nodes and improving stability.
Performed root cause analysis and delivered bug fixes to strengthen system performance.
designed and implemented impact less updates of RIOT core

Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)Embedded SecurityFirmware Development

Amd

Senior Software Engineer

Sep 2022 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Hybrid

Worked on Secure Boot implementations for Versal ACAP and Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, utilizing hardware security engines such as AES, RSA, SHA, ECDSA, and TRNG. Experienced in OCP security features (DME, PCR, certificates, key wrap/unwrap), eFUSE/PUF-based key management, and supported NIST CAVP certification of secure drivers.

Embedded SecurityEmbedded CFirmware SecuritySecure Boot

Nexsemi systems pvt ltd

Senior Software Engineer

Aug 2019 – Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Worked on Secure Boot implementations for Versal ACAP and Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, utilizing hardware security engines such as AES, RSA, SHA, ECDSA, and TRNG. Experienced in OCP security features (DME, PCR, certificates, key wrap/unwrap), eFUSE/PUF-based key management, and supported NIST CAVP certification of secure drivers.

Embedded SecurityEmbedded CFirmware SecuritySecure Boot

Icomm tele limited

Engineer trainee

Feb 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Developed embedded firmware for defence point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radio systems on Xilinx MicroBlaze (PL) processors. Implemented SPI for AD9361 RF transceiver frequency configuration via FPGA interrupts/timers, UART for user configuration packet transfer between MPC885 and P1021 network processors (GUI), I²C for ADC-based voltage & temperature telemetry, and hardware timers for precise real-time timeouts. Integrated the CAIR interface card to enable secure data transfer between base and remote radio units.
Tech Stack: MicroBlaze · FPGA · SPI · UART · I²C · AD9361 · MPC885 · P1021 · Embedded C

Embedded CEmbedded DebuggingEmbedded Firmware Development