Rajasekhar Bhuma

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Hyderabad, Telangana, India13 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led cross-functional teams in autonomous vehicle technology.
Developed Lidar-based mapping solutions for major automotive clients.
Instrumental in strategic acquisition of Civil Maps by Luminar.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Automotive technology with a focus on Embedded Systems and Lidar-based solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Autonomous VehiclesLidar Mapping And LocalizationMl PerceptionMapping SoftwareMapping ProductsEmbedded SystemsFirmware Development

Other Skills

C++Team LeadershipCustomer EngagementMapping and Localization AlgorithmsLidarLocalizationMachine LearningSoftware DevelopmentCloud ComputingPythonNode JSHDMAPSEmbedded SoftwareCAssembly Language

About

Experienced Engineering Leader with 13+ years in embedded systems and autonomous vehicle technology. Specialized in driver development, real-time operating systems (RTOS), 3D mapping and localization, Lidar based perception, with a strong background in MERN stack development. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, architecting robust system software, and delivering real-world solutions in automotive and medical domains. Instrumental in the acquisition of Civil Maps by Luminar Technologies through strategic technical demonstrations.

Experience

13 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs

Current Experience

Luminar technologies

3 roles

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Promoted

Oct 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Software Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Leading a team of 12+ engineers across continents, providing technical guidance with
active hands-on development of mapping and localization algorithms [ C++ ]
Actively coordinating with Product managers and Business development managers to
align on business goals and create a strong engineering roadmap for the team
Design and development ownership of following Lidar SW modules
Last mile localization software and Auto Valet Parking
Lidar based ML perception
Scalable crowdsourced map update SW to update third-party base maps
Orchestrated live demos to customers and at events
Mapping Las Vegas city using the crowdsourcing stack at CES 2023
In-vehicle demonstration of last mile localization SW at CES 2024
Demonstrating mapping software to OEM executives from Nissan and Volvo
Site head of Luminar, Hyderabad office

C++Team LeadershipCustomer EngagementMapping and Localization AlgorithmsAutonomous VehiclesLidar Mapping and Localization

Staff Software Engineer

Jun 2022 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Leading Design and development of various mapping products
Leading Customer discussions and demos
Active contribution to the mapping and localization tech stack
Technical guidance to a team of 10+ engineers

Team LeadershipCustomer EngagementMapping Products

Civil maps

SDE - 3 ( acquired by Luminar Technologies )

Feb 2018 – Jun 2022 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Engineered the Lidar mapping and localization stack using patented fingerprint tech
Device drivers development for Lidar, GPS/IMU, and OBD [ C++ ]
Implemented point-cloud registration using sensor fusion algorithms [ C++ ]
Established a highly scalable infra for huge data processing cloud pipelines [ Python ]
Development of data processing jobs and workflow endpoints [ Node JS ]

C++PythonNode JSHDMAPSLocalizationLidar Mapping and Localization

Visteon corporation

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

May 2017 – Feb 2018 · 9 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Handling new design requests for various Ford DI Clusters, that involves a combination
of different requirements for same feature in different regions across EU, NA and china
Motor control in POWER gauge and TEMPERATURE gauge for a FORD EV
Development of an HMI feature, AdBlue (for a 4 inch color TFT display) for a FORD CC
vehicle, using Visteon’s internal HMI framework
Mentoring of junior engineers

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Pfizer

Embedded Software Engineer

Jun 2014 – May 2017 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Embedded software development for a leading infusion device, PLUM 360
Handling thread creation/scheduling using RTEMS RTOS
Development of Motor mechanism (stepper motor control) which drives the infusion
Development of GUI screens for infusion device using PEG and QT frameworks
Development of interface module using SLIP protocol on the device to communicate
with an enterprise software

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