Dec 2024 – Oct 2025 · 10 mos

• Co-founded a specialized tech education platform offering cohort-based programs for interview preparation and
• technical skill development.
• Designed and teach comprehensive curriculum covering Programming Languages, Data Structures & Algorithms,
• and System Design.
• Mentor students through structured learning paths, providing personalized guidance and technical feedback to
• improve their job readiness.
• Develop practical coding exercises and mock interview sessions that simulate real technical interviews at top tech
• companies

Sep 2023 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Designed, developed, and maintained scalable software applications for Cisco’s Catalyst 9000 (Cat9k)
• Switching Platforms using C programming for high-performance networking solutions.
• Successfully implemented the complete MACSec feature on Cisco 9350 Switch (Silicon ASIC Switch),
• delivering end-to-end security for this new generation platform.
• Led GenAI integration projects to make work easier, creating custom AI templates that made the team 30%
• more productive.
• Successfully implemented MACSec security features on new Line Card with Silicon Asic, working directly with
• leadership team to deliver key security updates.
• Customer Escalations & High-Impact Support- Resolved critical customer escalations from Amazon and
• Google, delivering time-sensitive solutions that improved customer experience and satisfaction.
• Started a mentoring program for junior engineers, reviewing their code and sharing knowledge that improved team
• code quality by 25%.

Aug 2021 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• MACSec Feature Development: Designed and implemented MACSec (MAC Layer Network Security Protocol)
• enhancements, including Delay Protection for Cisco Cat9k devices, ensuring secure and reliable communication.
• High-Impact Feature Delivery: Implemented MACSec support for Cisco C9500X LC, a billion-dollar revenue
• product, handling end-to-end design, development, code reviews, and rigorous unit testing.
• Performance Optimization & Debugging: Debugged and resolved critical software defects in a time-sensitive
• approach, improving product reliability and performance.

Jan 2021 – Jul 2021 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Built key parts for Cisco’s Email Security XDR (Email Detection and Response) system, creating a data
• pipeline that converted mail logs into structured JSON format for analyzing threats quickly.
• Created scalable AWS-based data systems using Kinesis streams and S3 storage, converting streaming data to
• parquet format for machine learning.
• Worked with security team to improve threat detection algorithms for the Email Security system, enhancing
• protection for company customers.

Nov 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · hubli