Work Experience

My professional journey through software engineering, networking infrastructure, and systems development at leading technology companies.

Software Engineering Intern

HPE Juniper Networking Westford, MA May 2025 - August 2025
  • Developed Wireshark dissectors in C for 30 Juniper-specific PFCP Information Elements (IEs), leveraging the CMake build system to enhance packet-level analysis and debugging for TR-459-compliant RNG CUPS traffic.
  • Created an initial macOS-based Wireshark plugin in C and migrated the implementation to a cross-platform built-in dissector, contributing upstream to Wireshark's open-source codebase via GitLab.
C Programming Wireshark PFCP CMake Open Source Networking

Software Engineer I

Cisco Systems India Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru, India August 2023 - July 2024
  • Developed an automation test framework with YANG CRUD tests and executed integration testing with Pytest for IOS XR's Smart Licensing, increasing test coverage by 95%.
  • Identified and resolved bugs, wrote unit tests for three feature releases, and addressed over 15 customer queries.
  • Boosted developer productivity by 10% using Python, C, XML, and proprietary Cisco frameworks.
Python C Pytest YANG IOS XR XML Test Automation

Technical Undergraduate Intern

Cisco Systems India Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru, India August 2022 - June 2023
  • Engineered licensing support and integrated telemetry into IOS XR's "Keychain" component, used by over 80% of web customers, leveraging NETCONF, IOS XR's SysDB, and Yang models.
  • Increased development and testing efficiency by 20% using C, Python, and Cisco's YangSuite and YangMapper tools.
C Python NETCONF YANG Models IOS XR YangSuite

Mentee

Microsoft Engage Mentorship Program Remote June 2021 - July 2021
  • Built a video chat application enabling 2 participants to connect and have a video conversation.
  • Enhanced the application by integrating 2 additional features: audio/video toggle and live chat functionality during meetings.
  • Utilized React, Node.js, Socket.IO, and Express.js; deployed using Heroku and Netlify.
React Node.js Socket.IO Express.js Heroku Netlify

Teaching Assistant

BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus Hyderabad, India January 2021 - May 2021
  • For Mathematical Methods (MATH F241) - Assisted with tutorial sessions and making slides.
Teaching Mathematics Tutorial Sessions Presentation Design

Summer IT Intern

MySmartPrice Web Technology Pvt. Ltd. Remote May 2020 - June 2020
  • Implemented search engine optimization using the Ahrefs toolset for the "mysmartprice" domain through web scraping with PHP and cURL library.
  • Analyzed collected data using MySQL Workbench, enhancing both traffic quality and quantity.
PHP cURL MySQL Ahrefs SEO Web Scraping

Career Impact

95% Increase in Test Coverage
80% Customer Base Served
30+ PFCP Dissectors Created
20% Efficiency Improvement

Key Achievements

🏆 Open Source Contribution

Successfully contributed PFCP dissectors to Wireshark's upstream codebase, benefiting the global network analysis community.

🎯 High-Impact Projects

Worked on IOS XR's Keychain component used by over 80% of web customers, affecting millions of network devices worldwide.

🔬 Innovation in Testing

Designed and implemented comprehensive automation framework that became the standard for Smart Licensing testing at Cisco.

💡 Problem Solving

Resolved 15+ critical customer queries and identified bugs across three major feature releases, ensuring product reliability.

Looking for Full-time 2026 Opportunities

Interested in distributed systems, AI/ML, backend development or systems programming roles. Let's connect!

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