About

Alok Kumar is a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer with over 13 years of experience in software development. He possesses a wide range of skill-sets including C, C++, Python, Javascript, Data-Structures, Algorithms, Board-Bringup, Linux, Networking, BRAS, Access-protocols (PPP, L2TP, DHCP, DHCPv6), and Automation. Alok has worked with renowned companies such as Juniper Networks and Cisco, where he gained expertise in providing technical trainings on Introduction to Linux, Python, C, C++, Data Structures and Algorithms, and Junos. Currently, Alok is working as a Staff Software Engineer in the Junos Manageability team at Juniper Networks. His current skill-set includes C, C++, Licensing, gRPC, containers (cRPD, cMGD), MX router, Junos, and EVO. He is responsible for developing customer-oriented features and enhancements for BRAS, supporting the entire development cycle starting from Functional Spec till customer deployment, and working on issues faced by Customers and sys-test in L2BSA, PPP, and L2TP areas. Alok has completed several features such as part of a team working on developing L2BSA solution on a new Architecture, supporting multiple, non-overlapping VLAN ranges on core-ifls (L2BSA), configurable weights for distributing subscribers across multiple core-facing IFDs(L2BSA), IPCP Negotiation with Optional Peer IP support on MX as BNG (PPP), and support of sending ACI/ARI information to LNS via L2TP (LAC) (L2TP). He has also worked on Scenario 2 based RADIUS accounting messages for dual-stack subscribers (DHCPv6). Alok has a B.Tech in Computer Science from IIIT Hyderabad. He is a Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Python, infra, Javascript, product manager, and test. Alok's relevant experience is 13.27 years.