About

Sagar Chothani is a highly experienced Senior Software Engineer with a specialization in Media Storage and Embedded Firmware. He is currently working at Samsung, where he is responsible for developing and verifying test programs for Memory (SD/uSD, eMMc) to qualify products with NAND and Firmware specifications. He also builds Linux kernel and applications to support protocol development and analyzes failures and debugs during firmware verification. Sagar has a strong background in Embedded C/C++, data structures, Python, shell scripting, Linux system programming, TCP/IP networking, 8051 controller, ARM 7, I2C, SPI, and UART. He has a deep understanding of protocols such as SD Bus, eMMc, I2C, SPI, and UART. Sagar is also skilled in FTL verification, Nand Flash Memory of Card & eMMc Firmware Verification. Prior to his current role, Sagar worked at Harman as an Associate Software Engineer, where he was responsible for post-silicon validation and test program integration. He worked on firmware integration, post-silicon integration/validation, storage drives NVMe, SSD, SATA, flash of firmware & BIOS, SoC validation (power utilization, thermal management, etc.), and had hands-on experience with embedded protocols interfacing. Sagar began his career as an Embedded Software Developer Trainee at Vector India. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad. Sagar has relevant experience of 5.95 years and possesses a strong tech stack that includes Software Engineering, testing, Python, integration, C, and mobile. He is a quick learner and has the ability to work efficiently under pressure. Sagar is an excellent team player with great communication and interpersonal skills.