About

Sai Sashankh D is an experienced engineer leader with a demonstrated history in networking, security, distributed systems, and operating systems. He has expertise in C/C++, Python, and Golang and has exposure to Java, microservices, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies. He is passionate about addressing open-ended problems and has a track record of delivering enhancements and bug fixes to multiple customers on time. Currently working as a Member of Technical Staff at Pensando Systems, Sai has previously worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Cisco. During his tenure at Cisco, he worked on several projects, including Netstack, NXOS, RPM & PBR, AAA, and RPL. He delivered enhancements and bug fixes for various NXOS switches, worked on several customer issues, and received the Best Employee award for the years 2014 and 2015 under his Director. Sai holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, where he specialized in Datamining and Network Security. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the same institute. Sai has also completed his education from Sri Chaitanya and Sri Venkateswara Balakuteer. Sai's technical skills include software engineering, Python, Golang, C, Kubernetes, microservices, and iOS. With 11.87 years of relevant experience, Sai is an expert in distributed systems, computer networking, network security, and software design. He has a keen interest in scaling and leading teams and is currently hiring.