About

Sundararajan Balraj is a highly experienced Sr Manager of Software Development Engineering at Cisco Systems with over 21 years of expertise in networking domains and embedded systems. He has a core competency in Routing & SDWAN platform software and datapath development across multiple operating systems & CPU architectures. His technical exposure includes working with processors such as MIPS, PPC, x86, and network processors like IXP1200, IXP2400, IXP2800, Winpath3. He has also worked on technologies such as ATM, Frame Relay, IMA, MPLS, EFM, xDSL, and SDWAN. Additionally, he has experience working with xDSL Chipsets such as Orionplus, Socrates-4e, BCM63168, BCM63138, and operating systems like Linux, Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, and bootloaders like BIOS, uboot. Sundararajan is a highly motivated and passionate leader with excellent leadership and team building skills. He has delivered the firmware & platform software for multiple HW platforms & line cards and datapath features for Cisco Enterprise Routing portfolio. He has closely worked with the product management team to understand the requirements and came up with innovative solutions to solve business problems. He has successfully worked with cross-functional teams across geographies, multiple partner companies, and various chipset & manufacturing vendors to deliver the projects on time. Sundararajan has a Master's degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Thiagarajar College of Engineering. He has worked in various roles in Cisco Systems, including Software Development Manager and Technical Leader. His tech stack includes Software Engineer, iOS, and product manager. With over 20 years of relevant experience, Sundararajan is a highly skilled and experienced professional in his field.