About

Vishal Sahu is a highly skilled software engineer with over 10 years of experience in designing and implementing solutions for large-scale data services. Currently working as a software engineer at Facebook, Vishal is a systems programmer with expertise in building storage systems, data replication, and data protection features. Vishal's specialties include algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, storage and file systems, and network protocols. He is proficient in programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Bash, and Git. Vishal holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from SUNY Stony Brook, where he gained extensive experience in writing systems code both in user space and kernel. Prior to his graduate studies, he worked as a Lead Engineer at Samsung Research Institute in Bangalore, where he honed his skills in software engineering. Throughout his career, Vishal has worked for various companies, including Dell, where he served as a Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer 2. During his time at Dell, Vishal designed a next-generation product dealing with on-premises storage cluster and cloud storage. He was also the sole maintainer of the SmartLock feature, which provides data protection against malicious and accidental deletes and alterations. Vishal's experience also includes working on SyncIQ, a data replication service between two Isilon clusters, and designing the NDMP Redirector, which allows backups on a single node to create a bottleneck. He created a job that automatically redirects requests after considering various system parameters on the fly. Overall, Vishal Sahu is a highly experienced software engineer with a strong background in systems programming, data services, and data protection. He is a valuable asset to any organization looking to build robust and scalable systems.