About

Vivek Thakkar is a highly experienced Principal Engineer with a passion for developing cutting-edge software solutions. He is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer at BlueStacks, where he is part of the Systems team, contributing to the development lifecycle of the product. Vivek has extensive experience in software development, with a particular focus on C/C++ and assembly-level programming, as well as an in-depth understanding of mobile platform architecture and Intel's x86 architecture. Vivek has a strong track record of success in his previous roles, having led a team at Intel that developed Intel Virtualization based Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). He has also worked on cutting-edge technologies such as Binary Translation and General Purpose Graphics Processors (GPGPU). In addition to his technical expertise, Vivek has experience in software optimizations for ccNUMA architecture. Vivek is passionate about his career and is following the path of a system architect. He is looking for challenging positions that will align with his career goals. Vivek is a graduate research assistant from the CSC Department of NC State University, where he focused on software optimizations for ccNUMA architecture. Vivek has worked for several companies, including Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd., where he contributed to defining the software architecture for implementing Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) on x86 mobile platforms running Android OS. He has also worked as a Technical Lead at Intel, leading the development of Power and Performance (PnP) tool for x86 smartphone platforms. Vivek's technical skills include Software Engineering, Android, Senior Software Engineering, Research Scientist, Mobile, and C. With 17.87 years of relevant experience, Vivek is a highly skilled and experienced Principal Engineer who is passionate about developing cutting-edge software solutions.