Summary
Ajinkya Prabhu is a software engineer with eight years of experience building embedded and systems software across automotive, robotics, and finance. Currently at Apple, he previously worked on automotive camera software at Qualcomm and contributed to robotics research at Carnegie Mellon developing a 3D driving controller for planetary-rover successors. He holds an MS in Mobile and IoT Engineering from CMU and a B.Tech in EEE/Computer Engineering from VIT, blending hardware-aware systems thinking with production-grade software practices. His background includes low-latency, safety-conscious engineering at BlackRock and hands-on camera and perception systems at Qualcomm, showing versatility across domains. Ajinkya’s public projects hint at a curious, experimental approach—he describes himself lightly on GitHub but consistently moves between research prototypes and scalable product code. Colocated in Pittsburgh, he brings an uncommon mix of robotics research insight and industry-grade software delivery.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Technology Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology at Vellore Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS Mobile and IoT engineering Computer Systems, Master of Science - MS Mobile and IoT engineering Computer Systems at Carnegie Mellon University