Akilesh Kailash is a seasoned systems software engineer with eight years of experience building low-level infrastructure across top-tier companies including Google, NVIDIA, Dell EMC, VMware, and HP. Currently on Google's Android Systems and Kernel team in Mountain View, he focuses on performance-sensitive kernel and systems work that powers mobile platforms. His background spans datapath engineering for high-performance storage, virtual machine monitor intern work, and production-grade system software—giving him a rare combination of kernel, virtualization, and storage expertise. With an MS in Computer Science from USC and a BE in Computer Science, he blends strong academic foundations with hands-on delivery at scale. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic engineer who thrives on complex debugging and making subtle systems optimizations that materially improve product reliability.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science Engineering at B. M. S. College of Engineering
BCC - Tools for BPF-based Linux IO analysis, networking, monitoring, and more
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