Summary
Ashish Kalra is a Principal Engineer with nine years of focused experience leading system-level software for Samsung mobile devices, driving projects from BSP and device drivers through production and OS upgrades. Based in Noida, he currently heads the System Base R&D group, owning end-to-end delivery, launch schedules and vendor collaboration for regional models. He has built stability labs and bring-up processes, managed Agile teams of 70+ engineers, and earned internal recognition including an Outstanding Leadership Award and architecture/coding certifications. Known for translating hardware constraints into reliable firmware and release-ready platforms, he combines deep low-level expertise with pragmatic program management to accelerate device launches.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Punjabi, English, Hindi