Summary
Ashvin Gaonkar is a Software Developer with eight years of experience building automation and validation tooling for ASIC simulation, cloud-integrated backends, and modern frontends. Currently on HPE's (formerly Juniper) Simulator Team, he automates UVM-based test infrastructure and applies advanced Python design patterns to streamline regression, log analysis, and CI diagnostics while using Valgrind/Callgrind to solve memory and performance issues. His background includes shipping Java Spring Boot APIs and GitLab CI pipelines at Siemens—where a zero-downtime Kong upgrade delivered a measurable production performance boost—and modernizing an open-source React frontend at NC State. Comfortable across systems-level C++ and scripting to full-stack web stacks, he blends hardware validation rigor with software engineering best practices and DevOps fluency. Ashvin’s academic record (MS CS, 3.8 GPA) and strong foundations in design patterns and secure IoT prototyping show a habit of pairing theoretical rigor with production impact. Based in Sunnyvale, he focuses on scalable, maintainable automation that reduces manual toil in complex verification lifecycles.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, 9.43 / 10, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, 9.43 / 10 at K.L.S. Gogte Institute of Technology
Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.8 / 4.0, Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.8 / 4.0 at North Carolina State University
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
English, Hindi, Konkani, Kannada