Izhar Shaikh
Senior Software Engineer at AMD
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolIzhar Shaikh is a Senior Software Engineer based in San Jose with a decade of experience building embedded firmware, computer vision, and robotics systems. Trained as an electronics and telecommunications engineer and holding an M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, he blends hands-on firmware and Linux expertise with AI-driven perception and machine learning. At AMD he applies this cross-domain skillset to production-grade software, drawing on prior work creating vision-enabled autonomous robots (one project was featured in UF’s student newspaper) and contributing to the UF Machine Intelligence Laboratory. Proficient in C/C++, Python, ROS, OpenCV and Unity3D, he designs perception pipelines and real-time embedded solutions for autonomous and immersive applications. His profile reflects a rare mix of hardware-level fluency (VHDL, Eagle CAD) and higher-level AI/vision development, making him effective at moving prototypes into deployable systems.
10 years of coding experience
Diploma, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, 91%, Diploma, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, 91% at Government Polytechnic, AurangabadBachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, GPA: 3.96/4, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, GPA: 3.96/4 at Government College of Engineering, AurangabadMaster of Science (M.S.), Electrical & Computer Engineering, GPA: 3.77/4, Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical & Computer Engineering, GPA: 3.77/4 at University of Florida
Marathi, Hindi, English
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Github Skills (48)
embedded-software10
xilinx10
python10
linux-mint10
linux10
qualcomm10
kernel-module10
vt10010
linux-kernel10
kernel10
terminfo10
iio10
aircrack-ng10
computer-engineering10
electrical-engineering10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
its-izhar/rtl88x2bu-driver
Aug 2018 - Jun 2019
Linux Kernel 4.15 and above compatible realtek driver for RTL8812BU/RTL8822BU chipset (Inamax/Edimax USB Wifi Adapters)
Contributions:11 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
kernelwifi-adaptersrealtek-driverrtl8812buqualcomm
its-izhar/lopper
Apr 2021 - Feb 2024
Contributions:39 pushes, 15 branches in 2 years 10 months
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