Summary
Jayashankar Padath is an Advisory Software Engineer with over 18 years of experience specializing in C++, embedded firmware, UNIX environments and Power server platforms, currently working on OpenBMC and PLDM firmware at IBM. He has deep hands-on experience across the full software development lifecycle, including reverse engineering large legacy codebases and bridging open and closed-source ecosystems. His background spans industrial automation, database systems and real-time OS like VxWorks, reflecting a rare mix of low-level systems expertise and production-quality engineering. Known for navigating complex configuration systems (CMVC, ClearCase, Git) and modernizing firmware stacks, he combines pragmatic problem-solving with sustained technical ownership. Based in Bengaluru, he brings institutional memory from long-tenured roles at IBM and Wipro, enabling rapid onboarding into entrenched code and hardware integrations.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
DAC - Diploma in Advanced Computing, Computer Science, DAC - Diploma in Advanced Computing, Computer Science at Pune University
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communication Engineering at Kannur University