Karthik Manikandan
Senior Software Developer at Ford Motor Company
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolKarthik Manikandan is a Senior Software Developer with 10 years of embedded systems experience, currently building infotainment and projection technologies for Ford (Apple CarPlay/Android Auto over USB and Wi‑Fi) and contributing to Android Automotive. He brings deep hands-on expertise across Modern C++ (11/14), Kotlin/Java, RTOS and Embedded Linux on ARM platforms, and practical knowledge of USB, Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, sensors and A/V rendering stacks. His background spans smart card OS development (NFC/LTE) at Gemalto to OEM and aftermarket infotainment at JVC, reflecting a strong foundation in low-level firmware through application-layer multimedia. Comfortable with global collaboration across chip vendors and QA teams, he blends rigorous engineering with agile delivery. Based in Kitchener, Ontario, he pairs an M.S. in Embedded Systems from Nanyang Technological University and a B.E. from Anna University with a pragmatic, systems-first approach to automotive software challenges.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Embeded Systems, Master of Science (M.S.), Embeded Systems at Nanyang Technological UniversityAnna University, Chennai
English, Tamil
Github Skills (13)
google-assistant-api7
google-assistant4
api4
valence4
google-home4
python4
google3
protocol-buffers3
emotion-detection3
emotion-recognition2
machine-learning2
linux2
macos1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
karthik-kk/Napster-P2P-File-Sharing-System
Aug 2016 - Oct 2019
Contributions:40 commits, 70 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 2 months
karthik-kk/Link-State-Routing-Algorithm
Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:7 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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