Kartikkumar Rao
Senior Staff Software Engineer at Netskope
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolKartikkumar Rao is a Senior Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in C++ systems and cybersecurity, currently driving security engineering at Netskope after roles at Virsec and McAfee. He has designed and implemented integrity and memory-exploit protection modules for server and endpoint platforms, helping harden application and database servers against advanced attacks. His background spans macOS endpoint kernel work, Windows anti-malware, and deterministic protection for servers, giving him cross-platform depth uncommon for engineers focused on low-level security. Comfortable with data structures, algorithms, multithreading and a working knowledge of Python, he blends algorithmic rigor with practical, performance-conscious engineering. Known for taking ownership of core protection features, he balances hands-on implementation with architecture-level thinking to deliver scalable defenses. Based in Bengaluru, he brings a steady record of moving research-grade security concepts into production-ready products.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
PUC, PCMB, PUC, PCMB at Karnataka BoardBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology at Amrita School of EngineeringMaharashtra Board
English, Kannada
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (9)
controls6
command-line-arguments6
asp-net6
condition-variable6
boost6
shared-libraries6
dynamic-library6
data-structures4
cpp3
Github contributions (5)
raokartikkumar24/CodingCompetition
Sep 2014 - Sep 2020
Contributions:255 commits, 1 PR, 211 pushes in 6 years 1 month
data-structurescppleetcodecompetitive-programming
raokartikkumar24/DataStructures_Algorithms
May 2015 - Nov 2022
Contributions:121 pushes in 7 years 7 months
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