Nima Akhbari
Software Engineer at Google
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolNima Akhbari is a software engineer with 11+ years specializing in high-performance packet processing and network switching, now applying his expertise at Google after a decade shaping Trident4 data-plane features at Broadcom. He blends deep C/C++ systems design, HW/SW co-design, and verification experience with practical work in SDN, NPL programmable pipelines, network telemetry, and data-center virtualization. Nima has a strong track record converting customer requirements into detailed architecture and reference models, and he has led cross-team verification and API efforts that drove production silicon features. An active open-source contributor, he helped improve fastlane.ci’s backend and GitHub integration, reflecting his interest in practical developer tooling beyond ASICs. With a PhD in electrical engineering and roots in both product and research roles, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor and hands-on delivery to complex networking problems.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Electrical Engineering, PhD, Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at DallasBachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering at University of Tehran
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Github Skills (7)
github10
ruby10
api-design9
cicd9
user-authentication9
authentication9
configuration-management8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
fastlane/ci
Feb 2018 - Aug 2018
Open source, self hosted, mobile optimized CI powered by fastlane
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:134 commits, 229 PRs, 238 pushes in 5 months
Contributions summary:Nima contributed to the backend infrastructure of the fastlane.ci project. They added features for handling Git repository access, including checking user permissions. The user modified the project's configuration service and code hosting services, specifically integrating with GitHub. Further modifications included fixing user authentication and build triggers, ensuring a functional CI/CD system.
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nakhbari/HelloWorldCiConfig
Feb 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:338 pushes, 2 branches in 4 months
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