Summary
Prashanth Manthena is a Senior Software Engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area with 12 years of deep expertise in cloud networking, SDN/SD-WAN, and test/CI/CD automation. He has led globally distributed R&D teams and architected production deployments and scale practices for top-tier enterprise accounts at Nuage Networks, and now helps build next-generation edge connectivity at Graphiant. Hands-on strengths include designing scalable automation (Ansible, pytest, Robot Framework), E2E integration with cloud management systems, and bridging product, engineering and customer teams to turn complex requirements into reliable operational systems. He pairs an academic foundation (MSc in Electrical Engineering, TU Delft) with practical experience across public and private cloud platforms, and is known for translating production deployment patterns into reusable test frameworks. A lifelong learner, he combines systems-level networking insight with a knack for building automation that mirrors customer environments, reducing risk during upgrades and scale tests.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Board of Intermediate Education, A.P., Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, Board of Intermediate Education, A.P., Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry at Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Visakhapatnam
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communication Engineering at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Track, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Track at Technische Universiteit Delft / Delft University of Technology
Indian Certificate for Secondary Education (ICSE), High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, Indian Certificate for Secondary Education (ICSE), High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Siva Sivani Public School, Visakhapatnam
English, Telugu, Hindi, Dutch