Summary
Rakendra Thapa is a seasoned Windows kernel and driver engineer with 11 years of deep expertise in endpoint protection, Windows internals, and C++ development. He has driven low-level security and device-driver work across companies including Netskope, VMware Carbon Black, Infineon and ThinScale, building production-quality kernel components such as virtual smartcard readers and storage/HBA drivers. Rakendra blends systems-level debugging, KMDF/WDM design and multi-threaded IPC with hands-on product delivery for endpoint DLP and embedded Windows platforms. Based in Bengaluru, he’s equally comfortable interfacing with global teams and customers to translate complex requirements into reliable, auditable drivers. A background in embedded systems (M.E., BITS Pilani) and early firmware work gives him a pragmatic hardware-aware perspective that informs robust kernel design.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
B.Tech Computer Engineering, B.Tech Computer Engineering at College Of Technology, G.B.P.U.A&T, Pantnagar
English, Hindi