Rakesh Datta
Engineering Leader at Strauss Center for International Security and Law
Bothell, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolRakesh Datta is an engineering leader with a decade of experience designing and delivering large-scale networking and security systems across Microsoft, Zscaler, Dell, Viasat, and Cisco. He specializes in Zero Trust/SASE architectures, cloud networking, and SDN/NFV, blending hands-on protocol and OS-level work with product-minded leadership and team building. Known for turning research prototypes into production features, he has led projects spanning Azure Networking and Microsoft Entra Network Access and contributed to open networking efforts like OpenSwitch. A mentor and advisor (Strauss Center) who also has a history as a security researcher and bug-bounty winner, he brings a rare mix of offensive security insight and systems engineering rigor. He pairs technical depth in networking stack design with strengths in recruitment, negotiation, and operational efficiency, often treating challenges explicitly as opportunities to innovate.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Masters in Science Computer Software Engineering, Masters in Science Computer Software Engineering at San José State UniversityB-Tech Computers Science, B-Tech Computers Science at RCC IITResearch Fellow Image CryptoGraphy, Research Fellow Image CryptoGraphy at CybersecurityProduct Management, Product Management at Institute of Product Leadership
German, English, Bengali, Hindi
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Github Skills (46)
kubernetes10
proxy10
accelerator10
golang10
high-performance10
cloud-native10
redis-database9
docker8
networking8
virtual-network8
sdn8
sonic8
redis7
async7
kernel7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
rakeshdatta/envoy
Sep 2022 - Mar 2023
Cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy
Contributions:3 reviews, 1 PR, 13 pushes in 6 months
golangproxyedgeload-balancingperformance
sjsu-cmpe281/shoppingcart
Apr 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:1 PR, 41 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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