Summary
Rakesh Nirmala is a seasoned software architect with 10 years’ experience driving architecture, design and delivery for metrology sub-systems at ASML, now serving as Functional Cluster Architect in a SAFe environment. He has progressed from hands-on feature delivery to leading ART-level software strategy and coaching cross-disciplinary teams, bridging low-level implementation details with system-level quality and design. His academic background in security and mobile computing (Erasmus Mundus, Aalto/KTH) and prior research on Intel SGX and blockchain inform a pragmatic emphasis on secure, verifiable system design. Comfortable across C++, C# and modern engineering practices, he combines production-grade engineering with research-informed thinking to solve complex hardware-software integration challenges. An operator who still publishes and prototypes research ideas, he brings both mentoring instincts and a track record of shipping reliable, high-precision industrial software.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science and Engineering, 9.478/10, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science and Engineering, 9.478/10 at Sastra University
Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree (NordSecMob), Security and Mobile Computing, 4.57/5, Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree (NordSecMob), Security and Mobile Computing, 4.57/5 at Aalto University
Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree (NordSecMob), Security and Mobile Computing, 4.57/5, Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree (NordSecMob), Security and Mobile Computing, 4.57/5 at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
English, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi