Rishi Soni
Software Engineer at Cisco
California, United States
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Top SchoolRishi Soni is a software engineer with 9 years' experience building embedded Linux middleware and firmware for networking and hardware platforms, currently contributing to Cisco’s Nexus OS in California. He specializes in Embedded C, Python, and low-level bring-up work—owning features like network port breakout and porting live kernel patching (kpatch) into Yocto-based builds. Rishi combines hands-on driver and SDK development with automation and debugging skills (GDB, Python test scripts) and maintains tooling like Wireshark on embedded platforms for cross-team and customer troubleshooting. His background includes ARM microcontroller firmware and sensor integration from robotics work and a master’s in electrical and computer engineering, giving him a strong hardware-software systems perspective. An understated strength is his ability to bridge chip vendor SDKs, build systems, and operational needs to deliver production-ready features in high-availability network devices.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 8.85/10.0, Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 8.85/10.0 at Vellore Institute of TechnologyMaster’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
English, HindiGithub contributions (5)
rishisoni10/APES-Embedded_Linux_Development
Sep 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:21 commits, 33 pushes, 6 branches in 7 months
rishisoni10/webpage
Feb 2021 - Jun 2024
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
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