Rohit Saluja is a seasoned software engineer with 11 years of experience building and owning network protocol and virtual infrastructure software at Cisco, currently leading Nexus virtual platform development and contributing to OSPF, EIGRP and RIP implementations. He combines deep low-level networking expertise from roles at Juniper and Cisco with test automation experience—demonstrated by contributions to the widely used genieparser project where he developed EIGRP topology tests for IPv4/IPv6. Based in Bengaluru, Rohit pairs an MTech in Software Systems with hands-on C/C++ and tooling work to deliver reliable, production-grade routing and virtual switch solutions. Beyond engineering, he has a long track record of leadership in Toastmasters (multiple officer roles up to Treasurer and Area/Division Director), reflecting strong communication and organizational skills. An avid traveler and photographer who started in music and basketball, he brings curiosity and creativity to complex networking problems and customer escalations.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
sub-component of Genie that parse the device output into structured datastructure
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:5 reviews, 22 commits, 9 PRs in 10 days
Contributions summary:Rohit primarily contributed to test case development within the `genieparser` repository, focusing on parsing device outputs. They added new test cases for EIGRP topology parsing, creating test fixtures and expected outputs for both IPv4 and IPv6 scenarios. The contributions involved the implementation of test structure and verification of the parser's behavior against various device outputs. These tests validate the core functionality of the parsing logic, ensuring accurate data extraction.
Contributions:42 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 6 months
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Rohit Saluja - Treasurer at Toastmasters International