Sandeep Patil
Principal Engineer at Google
Los Altos, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSandeep Patil is a Principal Engineer with 26 years of systems and software experience, currently driving low-level platform reliability and tooling at Google from Los Altos. He has a long track record across high-impact engineering organizations including Amazon Lab126 and Broadcom, blending kernel, runtime, and test automation expertise gained from bootloader and BSP work to large-scale Android platform projects. His open-source contributions to prominent Android and Linux projects (AOSP bionic, platform_system_core, and the Linux Test Project) show a focus on memory management, property/context modularization, and hardening test suites for Android environments. Known for fixing subtle correctness and build issues—such as dmabuf memory accounting and property context splits—he pairs deep hands-on debugging with architectural thinking. Colleagues rely on him to make core system changes that improve robustness and observability without disrupting complex builds. Trained in computer science at Pune Institute of Computer Technology, he brings both breadth across stacks and uncommon low-level craftsmanship.
26 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Science at Pune Institute of Computer Technology
Github Skills (21)
debugging10
debug10
c-language10
linux10
system-properties10
c1110
c1710
system-calls10
android10
cprogramming-language10
test-automation10
testing9
posixct9
memory-management9
posix9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
aosp-mirror/platform_system_core
Nov 2016 - Sep 2019
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:309 commits in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Sandeep primarily focused on modifying the `dmabuf_dump` tool within the `platform_system_core` repository, enhancing its readability and debugging capabilities. Their contributions involved refactoring the output format, fixing double-counting issues related to memory buffers, and adding summary totals. Furthermore, the user addressed build issues, ensuring the tool functioned correctly in different build environments. The commits reveal a focus on memory management and debugging within the Android system.
linux-test-project/ltp
Aug 2017 - Mar 2019
Linux Test Project (mailing list: https://lists.linux.it/listinfo/ltp)
Role in this project:QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:25 commits in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Sandeep primarily focused on modifying and improving existing test cases within the Linux Test Project (LTP) repository. Their contributions involved fixing tests for Android systems, addressing issues related to environment variables, and correcting paths. The user updated tests to align with Android-specific configurations, such as handling differences in temporary directory locations and shell paths. Additionally, the user introduced enhancements, like mounting read-only tmpfs to run the EROFS testing and using new library API.
unixposixtest-automationtest-projectmanjaro
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