Summary
Santhosh Rao is a Software Architect Leader with over 17 years of experience designing SDKs, GUIs, networking modules and middleware for embedded and cloud-connected systems. He currently leads architecture at Alstom and has deep hands-on experience in middleware for GPRS, eUICC, and device software management from roles at Encora, HP and Verifone. Known for reducing footprint and improving reliability, he has implemented protobuf optimizations, resilient APIs and long-term test frameworks for constrained devices. His background spans low-level device features (encryption over UDP, LED and display control, ink sensing) to cloud signaling and deployment/administration of middleware for business-critical customers. Based in Bengaluru, he pairs practical firmware/device expertise with a recent postgraduate focus on AI/ML, and brings a continuous-learning mindset evident in his GitHub bio: "Learning is a key."
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, A-, Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, A- at Texas McCombs School of Business
Diploma in Electronics and Communication, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Diploma in Electronics and Communication, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Nitte Rukmini Adyantaya Memorial Polytechnic
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, First Class, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, First Class at N M A M Institute of Technology, NITTE