Summary
Santosh Kodali is a technical leader with nine years of experience building cloud-native, security-focused networking products at Cisco, currently leading development for the Secure Firewall Cloud Native initiative. He blends software and hardware expertise—from Go, Kubernetes, Helm, Rust, and AWS to ARM, Embedded C, and VHDL—letting him bridge embedded systems prototypes and large-scale cloud services. At Cisco he progressed from core developer to technical lead on a cloud-agnostic edge firewall that emphasizes scalability, security, and operational simplicity. A persistent learner and pragmatic engineer, he has a background in IoT and embedded product development (including a TI CC3200/RPi RFID-based key dispenser) and has applied that hands-on sensibility to production cloud tooling and automation. Based in Houston and educated at NIT Karnataka, he brings a mix of systems thinking, networking know-how, and full-stack delivery experience to secure infrastructure challenges.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma STEM, High School Diploma STEM at Mcneil High School
Bachelor of Technology Electronics and Communicaitons, Bachelor of Technology Electronics and Communicaitons at National Institute of Technology Karnataka