Summary
Vaishnavi Pothugunta is a Senior Engineer with five years of experience specializing in low-level systems and device driver development, most recently working on Intel Quick Assist Technology (QAT) for accelerating compression and cryptographic workloads. With an M.Tech in Software Engineering from VIT and strong C, C++, and Python skills, she has built and debugged Linux kernel drivers and contributed to virtual prototyping and device modelling in Simics. Now at Qualcomm, she brings practical experience in containerized environments and a passion for robust, efficient drivers while actively expanding into Windows kernel and cross-platform driver engineering. Colleagues rely on her ability to translate complex hardware-software interactions into maintainable driver code and test strategies, and she pairs hands-on implementation with a curiosity for broader system architecture.
4 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
10th - techno High School, 10th - techno High School at Himaja Educational Institutions
Integrated M.Tech Software Engineering, Integrated M.Tech Software Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology
Intermediate MPC, Intermediate MPC at Narayana Junior College - India
English, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Spanish