Summary
Vigil Vijay is a seasoned software engineer with nearly a decade of hands-on experience building embedded and networking systems, currently contributing at Nokia in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is strong in C, POSIX programming, multithreading, and firmware development, with practical exposure to device drivers, Python and C++ across RTOS/OS like IOS-XR, QNX, Linux and Micrium. His background spans low-level platform work on MSP430, EM9304, PowerPC, x86 and Atmel microcontrollers, and he has progressed from individual contributor roles to technical lead positions at HCL. Known for translating complex embedded requirements into reliable firmware, he pairs deep systems knowledge with a pragmatic focus on portability and real-time constraints. Outside work he keeps a lightweight GitHub presence (bio: "Human"), suggesting a preference for practical engineering over public-facing open-source personas.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Jayamatha Engineering College