Viswanathan Swaminathan
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Bothell, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolViswanathan Swaminathan is a Principal Software Engineer with nine years at Microsoft and a long history in embedded systems and firmware, bringing deep expertise in Embedded Firmware Development, IPMI, Linux device drivers, kernel internals, and low-level debugging. He has a decade-plus background at American Megatrends where he honed system software and firmware skills that now inform platform reliability and hardware-software integration at scale. Viswanathan pairs an M.S. in Micro-Electronics with hands-on kernel and driver development, making him comfortable across silicon-adjacent stacks and production server environments. Colleagues rely on him to untangle thorny low-level bugs and architect maintainable firmware that meets rigorous operational requirements. Based in Bothell, WA, he blends engineering discipline with a pragmatic focus on shipping robust, debuggable systems. A detail that often surprises collaborators: his background spans both chip-level microelectronics training and expansive product-grade firmware delivery, bridging theory and production practice.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
B.E. Electrical & Electronics, B.E. Electrical & Electronics at University of MadrasUNSW Sydney
Github Skills (15)
mqtt10
iot10
home-assistant10
automation10
internet-of-things10
privacy10
garden10
raspberry-pi10
python10
home-automation10
asyncio10
camera8
controlling8
addon3
matrix2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
viswa-swami/python-foscam
Sep 2017 - Mar 2019
Python library for controlling Foscam cameras
Contributions:4 commits, 1 PR, 5 pushes in 1 year 6 months
python-librarypythoncamerascontrolling
viswa-swami/foscam-python-lib
Aug 2017 - Jan 2019
Foscam Python Library for H.264 IP Cameras (FI9821W/P/HD816W/P)
Contributions:1 PR, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
python-librarypythoncameraip-camerascameras
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