Vyshnav Kakivaya is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building low-level networking and distributed systems, currently creating a platform to run agents on network devices at Microsoft. He has deep expertise in Linux, eBPF/XDP, and WAN infrastructure—recently working on bandwidth brokering for Azure hosts and automating MACsec key rotations across Azure’s WAN. His background includes cross-cloud connectivity work at Salesforce and research experience implementing graph algorithms for the Myria data platform, evidencing both practical production impact and academic depth. Based in the Greater Seattle Area and an alumnus of UIUC, he blends systems-level engineering with a knack for operational automation and secure network primitives.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at International Community School
Contributions:15 pushes, 5 branches, 1 tag in 2 years
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Vyshnav Kakivaya - Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft