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Sruthi Yellamraju

Bethesda,MD

Summary

Accomplished software architect and technical leader with 20+ years of expertise delivering sophisticated software products across networking, security, and AI/ML domains. Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing engineering teams from startup environments to global organizations. Strategic leadership experience to drive scalable, customer-focused solutions that consistently exceed business objectives.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Engineer/Engineering Manager

Qualcomm
05.2019 - Current

QNN HTP:

  • Driving the architecture and execution of Qualcomm's proprietary AI inferencing software stack for Qualcomm's NPUs.
  • Leading a team of feature leads and 25 engineers in developing sophisticated, multi-core, multi-device AI/ML inferencing software.
  • Successfully coordinating a complex matrix of stakeholders, including business unit leaders, program managers, and engineering teams, to deliver multiple concurrent projects from concept to completion, on schedule and within specifications.
  • Awarded exclusive CEO bonus for exceptional performance on complex projects.
  • Skills: C++, Linux, AI/ML, NPU, team leadership, and project management.

Gradient Graph Analytics (G2) (formerly Reservoir Labs):

  • Led the development and customer engagement of G2, a network optimization software product.
  • Spearheaded the development and commercialization of G2, transforming a research prototype into an MVP, including REST API, CLI, and web interfaces within 2 years.
  • Led the integration of the G2 framework into multiple high-speed WAN environments, optimizing network performance for diverse enterprise partners.
  • Drove technical partnerships and provided customer demonstrations for successful deployment.
  • Built and mentored a cross-functional team of engineers, interns, and research students, while contributing to academic research through multiple publications in premier networking conferences.
  • Architected a scalable, containerized solution leveraging modern DevSecOps practices and cloud infrastructure.
  • Skills: Kubernetes, Docker, Python, C++, TCP/IP, congestion control algorithms, AWS, DevSecOps, Streamlit, Angular, REST, Redis.

Principal Software Engineer

Fidelis Cybersecurity
Bethesda, United States
07.2015 - 04.2019
  • Architected and implemented a unified DPDK-based packet processing framework in Fidelis Sensors, thus transforming 1G on-premise-only sensors to sensors capable of high-speed (10G) deployments across on-premise, virtual, and cloud-based environments.
  • Achieved significant R&D cost reduction while delivering 10G inline packet inspection capabilities.
  • Successfully led a cloud transformation initiative, deploying network sensors as an IaaS solution across AWS and Azure platforms.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams including DevOps, Marketing and Product for business expansion.
  • Directed cross-functional engineering teams in the development and deployment of high-speed IPS capabilities, coordinating efforts across sensor development, web services, databases, QA, and customer-facing teams.
  • Achieved a 300% reduction in policy delivery time, and decreased customer-reported false positives through process improvements in the Fidelis threat intelligence platform framework.
  • Earned recognition through awards for exceptional performance and creative contributions.
  • Skills: C, Linux, DPDK, AWS, Azure, Suricata, Snort, Python.

Senior Software Engineer

Texas Instruments
Germantown, United States
05.2006 - 05.2015
  • Skills: C, Linux kernel/user space programming, TCP/IP, IPv6, LTE, 3G/4G, TI DSP/BIOS, Ethernet drivers, software design/development, embedded systems, debugging, and TCP/IP stack SME, network /security acceleration using DSP.

Software Engineer

Ashley Laurent (Cisco)
Austin, United States
05.2004 - 04.2006
  • Skills: C++, Linux, DOCSIS 3.0, Offshore team setup.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
05.2004

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Osmania University
Hyderabad, India
06.2001

Skills

  • C/C
  • Python
  • System design and architecture
  • AI/ML NPUs, ML network inferencing, and optimization
  • Congestion control algorithms, data center networks
  • Network security
  • Cybersecurity
  • Linux kernel/user space programming
  • DPDK
  • TCP/IP, IPv6, network protocols
  • LTE, 3G, and 4G
  • Embedded systems
  • Containerization, Docker, Kubernetes
  • AWS, Azure
  • Ansible
  • Redis
  • Git, Mercurial, Gerrit
  • Mininet

Timeline

Principal Engineer/Engineering Manager

Qualcomm
05.2019 - Current

Principal Software Engineer

Fidelis Cybersecurity
07.2015 - 04.2019

Senior Software Engineer

Texas Instruments
05.2006 - 05.2015

Software Engineer

Ashley Laurent (Cisco)
05.2004 - 04.2006

Master of Science - Computer Science

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Osmania University
Sruthi Yellamraju