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Staff Firmware Engineer at Qualcomm who architected modular WLAN firmware and brought up Wi-Fi 7.

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At Qualcomm India, I architected modular WLAN firmware by decoupling APIs and interdependencies into shared libraries, preserving backward compatibility and enabling faster customer updates. I also brought up Wi-Fi 7 firmware across chipsets, from pre-silicon validation to commercial samples.

I developed Wi-Fi 6/6E firmware with upstream Linux host drivers and supported feature enhancements for Google, Amazon, and Freebox. I integrated DL-MU-MIMO in 802.11s mesh and designed diagnostic statistics to shorten issue resolution time.

Earlier at Qualcomm India, I developed WLAN MAC control and management frame processing and built embedded C firmware modules. At C-DOT Alcatel-Lucent Research Centre, I developed WiMAX firmware and protocol drivers and implemented microcontroller interfaces including UART, I2C, and SPI.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Staff Software Development Engineer (FW Technical Architect)

Qualcomm India

Dec 2023 - Feb 2026 (2 years 2 months)

Architected modular WLAN firmware and led Wi-Fi 7 bring-up from pre-silicon to commercial samples. Implemented DFS/CSA compliance and crash-recovery routines, and used AI-assisted tools to refactor legacy code.

IEEE 802.11be

Wi Fi 7

Firmware Architectures

DFS

CSA

Crash Recovery

AI assisted Development C C++

Senior Lead Software Engineer

Qualcomm India

Dec 2019 - Dec 2023 (4 years)

Led Wi-Fi 6/6E firmware development with upstream Linux host drivers and provided support for Google, Amazon, and Freebox. Integrated DL-MU-MIMO in 802.11s mesh and designed diagnostic statistics.

802.11ax

Wi Fi 6 6E 7

Linux Kernel Device Drivers

Ath10k

Ath11k

DL MU MIMO

802.11s Mesh

Diagnostics Mentorship

Senior Software Engineer

Qualcomm India

Jul 2016 - Nov 2019 (3 years 4 months)

Developed WLAN MAC control and management frame processing for 802.11ac, fixing race conditions and memory leaks. Designed debugging enhancements for critical functional failures.

IEEE 802.11ac

WLAN MAC

C Debugging

Smart Logging

Race Conditions

Memory Leaks

Software Engineer

Qualcomm India

Jun 2013 - Jun 2016 (3 years)

Built embedded C firmware modules and triaged defects and crash logs using JTAG and Trace32. Reviewed sniffer captures and packet logs for customer issues.

Embedded C Firmware

JTAG

Trace32

Wireshark Debugging

Customer Support

Software / Firmware Engineer – Wireless Systems

C-DOT Alcatel-Lucent Research Centre

Jun 2011 - Jun 2013 (2 years)

Developed firmware and protocol drivers for WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) broadband wireless access. Programmed ATMEL microcontrollers and implemented UART, I2C, and SPI drivers.

WiMAX

IEEE 802.16

Firmware

Atmel Microcontrollers

UART I2C SPI Board Bring Up