Ashish Prajapati
@ashishprajapati
Embedded systems engineer building Linux device drivers and high-performance protocol stacks.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’ve spent 15 years developing firmware, Linux device drivers, and networking-protocol software for embedded devices and server platforms on Linux using C.
At Dell Technologies, I’ve owned end-to-end delivery of the iDRAC out-of-band server-management firmware features for NIC/FC/IB/DPU adapters—especially config, inventory, and monitoring over NC-SI 1.2. I also redesigned and optimized the Virtual Address Management and Persistence Policy (VAM/PP) apply path across warm/cold-reset and SCP import/export flows, fixing release-blocking persistence defects.
I’ve built adapter Core / Crash-Dump diagnostics for field serviceability, with VDM/RBT transport and export to local/remote shares (NFS/CIFS/HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/TFTP). I root-caused high-severity crash/core-dump issues across power-cycle stress, racreset, FW-update, and SCP import/export, delivering fixes across release branches and server generations.
Earlier, at ALTEN Calsoft Labs, I worked on a high-performance IPsec VPN Gateway using an Intel DPDK fast-path datapath, including async parallel packet processing and certificate validation offloaded via a helper process. Before that, I developed and debugged IEEE 802.11 protocol stack/driver paths, and built an 802.11p DSRC Linux wireless driver mode for Locomate OBU/RSU with DSRC channel-switch timing and IOCTL controls.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Owned end-to-end delivery of NC-SI 1.2 command suite for iDRAC server management firmware, implementing adapter communication over I2C and PCIe transports. Designed and built adapter core/crash-dump diagnostics feature and resolved multiple release-blocking defects.
Sr. Software Engineer
ALTEN Calsoft Labs
May 2016 - Aug 2021 (5 years 3 months)
Developed high-performance IPsec VPN Gateway with Intel DPDK fast-path datapath. Designed architecture for asynchronous parallel packet processing and lockless URCU hash tables, and implemented efficient Client Certificate validation using CRL.
Embedded Software Engineer
Fortinet Innovation Centre Pvt Ltd.
Dec 2013 - May 2016 (2 years 5 months)
Developed and debugged device-driver and IOCTL paths for enterprise wireless network implementing IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac protocols. Root-caused and fixed memory-leak and CPU-crash defects in the driver/stack.
Software Engineer III
Arada Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Sep 2011 - Oct 2013 (2 years 1 month)
Developed IEEE 802.11p DSRC driver for vehicular communication systems on Linux platform. Performed feasibility analysis of Atheros AR935X hardware and developed new wireless driver mode (wavemode) for WAVE protocol.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Center for Development of Advanced Computing
Post Graduate Diploma, Embedded System and Design
2011 - 2011
Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded System and Design from C-DAC Hyderabad.
Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College
Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology
2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from AKGEC affiliated to UPTU.
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