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# Arpit Khetan on Tal

## Headline

Software Engineer @Cisco \| StartUp Enthusiast \| DTU 25’

## About

👋 Hi, I’m Arpit Khetan — a Software Development Engineer at Cisco working on Data Security Systems \( Data Loss Prevention, Endpoint Data Loss Prevention, Data Security Posture Management, etc\. \) with a focus on systems design and production\-grade backend engineering\. 💻 I specialize in backend and systems engineering, with hands\-on experience building production\-grade features across C\+\+, Rust, and Java — from architecture design to deployment\. 🚀 At Cisco, I’ve been driving end\-to\-end development of features, working on: • Endpoint DLP with deep OS/system\-level integrations • DSPM systems for data discovery, classification, and risk analysis across various platforms • Legacy DLP platforms, delivering production features in fast\-paced environments ⚙️ I enjoy working on low\-level systems, performance optimization, and cross\-language architectures \(C\+\+ ,Rust\), especially where design meets real\-world constraints\. 🏆 Previously, I led DTU’s INFERNO Mars Rover Team and contributed as a Placement Coordinator, managing large\-scale campus recruitment efforts\. 🌱 I’m always looking to learn, build, and collaborate on impactful systems in security, backend, and distributed architectures

## Location

Delhi

## AI stack

claude code

cursor

github copilot

openai

ChatGPT

JetBrains AI Assistant

## Work experience

Software Developer 1 at Cisco, Jul 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 3 mos, • Owned end\-to\-end design and development of security features across EDLP and DSPM — from architecture to production rollout • Designed system workflows for data monitoring, classification, and enforcement with focus on clean architecture and reliability • Built low\-level integrations with OS/system APIs to enable deep data visibility for Endpoint DLP • Delivered multiple features in DSPM, contributing to data discovery, classification, and risk analysis pipelines • Worked on Cisco DLP \(legacy Java codebase\), quickly ramping up and shipping production features under tight timelines • Extended legacy systems while maintaining stability and backward compatibility • Contributed to Project Vimaan, enhancing backend services and system integrations

Software Engineer Intern at Cisco, Jan 2025 \- Jun 2025 · 6 mos, DLP CCS Scanner – Extraction Engine • Engineered a high\-performance cross\-platform text extraction engine supporting 1000\+ file types \(documents, emails, archives, images\) • Designed modular extractor architecture with auto\-routing using MIME type detection • Integrated Tesseract OCR and Leptonica for image\-based text extraction • Built a C\+\+ ↔ Rust FFI bridge \(\.dylib/\.dll\) for cross\-platform execution • Improved processing latency by \~85% \(500ms → 75ms for 1MB files\) Bloom Filter Integration • Implemented probabilistic detection pipeline for sensitive data \(PII, passwords, etc\.\) • Built Rust deserialization layer for Java\-based Bloom Filters using jaded CloudBroker Client • Developed a C\+\+ REST client library for DLP Core ↔ Cloud communication • Designed thread\-safe architecture with shared connection pool and token manager • Achieved 95% unit test coverage using LLVM tooling

Software Engineer Intern at Accenture, May 2024 \- Jul 2024 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Built a Kubernetes cluster with multiple nodes to deploy a robust and scalable application, ensuring high availability and performance\. • Gained hands\-on experience with Docker images, containers, and various Kubernetes services, enhancing skills in modern application deployment\. • Learned and executed best practices for container orchestration and management and optimizing resource utilization\.

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Information Technology, Delhi Technological University \(Formerly DCE\)

Secondary Education, Engineerig science, Birla School ,Pilani

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