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Software Engineer @Netapp | Former @Cisconian | Former App Team Lead @IRIS NITK | Former Chairman @GDSC NITK

About

I’m a Software Engineer with almost 3 years of full time experience and a passion for building systems that are both scalable and actually usable. Currently at NetApp, I work on cloud storage orchestration, owning features end-to-end—from API design to backend systems and infrastructure layers. I enjoy working across the stack and diving deep into how systems behave in production, especially in distributed and cloud-native environments. Previously at Cisco, I focused on improving developer productivity and system efficiency—cutting build times from 40 minutes to 3, optimizing system images, and building tooling that teams actually adopted.I have also delivered multiple features that required customizing the proprietary networking OS to meet evolving customer needs. Beyond work, I’ve led engineering teams, built products from scratch, and enjoy turning ideas into real, usable software. Whether it’s scaling systems or shipping features fast, I care about impact over noise. Always up for conversations around system design, backend engineering, and building things that matter.

Location

Karnataka

AI stack

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Work experience

SWE II at NetApp, Dec 2025 - Present · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, ◦ ANF Full-Stack Orchestration: Mastered the Azure NetApp Files (ANF) control and data plane, managing the resource lifecycle across UI, Resource Provider (RP), and Kubernetes (K8s) layers for cloud storage provisioning. ◦ Kerberos Feature Ownership: Owned end-to-end Kerberos enablement for Software-Only (SO) volumes on Microsoft virtualization. Authored the SDS and engineered the full-stack implementation from API models to backend logic and AD/KDC verification delivering ahead of schedule.

Software Engineer at Cisco, Aug 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Achieved a 56% reduction in the size of the base IOS XR image, contributing to ongoing enhancements in customer satisfaction. Reduced testing time from 40 minutes to 3–6 minutes by introducing a new Block-Level RPM build process, and further automated RPM generation and deployment through a Python script and a custom VSCode extension. Developed and implemented an automatic power controller application for a new line system product. Implemented a pre-queue validation script to streamline code commit processes, reducing wait times and minimizing debugging efforts for developers. Introduced chatbots that connect to webex space and keeps the team informed about commit progress.

App Team Lead at IRIS, NITK, May 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

Development SIG Chairman at Web Enthusiasts'​ Club NITK, May 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr

Technical Undergraduate Intern at Cisco, May 2022 - Jul 2022 · 3 mos

Executive member at Web Enthusiasts'​ Club NITK, Oct 2020 - Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Mobile Application Developer at IRIS, NITK, Apr 2020 - Apr 2023 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

B.tech, Computer Science, National Institute of Technology Karnataka

PUC, SCIENCE, Vikas Pre-University College - India

Public links

github: https://github.com/rashmiths