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title: "Sushant Gaurav - Principal SW Systems Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Sushant Gaurav, Extreme Networks | Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad | Ex-Marvell | Ex-Brocade | US Patent Holder | Network Switching | AI Networking | Engineering Leader based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude code and github copilot."
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# Sushant Gaurav on Tal

## Headline

Extreme Networks \| Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad \| Ex\-Marvell \| Ex\-Brocade \| US Patent Holder \| Network Switching \| AI Networking \| Engineering Leader

## About

18 years of experience programming and integrating merchant silicon for high\-throughput networking switches and routers\. Expertise: Layer 2 Protocols & Security: xSTP, VLAN, RSPAN, Private VLAN, Port Protection, DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard, ACLs, TCAM Silicon & Systems Programming: Broadcom XGS packet processors, C/C\+\+11, Linux, Google Protobuf Architecture: Distributed system design, High Availability, RFE feasibility analysis, design & implementation My work centers on the intersection of hardware and software, translating merchant silicon capabilities into production\-grade forwarding behavior through fast\-path and slow\-path programming\. This has included architecting resource monitoring for critical system\-wide constructs, designing HA\-synchronized state reconciliation across distributed nodes, and building classification schemes that squeeze more efficiency out of finite hardware resources\. I've also extended this systems thinking into security infrastructure, implementing multi\-tenant isolation using namespace and kernel\-level techniques on hardware security modules\. I hold a US patent \(US12182640B2\) and have been recognized with multiple engineering excellence awards for technical innovation and resolving complex global escalations\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

github copilot

## Work experience

Principal SW Systems Engineer at Extreme Networks, Jul 2023 \- Present · 3 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Principal Engineer at Marvell Technology, Oct 2021 \- Jul 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Crypto Key Management, HA Server Sync, E2E Channels for Liquid Security 2 Cloud HSM

Principal Software Engineer at RUCKUS Networks, Apr 2018 \- Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Core Member/Architect of Security Ruckus ICX Product Family Team with responsibilities of development of security features In depth understanding of Broadcom strata XGS Family packet processors viz Trident/Hurricane\-3/Firebolt\-5\. Design & Development of Next Gen Distributed ACL Architecture with Smart Sync & Reconciliation\. Design & Development of DHCP Snoop & IP Source Guard applications with Store & Forward mechanism for service assurance of source permitting\. Security Protocols: DHCP Snoop, IP Source Guard, Private VLAN, Protected Ports, Remote Switch Port Analyzer, Multi stage Ternary Content Address Memory\(TCAM\) Programming for Access Lists\. Design & Development of transposer to exchange CLI commands google protobuf based data with network applications\.

Senior Software Engineer at Brocade, Nov 2015 \- Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bangalore, Core Member of Layer 2 FastIron ICX Product Family Team with responsibilities of development & maintenance of layer 2 forwarding path & protocols\. In depth understanding of Broadcom strata XGS Family packet processors viz Trident/Hurricane\-3/Firebolt\-5\. Currently responsible for 802\.1D\(STP\), 802\.1W\(RSTP\), 802\.1S\(MSTP\), RFC 5517\(Private VLAN\), RSPAN, Protected Ports

Tech Lead at Aricent, Sep 2010 \- Nov 2015 · 5 y 2 mo, Gurugram, Haryana, India, Adva OS Design & Development\(C\+\+11\) for OSPFv2/v3

Technical Associate at Tech Mahindra Ltd, Feb 2010 \- Sep 2010 · 7 mo, Bengaluru

Senior Software Engineer at WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES, Aug 2007 \- Jan 2010 · 2 y 5 mo, Bengaluru

## Education

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Bachelor of Technology, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Dr\. A\.P\.J\. Abdul Kalam Technical University

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