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Hi, I'm Harshit Verma |

Senior Software Engineer with 4+ years in telecom-grade & SDN platforms, specializing in Golang, C++, Kubernetes-based microservices, and networking protocols. Delivering resilient architectures and AI-driven innovations.

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About Me

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SDN & Telecom
Cloud Native & K8s

I'm a Senior Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience in telecom-grade and SDN platforms, specializing in Golang, C++, Kubernetes-based microservices, and networking protocols. Proven ability to deliver high-quality solutions within tight deadlines, with a strong problem-solving mindset and a focus on architectural resilience.

Currently advancing my expertise through a Master of Science in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning) from Woolf University via Scaler Neoversity, I bridge the gap between carrier-grade distributed systems and cutting-edge GenAI/LLM applications.

Recognized as a Department Champion and "RC Legends" nominee at Radisys India for architecting "ASTRA", an AI-powered troubleshooting assistant built with RAG and local Ollama models.

Name Harshit Verma
Current Role Senior Software Engineer
Company Radisys India Pvt Ltd
Location Bengaluru, India
Email sde.harshitverma@gmail.com
Phone +91-8756969857
Education M.Sc. CS (AI/ML) & B.Tech CSE
Focus Areas SDN, Telecom, K8s, Golang, AI/ML
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Technical Skills

Extracted directly from telecom, SDN, cloud-native & AI production environments

Languages

Golang (Go) C C++ Python Shell Scripting Java (Basic)

Core Domains & Protocols

SDN (Software Defined Networking) VoIP (SIP / RTP) Telecom Platforms ZTP (Zero Touch Provisioning) DHCP Configuration Rtbrick Switches

Infrastructure & DevOps

Kubernetes (K8s) Docker Apache Kafka Redis Git Jenkins CI/CD Pipelines Linux (Rocky 8.x / RHEL)

Automation & Network Test

Robot Framework TestExecutor Spirent (Vipernet) PE & Router Provisioning SFT Test Automation

Observability & Telemetry

Prometheus Grafana (Dashboards & Alarms) pod-prometheus Rules TCA Alarms Transceiver Health Alarms

AI / ML & GenAI

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Gen) Ollama Models Large Language Models (LLMs) AnythingLLM Prompt Engineering & Embeddings
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My Learning Journey

Continuous upskilling through production delivery, open-source participation, and focused AI/Cloud learning sprints.

540+ hrs Applied Deep Work
120+ Engineering Sprints
18 days Active Streak
100% Production-Applied
Core Engineering Creed
Production-First Zero-Downtime Mindset Carrier-Grade Resilience
“In carrier-grade telecommunications and distributed platforms, 99.999% availability isn't an accident-it's engineered through deep protocol mastery, rigorous profiling, and relentless curiosity.”
Harshit Verma Senior Software Engineer @ Radisys
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175 hrs invested Applied in Prod

Distributed Systems & Low-Latency Go

Deep study of Go concurrency runtime, lock-free patterns, high-throughput Kafka streaming, and distributed consensus mechanisms.

Goroutine Scheduler Kafka Partitioning Lock-Free Buffers gRPC / Protobuf RCA & Profiling
Production Impact: Architected automated switch disaster recovery workflows and real-time Kafka alarm validation at Radisys.
Curriculum Completion 95%
140 hrs invested Applied in Prod

Cloud-Native & Kubernetes Orchestration

Reliability engineering in Kubernetes microservices, custom CRDs, SRE observability pipelines, and Spirent Vipernet virtual simulation.

K8s Operators Docker SFT Pod Telemetry Prometheus TCA Spirent Automation
Production Impact: Automated BLR pipeline validation reducing regression testing by ~40%; containerized SFT environments.
Curriculum Completion 92%
145 hrs invested Applied in Prod

Telecom Protocols & Systems Architecture

NETCONF/YANG schema modeling, DHCP switch boot sequencing, SIP/SDP/MSRP media stacks, and 64-bit C/C++ memory architecture.

NETCONF / YANG DHCP & ZTP SIP / SDP / RTP 64-bit Linux Migration Non-Root Security
Production Impact: Migrated 10+ Media Engine stacks (SAS, SAT, DC Stack) from 32-bit RHEL to 64-bit Rocky Linux 8.x.
Curriculum Completion 94%
95 hrs invested Award-Winning

Applied GenAI, RAG & Local Model Serving

Enterprise Retrieval-Augmented Generation architectures, local model orchestration with Ollama, embeddings search, and autonomous triage.

RAG Pipelines Ollama Local Serving Vector Embeddings Context Routing Prompt Engineering
Production Impact: Architected "ASTRA", winning Department Champion in T&A and receiving nomination for "RC Legends".
Curriculum Completion 90%

Engineering Study & Sprint Intensity

Consistently tracking daily technical learning sessions, code research, and system modeling.

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Deep Work Golden Hours 8:30 PM - 11:45 PM IST (Evening Sprints)
Average Session Focus 85 Minutes / Deep Session
Weekly Sprint Velocity 12.5 hrs / week average
01 Mastered in Production

High-Availability & Self-Healing Clusters

Designing automated recovery mechanisms for SDN network switch pods in "not-manageable" states without dropping packet flow or needing operator intervention.

  • Active-standby state synchronization & split-brain mitigation
  • Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) switch recovery automation
  • Deterministic boot failure recovery for Rtbrick hardware
02 Mastered in Production

Event-Driven Telemetry & Real-Time Alarm Pipelines

Connecting distributed Apache Kafka streams with automated testing suites for millisecond-level telemetry alerting and fault mitigation.

  • Kafka consumer group balancing and low-latency partition queues
  • Automated alarm topic validation via Robot Framework
  • Transceiver TCA telemetry & Prometheus alert rule engines
03 Senior Engineering Core

64-Bit Memory Architecture & System Hardening

Modernizing mission-critical legacy telecom tools for the next decade of Linux operating systems while maintaining absolute backwards compatibility.

  • 32-bit to 64-bit migration across 10+ core media engine stacks
  • Elimination of segmentation faults & memory leaks with Valgrind and GDB
  • Security policy elevation to run EDP tooling strictly as non-root users
04 Recognized Innovation

Enterprise RAG Pipelines & Local Model Serving

Deploying secure, on-premise generative AI architectures for automated triage of Jira tickets and technical telemetry without sending proprietary data to external APIs.

  • Context-preserving document chunking and vector indexing
  • Local inference optimization using Ollama models
  • Department Champion award-winning production delivery (ASTRA)
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Current Degree

Master of Science in Computer Science: AI & Machine Learning

Woolf University (via Scaler Neoversity) - Rigorous specialization in deep learning, distributed ML systems, and algorithm design.

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Radisys India

Department Champion & RC Legends Nominee

Awarded for architecting "ASTRA" (Automated Support & Troubleshooting Resource Assistant) utilizing local Ollama RAG pipelines.

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Virtusa

National Level Coding Competition - NeuralHack 2.0 Finalist

Selected among thousands of applicants across India for solving high-complexity algorithmic challenges under strict time constraints.

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CodeChef

Global Rank 1230 - March Cook-Off 2022

Demonstrated competitive programming problem-solving agility across advanced graph theory and dynamic programming.

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Certification

Getting Started with Go (Golang)

University of California, Irvine (Coursera) - Comprehensive foundation in Go routines, interfaces, concurrency paradigms, and network servers.

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Certification

The Complete Android Q + Java Developer Course™

Advanced mobile architecture, RESTful API integration, Lottie micro-interactions, and Google Play Store deployment pipelines.

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Certification

Data Analysis with Python

Cognitive Class / IBM - Statistical computing, data wrangling, model evaluation, and exploratory data visualization.

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Certification

Linux Network Commands & Protocol Administration

Hands-on mastery of routing tables, socket debugging, tcpdump/wireshark packet dissection, and kernel network tuning.

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Featured Projects & Systems

Real-world production engineering, distributed systems & award-winning AI solutions

🏆 Department Champion & RC Legends

ASTRA - AI Support & Troubleshooting Assistant

Designed "ASTRA" using RAG and local Ollama models to automate Jira engineering ticket ingestion and technical troubleshooting. Crowned Department Champion in the T&A category and nominated for "RC Legends".

GenAI RAG Ollama Python LLMs

SDN Network Pod Disaster Recovery

Designed and implemented an automated recovery mechanism for network pods, restoring full functionality when networking switches enter a "not-manageable" state. Integrated Kafka with Robot Framework to validate alarm topics for real-time fault detection.

Golang Kafka Robot Framework Kubernetes SDN

64-bit Media Engine Stack Migration

Led the mission-critical migration of 10+ Media Engine tools (SAS, SAT, DC Stack) from legacy RHEL3.5 32-bit to 64-bit architecture on Rocky Linux 8.x. Resolved memory limits and guaranteed long-term OS stability.

C++ Rocky Linux 8.x Docker OS Migration

Spirent Vipernet Network Simulation

Developed automated runbooks to provision Provider Edge (PE) and Router devices within Spirent Vipernet simulation environments, dramatically cutting network validation cycles and manual setup errors.

Spirent Vipernet Python Network Automation PE / Router

Cloud-Native BLR Pipeline Automation

Orchestrated the BLR Pipeline automation using TestExecutor, slashing manual regression testing effort by ~40%. Containerized complex SFT environments using Docker to provide reproducible isolated test environments.

TestExecutor Docker CI/CD Shell

SDN Switch Telemetry & TCA Alarms

Authored custom alerting rules in pod-prometheus for TCA Alarms and developed transceiver health monitors, delivering carrier-grade observability for optical network interfaces and switch health.

Prometheus Grafana SDN Telemetry Alarms
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Work Experience

Progression and carrier-grade accomplishments at Radisys India Pvt Ltd

Senior Software Engineer

Radisys India Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
Dec 2025 - Present
  • Disaster Recovery Architecture: Designed and implemented a recovery mechanism for network pods, restoring full functionality when networking switches enter a "not-manageable" state.
  • Event-Driven Automation: Integrated Kafka with Robot Framework to listen for and validate alarm topics, enabling real-time fault detection in microservices.
  • Live Debugging & Support: Spearheaded root cause analysis (RCA) for critical live customer issues, debugging complex SDN environments to minimize downtime.
  • Leadership & Mentorship: Mentored junior engineers on SE-Fabric components and networking automation. Conducted Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions on ZTP and firmware upgrade processes.
GolangKubernetesApache KafkaRobot FrameworkSDNZTP

Software Engineer (FTE)

Radisys India Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
Apr 2023 - Nov 2025 · 2 yr 8 months
  • Network Engineering (SDN/ZTP): Subject Matter Expert in DHCP configuration for networking switches. Successfully recovered faulty Rtbrick switches during boot failures and upgrade/downgrade cycles.
  • Cloud-Native Automation: Orchestrated BLR Pipeline automation using TestExecutor, reducing manual regression testing effort by ~40%. Containerized SFT environments using Docker.
  • Observability & Alarms: Created Prometheus rules in pod-prometheus for TCA Alarms & implemented transceiver alarms for real-time telemetry.
  • Vipernet Simulation (Spirent): Developed runbooks to automate the provisioning of Provider Edge (PE) and Router devices in Spirent, accelerating network simulation cycles.
  • Security Hardening: Re-architected EDP software tools to enable Non-Root User execution, significantly improving the security posture of lab and production environments.
  • Infrastructure Migration: Led the critical migration of 10+ Media Engine tools (SAS, SAT, DC Stack) from RHEL3.5 32-bit to 64-bit architecture on Rocky Linux 8.x, ensuring OS longevity and performance.
C++DHCPRtbrickDockerPrometheusSpirentRocky Linux 8.x

Software Engineering Intern

Radisys India Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
May 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr
  • Gained proficiency in Media Engine (ME) tools (SAT, SAS) and executed Agile sprint tasks for feature enhancements.
  • Resolved memory management bugs in legacy C++ codebases and participated in Codeathons for AI innovation.
C++Media EngineAgile SprintsDebugging

Summer Intern - Android App Developer

Blue Planet Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India
Jun 2021 - Dec 2021 · 7 mos
  • Core Android Engineering: Mastered and acquired in-depth knowledge of all core components of Android development and application lifecycle.
  • Interactive Animations: Implemented LottieFiles and specialized third-party libraries, bringing smooth animations to Smart Cookie applications and publishing to the Google Play Store.
  • API Integration & Persistence: Planned and programmed an application integrating Retrofit 2 to fetch and store data through REST APIs, dynamically populating RecyclerView and persisting backend storage.
Android SDKJavaFirebaseRetrofit 2LottieFilesBitBucket

Summer Intern - Android Developer

EISystems Technologies, Lucknow, India
Jun 2019 - Jul 2019 · 2 mos
  • Mobile Fundamentals: Gained foundational training and hands-on experience in native Android application architecture, intent navigation, and responsive UI layout design.
  • Application Prototyping: Engineered and tested standalone utility application prototypes utilizing core Android SDK APIs, Java, and SQLite local database storage.
AndroidJavaXML UISQLiteAndroid Studio
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Education & Honors

Academic foundations and industry recognition

Master's Degree (In Progress)

Master of Science in Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Woolf University (via Scaler Neoversity) ↗
Remote | Present

Advanced study specializing in Deep Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and scalable AI systems architecture.

  • Specialization in Generative AI, Vector Databases & LLM agents
  • Accredited European Higher Education Area (EHEA) Master's degree
Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science & Engineering

Rajkiya Engineering College (REC Sonbhadra) ↗
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU)
Sonbhadra, U.P., India | 2018 - 2022

Comprehensive curriculum covering Data Structures, Computer Networks, Operating Systems, Database Management, and Systems Programming in C/C++.

  • Solid foundation in computer systems architecture and algorithms
  • Active participant in coding competitions and technical fests
Honors & Recognition

Key Industry Achievements

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Department Champions - T&A Category

Awarded at Radisys India for architecting "ASTRA" (Automated Support & Troubleshooting Resource Assistant) with RAG and LLMs.

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"RC Legends" Nominee

Nominated for prestigious technical excellence and significant contributions to critical telecom and SDN infrastructure.

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AI Innovation Codeathons

Active contributor and innovator in corporate AI hackathons, developing intelligent workflows for engineering operations.

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Let's Connect

Interested in discussing senior software engineeringopportunities? Reach out anytime. I usually reply within 24 hours.

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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