Vinit Adkar
Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Prisma Access) at Palo Alto Networks
California, United States
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Top SchoolVinit Adkar is a seasoned software engineering leader with nine years of experience driving cloud-native and distributed systems at scale. As Sr. Manager of Software Engineering for Prisma Access at Palo Alto Networks, he oversees delivery and architecture from requirements through production, leveraging expertise in real-time streaming, cross-platform C/C++, and multimedia frameworks. He previously led teams as Software Engineering Manager and served as Principal Software Engineer, after a strong foundation as a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at VMware where he championed TDD, CI pipelines, and Agile practices for complex networking stacks. His technical breadth spans cloud computing, distributed systems, and image/video processing, underpinned by an MS in Electrical Engineering from USC and a Stanford Advanced Software Systems Certificate. Based in California, he combines leadership and customer-focused communication with a detail-oriented approach to building secure, scalable software. Notably, his background blends networking security with multimedia processing, highlighting his ability to translate complex requirements into robust, production-grade systems.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Masters, Electrical, Masters, Electrical at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering at Mumbai UniversityAdvanced Software Systems Graduate Certificate, Computer Science, Advanced Software Systems Graduate Certificate, Computer Science at Stanford UniversityGithub contributions (2)
vinit-adkar/cricmybrain
Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:16 commits, 1 PR, 21 pushes in 21 days
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shahparth95/CS244Bproject
Dec 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:5 pushes, 2 branches in 3 days
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