# Ankhit Bala Venkata > Software Developer at Infoblox Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ankhit I am a telecommunications and networking enthusiast with a Master's in Telecommunication Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. Networking: TCP-IP, QoS, Routing Protocols, Spanning Tree Protocol, ARP/NDP, Fabric Management, Software Defined Networking. Cloud Native Technologies: Docker, Kubernetes. Programming Languages: C++, Golang, Python, C. Technical Skills: Microservices, REST API, YAML, JSON, Postgresql, Linux, Git, Shell Scripting. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Infoblox Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Software Engineer @ Infoblox Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Software Engineer 2 @ Infoblox Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 ### Software Engineer @ SnapRoute (Acquired by Infoblox) Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area Involved in the overall development and containerization of networking microservices on a switch using Kubernetes principles. • Spearheaded projects involving the design and development of networking features such as Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), Digital Optical Monitoring (DOM) and Static ARP/NDP. Reorganized and streamlined multiple modules to support the implementation of Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP). • Devised defaulting and validation algorithms across the containerized services and implemented these by making use of the Kubernetes admission webhooks. This boosted the efficiency of the system by blocking disallowed configurations and actions, thereby enhancing overall robustness. • Strengthened Snaproute’s Fabric Management solution by introducing a messaging structure used for communication across multiple threads in the application. • Implemented a web server page for handling HTTP RESTful API calls from a ValidatingWebhookConfiguration (a Kubernetes tool) which monitors connections between the switch and the fabric controller. ### Systems Engineer @ ePac LLC Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 Worked in a team of 3, responsible for maintaining Azure cloud and on-premises infrastructure. • Orchestrated a solution allowing clients to upload high scale graphic files to a centralized database by means of an FTP server. This eliminated the use of a third party application, expedited the time involved by 30% and improved overall customer satisfaction. • Engineered an efficient network topology which was configured and deployed at the company’s site locations. This design incorporated the requirements of a small to medium sized enterprise network, including redundancy and failover mechanisms. • Assisted in the configuration of Active Directory and Azure AD, used for organizing and storing the company’s information, user authentication and day to day system management. ### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ Rochester Institute of Technology Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Rochester, New York Area Teaching Assistant for Network Planning and Design (TCET - 760) and Next Generation Networks (TCET - 747). • Developed and simulated Software Defined Networks on Mininet and OpenDaylight. • Verified QoS parameters like Latency, Bandwidth and Throughput on these networks. • Guided students in designing SDN simulations on Mininet and OpenDaylight. • Formulated and graded challenging practical application assignments to complement the lectures. • Assisted Professor with framing and grading the final exam for both courses. ### Product Application Engineering Intern @ Analog Devices Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Bengaluru Area, India • Tested working of Media Local Bus, an on-PCB, Inter-Chip Communication Bus for MOST® Based Devices. • Performed tests on the ADSP-SC573 and SC589 SHARC+™ dual core and ARM® Cortex-A5™ processor core. • Examined the tests on an MLB Testbench, with different voltages applied to the board. • Repeated the tests for different Silicon versions with regular, skewed, worst case, slow and fast parts. ### Project Intern @ ISRO Satellite Centre Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Bengaluru Area, India • Completed a Project on Digital Modulating Techniques on FPGA in the Communications Systems Group. • Programmed an FPGA Based IQ Modulator and Demodulator. • Recommended using premodulation filters, ensured efficient bandwidth usage and reduced interference. • Implemented on Xilinx Platform, and on the Virtex-5 and Spartan-3 FPGA Boards. • My performance along with my teammates was rated as Excellent ## Education ### Master’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology ### Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering B. M. S. College of Engineering ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ankhit-bala-venkata --- Source: https://flows.cv/ankhit JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ankhit/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05