# Ayush Sagar > Senior Software Engineer at Sophos Location: Burlington, Massachusetts, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ayushsagar ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer II @ Sophos Jan 2021 – Present | Burlington, Massachusetts, United States ### Backend Software Engineer @ GCP Applied Technologies Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater Boston Area Revamped backend stack using cloud native and continuous delivery principles for Verifi In-transit concrete management product. https://gcpat.com/en/solutions/products/verifi-transit-concrete-management ### Robotics Software Engineer @ Vecna Robotics Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Boston Area Software engineer across robotic navigation, motion planning and backend functions for Vecna's material handling robots. https://robotics.vecna.com/ ### Graduate Teaching Assistant for Software Development Methods @ University of Virginia Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia Area Graded Java code submissions of 150 students every week for correctness, readability and design. ### Embedded Developer at Meliza Lab @ University of Virginia Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Charlottesville, Virginia Area Implemented custom embedded system for lab's specific instrumentation needs based on i.MX6 SOM platform with consideration to future-proofing and manufacturability. This involved carrier board design and setting up firmware to provide low-level access to peripherals. ### Software Developer Intern @ Deutsche Bank Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area 1. Proof of Concept event driven query trigger for a data store in Apache Storm ingestion cluster using Apache Kafka pub-sub system. 2. Developed web application based on Vaadin, Hibernate & Oracle DB for showcasing bank’s applications & teams details. This was an intern project and our team of 5 ranked first in evaluation. 3. Presented a case study that demonstrates automated feature engineering aspect of deep learning. I trained an LSTM-RNN sequence model to beat the following Bloomberg's prediction model by 25% on F1-score that predicts whether reported company EPS will beat the consensus prediction. http://www.bloomberg.com/company/announcements/can-machine-learning-predict-a-hit-or-miss-on-estimated-earnings/ https://github.com/ayushsagar/big-data-analytics/blob/master/lstm_model.ipynb ### Research Associate @ LV PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE HYDERABAD Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Hyderabad Area, India Explored novel screening techniques based on electrophysiology, computer vision and computational photography. ### Google Summer of Code 2014 @ timvideos.us Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 Hardware extensions and libraries for the TimVideos open-source live-streaming system. The project was completed partially, but it was a worthwhile experience. More info: http://goo.gl/eAKZA0 Blog: http://ptzfortimvideos-gsoc14.blogspot.in/ ### Google Summer of Code 2013 @ coreboot (www.coreboot.org) Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Developed test automation rig for Coreboot to eliminate physical hardware modifications for each test. Coreboot is a free software project endorsed by the Free Software Foundation aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS firmware found in most computers with a lightweight system designed to perform only the minimum of tasks necessary to load and run a modern 32-bit or 64-bit operating system. More info: http://goo.gl/xMOYnc Blog: http://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/author/ayushsagar/ ### IEEE Student Branch Chair @ Northern India Engineering College Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Northern India Engineering College, Shastri Park, New Delhi Awarded Dr J K Pal IEEE award for my distinctive volunteering performance as branch chair of the IEEE Student Branch in 2012. An IEEE student branch at a university is a community of highly driven students that foster engineering spirit by conducting technical activities for students. ### Internship @ ABB in India Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 Training on SCADA application design, PLC ladder programming and communication protocols – current loops, Modbus over RS-232, RS-422, RS-485. ### Internship @ Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organisation Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Brig. S.K. Mazumdar Marg, Delhi 110054 Finite Element Analysis of "Magnetic holding apparatus for cryogenically accumulated hyperpolarized Xe-129", which is part of a system aimed at enriching crystalline Xe-129. Hyperpolarized Xe-129 when administered to patients improves sensitivity of MRI scans in remote areas, where high energy scanners cannot be operated. ### Internship @ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 As a student trainee at India's first modern public transportation system, I learnt about its safety, reliability and break-free operation from strict adherence to safety protocols, extensive automation and redundancy of systems at all levels. I explored: - Kashmiri Gate Metro Station for introduction to SCADA system at station control room and single-line diagrams of equipment at auxiliary substation - Sultanpur train depot for introduction to overhead equipment (traction) and power conversion in the rolling stock (train). - Chhatarpur Receiving Substation for introduction to substation equipment and single-line diagram of the substation. ## Education ### Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Computer Engineering University of Virginia ### Bachelor of Technology in Electrical & Electronics Engineering Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ayushsagar --- Source: https://flows.cv/ayushsagar JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ayushsagar/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31