# Balachander Padmanabha

> Staff Software Engineer / TLM @ Google

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/balachanderpadmanabha

Software Engineer with a strong track record of leading cross functional teams and driving complex, high-impact projects from concept to delivery. I specialize in building scalable systems, mentoring engineers, and aligning technical vision with business goals. I thrive in environments where engineering excellence, collaboration and strategic thinking come together to solve meaningful challenges. My interests are broadly in the area of Distributed Systems, Networking and AI/ML infrastructure.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2018 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
- Network Management 
- AI/ML Infrastructure 
- Technical Infrastructure / Google Cloud

### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ University of California San Diego
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater San Diego Area
- Computer Networks (CSE 123) under Professor Alex Snoeren.
- Physics Laboratory (PHY 2BL)

### Software Engineering Intern @ Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Was part of SD-WAN Mobility controller team.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Cisco
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Bengaluru Area, India
- Was part of Nexus 6000 Software Development team.
- Complete ownership for DHCP, Auto-configuration & Packet Manager components.
- Involved with development activity for VxLAN, Programmable Fabric for Orchestration.
- Developed multiple internals tools to help improve engineering productivity. 
- Was Cisco India Co-Lead for Early Career Network (ECN) employee organization.
- Previously was part of c7600 System-Infrastructure Development Team.

- Software Intern (June - August 2012)

### Research Intern @ Indian Institute of Science
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Worked on Machine Learning techniques for Hyperspectral satellite image classification.
- Involved development using Java, Hadoop, Mahout and Ganglia.


## Education
### Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science
UC San Diego

### Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Science & Engineering
RV College Of Engineering


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/balacp

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Last updated: 2026-04-12