# Dheeraj Kandula

> Principal Software Engineer @ Calix

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/dheerajkandula

10 years of C development experience. 2 years of Python scripting experience. Currently working on Layer 3 protocols of FreeBSD Kernel. Passionate about development and always eager to learn new technologies/methodologies in the areas that I work on.

Specialties: Networking, Operating Systems

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Calix
Jan 2022 – Present | San Jose, California, United States

### Software Engineer - MTS4 @ NetApp
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | RTP

### Software Engineer - MTS 3 @ NetApp
Jan 2012 – Jan 2022 | RTP
Working on layer 3 protocols in FreeBSD. It feels so great to solve issues in the core of networking layers - the layer 3.

### Edge Router Business Unit	Software Engineer @ Cisco Systems Inc
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012

### Software Engineering  Intern @ Google Inc
Jan 2006 – Jan 2006
Mobtrack - Designed and implemented the backend module using Python to gather information about mobile users associated with every switch installed on Google campus and data used by every user. Created mockups for the front end to display the information gathered.

### Software Engineering II Intern @ Cisco Systems Inc
Jan 2006 – Jan 2006

### Lead Engineer @ HCL Technologies
Jan 2002 – Jan 2005


## Education
### M.S in Computer Networking
North Carolina State University

### B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
Pondicherry University

### St Patricks


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-12