# Manu Dhundi

> Software engineer

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

Interested in Distributed Systems, Data Infrastructure, AI, Blockchains, Metaverse

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Aptos Labs
Jan 2023 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States
Software Engineer working on scaling a layer 1 blockchain technology

### Founder @ Stealth Startup
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | SF Bay Area / Bengaluru India
Explored starting up my own company. Had a great experience diving deep into several promising domains, evaluating several approaches to starting up, working with individuals with varied expertise, developing prototypes, pitching ideas to VCs, etc..
 
Though my plans did not materialize this time, I believe, trying to start up is like placing a highly asymmetric bet. If you win the payoff is huge, if not you win anyways with the experience of the journey.

### Software Engineer @ LinkedIn
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
Distributed database powering LinkedIn’s Economic Graph

### Software Engineer @ Couchbase
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Designed and implemented data service software for a distributed in-memory database (cache) in Couchbase data platform. As core part of this, designed and implemented a complex data structure for fast read, write and replication of data.
• Improved the performance of data replication in Couchbase (distributed NoSql database) by implementing aggressive but adaptive flow control policy.
• Improved the memory management of online data replication in Couchbase server by fixing a critical live-lock that would occur with high data density.
• Identified and solved critical locking issues that arise in multi-threaded systems.
• Solved challenging issues arising due to asynchronous replication and data de-duplication.

### Software Engineer @ Qualcomm
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
Developed software for light version of MLME (MAC Layer Mgmt Entity), an IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol, on mobile devices for roaming from one AP (access point) to another.

### TA/Grader @ Columbia University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | New York

### Graduate Student @ Columbia University
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | New York City
MS in EE dept

### Engineering Intern @ Qualcomm
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | San Jose
Added error frames, mechanism for user interaction through a separate terminal and some handy debugging
features to a software which simulates on a PC the hardware target of a WLAN firmware.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Philips
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Bangalore
ICP (Internet Connected Products) Client software development, a Philips proprietary software for Philips devices to connect to Internet (for Net TV or IPTV, Internet radio, Rhapsody services), to download Firmware for upgrade, for device/user Registration, for storing user favorites

### Software Engineer @ Philips
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Bangalore
Software development for Television networking and other network connected products of Philips like hand held audio/video players.
Worked mainly on:
1) UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)/ DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)  middleware. 
2) ICP (Internet Connected Products) Client software development, a Philips proprietary software for Philips devices to connect to Internet (for Net TV or IPTV, Internet radio, Rhapsody services), to download Firmware for upgrade, for device/user Registration, for storing user favorites.
3) A PATENT in the area of UPnP/DLNA: filed by Philips at European Patent Office.
(I am one of the two inventors.)


## Education
### B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics
National Institute of Technology Karnataka

### Master's Degree
Columbia University


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-05