# Pavithra D

> Software Development Engineer

Location: Saratoga, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/pavithrad

Software development engineer with extensive experience  in the full software development life cycle from concept to delivery of enterprise software applications.

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Development Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks
Jan 2020 – Present
Prisma SASE

### Software Development Engineer, Backend @ RedSeal, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Jose, California, USA
Backend development engineer in the cybersecurity analytics and risk scoring platform.

### Software Development Engineer, Application @ Collinear Networks
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Santa Clara, California, USA
Worked on the management plane configuration features in collinear's wireless backhaul router.

### Software Engineer  - Brocade Network Advisor (Network Management Application) @ Brocade
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Jose
- Release lead for one version of Brocade's network management product line called Network Advisor
- Feasibility analysis and requirement prioritization
- Cross functional collaboration between engineering (application software, embedded firmware), product management teams and geographically distributed development teams

### Software Engineer - MLX Configuration tool / Brocade SAN Management plugin for VMWare @ Brocade
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | San Jose
MLX Configuration Tool aka Telemetry 
- Developed a configuration tool for Verizon Wireless that enables provisioning and monitoring of the Brocade MLX line of devices.
- Served as the primary point of contact between Brocade and Verizon for the entire product lifecycle including deployment and ongoing support. 

Brocade SAN Management plugin for VMWare vRealize Operations
- Scrum master and lead developer in building the Brocade SAN Analytics Management plugin for VMWare vRealize Operations
- Extensive coordination with the VMWare partner team
- Demonstrated the plugin in VMWorld 2015

### Software Engineer @ Brocade
Jan 2007 – Jan 2012 | San Jose
Management support for NOS (Network Operation System) devices in Ethernet fabrics. Brocade's Network Advisor is the industry’s first application managing both SAN and IP products.
- Discovery of end device connectivity (name server information)
- SAN and IP Polling framework that aims at verifying the reach-ability of both Fiber Channel SAN Devices and Ethernet based IP devices.
- APIs for client interaction to support IP network management

Management of Brocade Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)
- Discovery and management of HBAs 
- Collection of network performance statistics from brocade network devices in the Storage Area Network for both real time and historical analysis.

### Software Engineer @ Brocade
Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 | San Jose
- Analysis of performance metrics for Brocade/McDATA i10K switch
- SNMP agent trap registration module for Brocade/McData director class switches


## Education
### MS in Computer Engineering
San José State University

### Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Coimbatore Institute of Technology

### High School Diploma
Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pavithra-d-1a654a2

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Last updated: 2026-04-12