# Sanal Thekkanath

> Palo Alto Networks |  Cisco | BITS Pilani

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/sanal

10+ years experience in building highly scalable applications. 

Principal Engineer at Palo Alto Networks

Expertise in Simplifying workflows, building Telemetry stack handling large stream of data

Masters in Engineering in Computer Science, BITS Pilani (http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in)

GitHub URL : https://github.com/sanaltsk

## Work Experience
### Principal Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Technical Leader @ Cisco
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Software Engineer @ Cisco
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Design and Development Telemetry Stack for Cisco Cloud Offer to handle stream of stats/events for millions of devices/clients efficiently.

Developer for Cisco DNA Controller on Cloud, Cisco DNA takes a software-delivered approach to automating and assuring services across your campus, WAN, and branch networks.

### Software Engineer, Core Software Group @ Cisco
Jan 2013 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Development of Plug n Play for DNA (Digital Network Architecture) 

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/solutions/collateral/enterprise-networks/cisco-digital-network-architecture/solution-overview-c22-736580.pdf

https://clnv.s3.amazonaws.com/2015/usa/pdf/BRKARC-3004.pdf

### Graphics Engineer Intern, Visual and Parallel Computing Group @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Bangalore, INDIA
Enhancement of Kernel Mode Debugger and development of visual drivers

### Teaching Assistant @ Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Pilani,INDIA

### Software Engineer @ Infosys
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Hyderabad Area, India
Business Intelligence


## Education
### Master of Engineering - ME in Computer Science
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

### Android Bootcamp in Android for Engineers
CodePath

### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
University of Calicut


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sanal
- GitHub: https://github.com/sanaltsk

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Last updated: 2026-04-12