# Selvamani Ramasamy

> Sr. Software Engineer at Nexthop.ai

Location: Milpitas, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/selvamani

Broad industry experience in Software Architecture, Software Development in Networking and Embedded Systems Products
Extensive experience in end-to-end product development and providing software architectural solutions for several industry standard products 
Skillful in providing technical/domain guidance and mentoring team members. 
Skills in IP/MPLS, Routing Protocols and SDN
Knowledge in Cloud Architecture and Solutions
Lead teams for complex networking software development
Excellent problem solving skills, good communication and interpersonal skills.
Holds Master Degree in Software Engineering with Specialization in Networking 
Strong technical and project management skills, with a proven track record of managing global/multi-location high-impact teams and managing multiple projects.

Expertise:
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    * Layer 3: ICMP, IPv4/IPv6 forwarding, DHCP, BGP4, MP-BGP, BGP-LS, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, BFD, VRRP, ECMP, Routed VLAN.
    * MPLS: FRR, LDP, DiffServ, Psuedowire (SAToP, CESoP and Ethernet Pseudowire), GRE.
    * Layer 2: VLAN, MAC Bridging, L2 Switching, LAG/LACP, STP, RSTP, MSTP, IGMP(v1/v2/v3), LLDP, CFM, Ethernet Link OAM 
    * Traffic Analysis:  Ethereal, Wireshark, Spirent AX/4000, Agilent and RAD’s Multi-service ATM Aggregation Unit
    * Management: CLI, SNMP(v1/v2/v3), NetConf, Radius, TACACS+
    * Network Operating Systems: Cisco IOS, Juniper Operating System (JunOS), Avici Networking, Ericsson Routing Stack (ERS), Ericsson IP Operating System (IPOS)
    * Language: C/C++, Java and Python
    * Development Tools:    Eclipse, Visual Studio, Klocwork, PCLint, Rational Purify
    * Software Modelling:    Design Patterns, OOAD and UML
    * Engineering Tools:    Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, Continuous Integration (CI), SVN, Clearcase attaché, Distributed Defect Tracking System (DDTS), Electronic Document Control System (EDCS), Control Versioning System (CVS), MKS and PVCS
    * Good knowledge in SDN
    * Good knowledge in Google Cloud Platform(GCP) and Amazon Web Services(AWS) architecture and solutions

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Nexthop AI
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Sr. Principal Software Engineer @ Ciena
Jan 2016 – Jan 2025

### Engineer V (Sr. Technical Lead) - Software @ Ericsson
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016
Project : Ericsson IPOS

-- BGP Nonstop Routing (NSR)
-- BGP Link State (LS) Extension 
-- BGP Enhanced Route Refresh
-- MP-BGP - L3 VPN

### Group Technical Specialist @ HCL America (Ericsson Development Center)
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
Project: Ericsson Routing Suite (ERS)
-- NSM (aka. RIB)
-- BGP
-- OSPF

### Group Technical Specialist @ HCL Technologies (Juniper Offshore Development Center) @ Juniper Networks
Jan 2006 – Jan 2011 | Chennai, India
Project: Juniper BX7000 (Mobile Backhaul Router)

### Senior Associate / Senior Technical Lead @ Cognizant Technology Solutions
Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 | Greater Salt Lake City Area

### Lead Engineer @ HCL Technologies (Cisco Offshore Development Center) @ Cisco
Jan 2003 – Jan 2004 | Chennai, India
Project: Cisco ASA 5xxx Series

### Member Technical Staff @ HCL Technologies (Cisco Offshore Development Center) @ Cisco
Jan 2000 – Jan 2003 | Chennai, India
Project : Cisco ICS 7750


## Education
### Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Software Engineering (with Networking specialization)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

### B.Tech
Anna University Chennai

### 12th Grade in Mathematics, Science and Biology
Devangar Higher Secondary School, Aruppukottai, Tamilnadu, India

### 10th Grade
Devangar Higher Secondary School, Aruppukottai, Tamilnadu, India


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/selvamani-ramasamy-3a53139

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Last updated: 2026-04-01