# Srinivas Belide

> Principal Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks

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

Myself Srinivas Belide, currently working as a Software Engineer II at Cisco Systems, graduated with a Masters degree in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University. I have specialized in Software Networking and possess an internship experience with Brocade Communications Systems (June'14-Aug'14) and Broadcom Corp (Sep'14-May'15).

I have a prior work experience of 3.5 years as a Software Test Specialist with IBM India Pvt. Ltd, worked for the client "AT&T". I was leading the team "Integrated System Testing" that focuses on validating the AT&T's invoice generation.

Specialities: Python, C, C++, Algorithms & Data structures, Wifi, WLC, Cisco APs, routing protocols, SDN.

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks
Jan 2020 – Present | Santa Clara, CA

### Staff Software Engineer @ Nuage Networks from Nokia
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Sunnyvale, California

### Software Engineer @ Cisco
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
Responsible for end-to-end validation of wireless functionality [WLAN Controllers, Switches, Access Points and Wireless Clients] and automating the respective features.
Very good hands on experience with Python based frameworks/Automation

Specialities: Python, WLAN, Routing, Fabric, VxLAN
Automation: PyATS - API, CLI based automation with good skill in building python based libraries
Products: Cisco 5520, 3850, 5508, 8540, 3802/2802

### Intern @ Broadcom
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Worked on Broadcom latest L2 switches and System on chips [SoC]. 
- Involved in setting up of Port based VLANs and traffic generation through BCM53128 switches
- Power measurements on the Broadcom chipsets

### Virtual Linux Networking Development Intern @ Brocade
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
- BGP configuration on virtual vyatta routers in KVM (hypervisor) environment
- Automation of BGP router reflector topologies using python scripts and Robot Framework
- Worked on setting up of policies, route maps, static route creation and various other protocol configuration on the Vyatta routers
- Implementation of new libraries in python, used for automating BGP topologies

### Instructional Student Assistant @ San Jose State University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | San Jose, CA
Mentoring the students in speeding up their learning process. Involved in the tutoring of CMPE200 (Advanced Computer Architecture design) and CMPE180(Digital design) courses.

### Software Engineer @ IBM
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Bangalore, India
As an End-to-End QA engineer the focal point is on the validation required for the Billing Process, whether it is functioning flawlessly for the new & existing services offered by USA's largest Telecom Service provider, AT&T. Worked on various services namely BVoIP, MIS, AVPN, Ethernet, and Unified Communications. Proficient in handling regression, functional, acceptance, sanity, white box, black box, nonfunctional, stress, smoke, volume and performance testing.


## Education
### Master's Degree in Computer Engineering
San José State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/srinivas-belide-ab603319

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Last updated: 2026-04-12