# Tejas Wanjari

> Principal Software Engineer

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

I specialize in designing and implementing distributed systems, data stores and workflow engines to enhance large-scale cybersecurity operations. My work involves architecting scalable, efficient, and reliable data services for real-time threat detection, investigation and response.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams of over 60+ engineers, I work across the Security product line, including:
	•	SIEM
	•	SOAR
	•	Case Management
	•	Threat Intelligence

This includes developing fault-tolerant architectures, optimizing performance for high-throughput workloads, and ensuring seamless integration to meet operational demands.

In my role, I provide technical leadership:
	•	Collaborate with product managers, UX, security analysts, platform and other stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives
	•	Guide engineering teams in complex system development
	•	Define project scope through requirements breakdown
	•	Oversee project timelines and resource planning 
	•	Ensure high-quality deliverables
	•	Mentor senior and junior engineers

Keywords: Distributed Systems, Workflow Engines, Cybersecurity Operations, Data Services, Scalability, Efficiency, Real-Time Threat Detection, Cross-Functional Collaboration, SIEM, SOAR, Threat Intelligence, Fault-Tolerant Architectures, Performance Optimization, High-Throughput Workloads, Seamless Integration, Technical Leadership, Project Management, Mentorship, Stakeholder Collaboration.

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Splunk
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
(Note for recruiters & others: I am a software engineer building Security Operations products, and NOT a soc using them)

• Built SIEM, SOAR, Detections, Threat Intel & Case Management into Mission Control product line on Splunk platform.
• Built Data Services and Workflow Engine for Mission Control, Enterprise Security, Splunk SOAR.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and functionality.
• Implemented innovative solutions to enhance system performance and scalability.

Specialized in distributed systems and scalable data platforms, my work is based on building SIEM, SOAR, threat intelligence, detections, and case management tools (e.g., Mission Control, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk SOAR) to enable reliable and efficient operations.

Experienced in distributed systems architecture, large-scale system design, building security products, solving complex technical challenges to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions. 

My role is heavily cross-functional, collaborating with apps & platform engineering, product management, and UX teams to align technical execution of strategic goals and ensure impactful outcomes.

### Software Engineer @ Facebook
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Menlo Park, California

### Senior Software Engineer @ EMC Data Domain
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Graduate Student Researcher @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014
Worked on the emulator and filesystem for Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) disk at the Parallel Data Lab (PDL) under Prof. Garth Gibson & Prof. Greg Ganger.
http://www.pdl.cmu.edu/PDL-FTP/HECStorage/CMU-PDL-15-101.pdf

### Software Engineering Intern @ EMC Data Domain
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ Cisco Systems
Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 | Pune, Maharashtra, India
Acquisition: Starent Networks
Femto-UMTS development, Mobile Internet Technology Group (MITG, previously Starent Networks)

### Software Engineer Intern @ GS Lab
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
VFS Interface for the Networking Subsystem in Linux Kernel


## Education
### Master of Science (MS)
Carnegie Mellon University

### B.E. in Computer Engineering
Pune University


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-12