# Venkatesh Pathi > Engineering Leader Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/venkateshpathi • Experienced in implementing firmware in C & Assembly languages for embedded systems • Proficient in Python programming language • Good understanding and working knowledge of wireless modem firmware and commercialization challenges of mobile devices and embedded modules • Knowledge and understanding of wireless standards like 5G(Sub-6), LTE, UMB, • Hand on experience with board bring-up’s, JTAG Debuggers, ICE emulators like Lauterbach • Experience with working on various processors and microcontrollers like ARM, ADSP, TI, Q6, x86 • Good understanding of RTOS concepts and excellent skills in real-time implementations • Experienced in creating tools to test and automate embedded systems • Expertise in integration, post silicon bring-up, testing, automation & continuous integration (CI) • Excellent communication skills & problem solving skills • Self-starter, good at working in a team and mentoring junior level developers • Willingness to learn new technologies ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Google Jan 2022 – Present | San Diego, California, United States Lead a team responsible for creating and implementing platform drivers for Tensor A1 ### Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager @ Qualcomm Incorporated Jan 2007 – Jan 2022 | Greater San Diego Area 5G Prototype Modem • Leading a team to create a framework & tools which extract KPI’s (Key performance metrics) from UE and gNB diag logs and display them on dashboards for 5G research teams. • Worked on implementing 5G NR positioning protocol on gNB, which assists in computing UE position using RTT and AoA based on reference signals • Lead the effort of design and development of internal tool (Python based) to validate FW, HW & RF blocks of Qualcomm’s next generation 5G NR modem prototype • Collaborate with various teams (FW, SW, HW, Test, DV, SIT and external vendors) to define tools requirements, maintain development schedule and tool releases Wi-Fi Prototype HW Drivers: • Implemented drivers for high speed serial buses, calibration algorithms for ADC, DAC and other proprietary interfaces for custom prototype platform LTE Firmware: • Worked with HW, SYS and test teams to bring up LTE channels PBCH, PDCCH & PDSCH • Optimize frequently used modules using intrinsics and assembly language to achieve 30-75% MIPS improvements • Performed memory profiling of the FW build, generated the memory foot print per module basis and identify the modules to be placed in TCM to enhance the performance of modem • Implemented features in FW to minimize modem power consumption Femto Cell: • Worked on DSP firmware to verify the hardware design for Inter-DSP GPIO’s, reverse link data path and searcher blocks for Qualcomm's EVDO Rev-B femto cell chip sets EVDO • Was part of a team which developed BIT( Built-in Test) firmware for Qualcomm’s EVDO-Rev B CSM • Implemented firmware to verify the reverse link HW data processing blocks like demodulator, de-interleaver, interleaver, encoder, interference cancellation blocks, board level interconnections and interrupts. UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband) • Worked on development and support of test automation for DSP firmware team • Implemented firmware to decode forward link control channels ### Software Intern @ Fujitsu Network Communications Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 • Worked on Perl scripts to improve the performance of TL1 interface • Developed the framework to create database model for the network element and obtain the ER diagram for the managed entities of network element FLASHWAVE 4100 ### IEEE Mentor @ University of Texas at Arlington Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 • Responsibilities include assisting students with coursework, projects and conducting undergraduate examination reviews for various EE courses offered at UTA. ### Software Engineering Interim @ Qualcomm Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 • Setup framework and support of the testing automation using Perl and Python • Implemented unit and module test cases for firmware team using QMTest for a OFDM based research project implemented using ADSP-TS201 TigerSHARC Processor ### Student Web Developer @ University of Texas at Arlington Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 | Arlington, TX • Worked in the Net Solutions team of UTA, which designs and maintains the database driven website for finance and housing departments of the university ## Education ### LEAD Program Stanford University Graduate School of Business ### Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering The University of Texas at Arlington ### BE in Electronics & Communications Visvesvaraya Technological University ### BE in Electronics and communications Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/venkateshpathi --- Source: https://flows.cv/venkateshpathi JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/venkateshpathi/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12