# Vinod Sathyaseelan

> Engineering Leader | System Architect for Embedded & Video Streaming Platforms | Rust / C++ Expert | Driving Asynchronous & Scalable Service Architectures |  Open-Source Contributor | Mentor

Location: Pleasanton, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/vinodsathyaseelan

Seasoned engineering leader with extensive experience in Consumer Electronics, Home
Automation, and Building Control System domains, including 10 years as an Engineering
Manager.

I have a proven track record of steering world-class products from concept through large-scale deployment.

As a key engineer, I played a pivotal role in the development and launch of Comcast’s X1 products. I have held positions as Principal Engineer and Software Development Engineering Manager, enhancing product and service offerings for global customers.

In-depth involvement in the automotive (autonomous and connected car) industries, working
closely with GPU and SoC vendors like NVIDIA, Renesas, and leading car manufacturers.

Specialties:

    Platforms and Standards: RDK-V, DRM, Cryptography, MPEG-DASH, HTTP Live Streaming (HLS)
    Web Technologies: WebKit, WebCore, HTML5/CSS3, HTML5 Extensions (MSE/EME), JavaScript, Node.js, Nginx
    Data Technologies: Kafka, Cassandra
    Communication Protocols: gRPC

Technical Proficiencies:

    Programming Languages: C/C++, Rust, Java
    Operating Systems: Linux, Android, QNX
    Expertise in video streaming solutions, DRM, security, cryptography, and web technologies

Additional Skills:

    Proficient with Web services, Cloud concepts, and RESTful architecture, utilizing XML, JSON, and SOAP protocols across various projects.
    Tools: Continuous integration with Jenkins; Version control using SVN and GIT.

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Comcast
Jan 2020 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States
Principal Engineer - Global Apps and Frameworks. Ripple Open Source Framework. 

Embedded Linux, Rust, C++ 14/17, gRPC, Privacy Settings, Data governance, Telemetry.

### Senior Software Engineering Manager @ V-Silicon
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Engineering leader and development manager, media technology startup.
Responsible for the next generation Platform SDK, Security Architecture, Audio/Video/Graphics benchmark performance.
Embedded Linux, C++11/14, ARMv8.0, TrustZone, OP-TEE,

### Product Development Leader / Senior Engineering Manager @ Ericsson
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Santa Clara, California
Ericsson MediaFirst TV Platform is a software-defined, media-optimized cloud-based TV platform. Worked on integrating MediaFirst TV platform to Comcast RDK for Japanese market.
Implemented MediaFirst on UWP (Universal Windows Platform) for Xbox One with PlayReady DRM.

Functional Areas: RDK-V, UWP, Voice Recognition Engine (VRE) integration, Search and Recommendation Engine, Audience Measurement, cloud-based DVR scheduler and recorder, Netflix and YouTube integration, Application Manager Framework, Multi-DRM and IoT integration.

Embedded Linux, C++11/14, Node.js, Azure cloud, Nginx, Kafka, Cassandra,

### Engineering Manager 2 @ SeaChange International
Jan 2010 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
Team lead and hands-on Engineering Manager, responsible for improving products and services for our worldwide customers through architecture, design and development of various, In-Home business unit products.

Worked closely with different levels of engineering development teams, cross functional teams and Executives.

Core team member responsible for the large scale deployment of Liberty Global Horizon/DAWN TV products. One of the key engineers instrumental in bringing Comcast RDK based products to customers.

### Principal Software Engineer @ Vividlogic Inc
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 | San Francisco Bay Area
OCAP, Secure app (xlet) execution framework, DSM-CC, Common Download/over the top upgrade, SoC integration.
  
Started offshore development office, recruited & retained talented engineers to build high quality products . Used the team effectively in building and deploying consumer electronics products for customers from Japan, Europe and North America.

### Member Technical Staff @ Vividlogic Inc
Jan 2001 – Jan 2008 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Software Engineer @ Honeywell
Jan 1999 – Jan 2001
Responsibilities involved in leading a team to implement Gateway (BACnet) system for Home And Building control Division.

### Software Engineer @ QuEST Global (erstwhile NeST Software)
Jan 1997 – Jan 1999
NeST Technologies, Inc. is an international systems engineering and application development firm specializing in developing solutions for the semiconductor and industrial automation sectors

Involved in the development of an Application builder frame work and a runtime engine. This engine can be used for creating any visual video networking applications for customer’s proprietary hardware. The builder implements an open architecture supporting Microsoft Component Object Model (COM). 

Involved in the HAVi Specification analysis process. Design and Implementation team member of HAVi Middleware APIs.


## Education
### B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering
University of Kerala


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-12