Subash Nayak
About Subash Nayak
Subash Nayak is a Senior Computer Scientist 1 at Adobe, with extensive experience in software engineering and system architecture. He has previously held significant roles at Mentor Graphics, Qualcomm, and NVIDIA, and has contributed to various projects that enhanced performance and efficiency in software development.
Current Role at Adobe
Subash Nayak currently holds the position of Senior Computer Scientist 1 at Adobe, where he has been employed since 2019. In this role, he focuses on architecting the next generation of Adobe Campaign Classic, emphasizing database performance, observability, testing, and product stability. He has developed a full-stack solution for the Debug Symbol Service, which significantly reduces the time developers spend locating debug symbols. Additionally, he represents his team in the architecture council, contributing to strategic decision-making processes.
Previous Experience at Mentor Graphics
Subash Nayak has extensive experience at Mentor Graphics, where he worked in various capacities from 2004 to 2019. He began as an intern for two months in 2004, then progressed to Lead Member Technical Staff from 2011 to 2014, and later served as Member Consulting Staff from 2014 to 2018, before becoming a Lead Member Consulting Staff for one year in 2019. His contributions included developing solutions for power-aware verification for multi-billion gate designs and analyzing customer issue incidents to enhance product reliability.
Experience at Qualcomm and NVIDIA
Before joining Adobe, Subash Nayak worked as a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm from 2010 to 2011. He also served as an ASIC Design Engineer at NVIDIA from 2006 to 2010. His roles at these companies involved significant technical responsibilities, including the development of complex engineering solutions that contributed to the companies' project goals.
Education and Academic Background
Subash Nayak completed his Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, from 2001 to 2005. He further pursued a Master of Technology in Automation and Computer Vision at the same institution from 2005 to 2006. His foundational education includes completing Class XII at Gangadhar Meher College, Sambalpur, from 1998 to 2000, and Class X at Budelkani High School from 1995 to 1998.
Technical Achievements
Throughout his career, Subash Nayak has made significant technical contributions. He improved testing efficiency by parallelizing a JavaScript-based auto-test framework and optimized a database query that resulted in a threefold increase in speed, enhancing overall pipeline performance. Additionally, he implemented contextual database logging for Postgres and Snowflake, which reduced debugging time from hours to minutes.