Ashish Rao
About Ashish Rao
Ashish Rao is a Software Engineer at Arista Networks with extensive experience in network and software engineering, having previously worked at Cisco Systems, HCL Technologies, and Wipro Technologies.
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Ashish Rao is a Software Engineer currently employed at Arista Networks since 2022.
Company
Ashish Rao currently works at Arista Networks, previously having worked at major technology firms including Cisco Systems, HCL Technologies, and Wipro Technologies.
Education and Expertise
Ashish Rao holds a Master of Technology (MTech) in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (2016-2018). Additionally, he earned his Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Science from Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University (2001-2005). Rao also studied at Senior Secondary School Sector 10, majoring in Mathematics.
Professional Background
Rao has worked in various roles in the tech industry, starting his career at Wipro Technologies as a Software Engineer (2006-2010), then moving to HCL Technologies as a Lead Engineer (2010-2011). He later served as a Senior Software Engineer at Cisco Systems, India (2011-2022) before joining Arista Networks in 2022.
Technical Projects and Initiatives
At Arista Networks, Ashish Rao independently implemented the Loop Protection feature, which is an alternative to the Spanning Tree Protocol and can be used with Flex Links/Backup interfaces. He also implemented NAT-T support for IPSEC on the Jericho2 ASIC, showcasing his deep understanding of Broadcom pipeline's Tunnel Termination VTT2/VTT3, EEDB, and ETPS blocks. His projects demonstrate substantial expertise in PMF implementation.