Lithesh Raghavan
About Lithesh Raghavan
Lithesh Raghavan is a Principal Engineer and Technical Manager for Video CPE at Liberty Global, where he has worked since 2018. He has extensive experience in digital platforms, multimedia software development, and secure software architecture, with a background in various engineering roles across multiple companies.
Work at Liberty Global
Lithesh Raghavan has been serving as Principal Engineer and Technical Manager for Video CPE at Liberty Global since 2018. His role involves overseeing the development and management of video customer premises equipment, ensuring that the products meet the technical requirements and standards of the company. Based in London, Greater London, he has contributed to various projects that enhance the company's digital platform offerings.
Previous Experience in the Netherlands
Before joining Liberty Global, Lithesh Raghavan held several positions in the Netherlands. He worked at Philips as a Technical Specialist and Embedded Software Designer from 2007 to 2013. He also served as Designer for ITV Architecture at KPN for seven months in 2016. His experience includes a role at Irdeto as a Product Story Owner and Senior Engineer in Embedded Security from 2017 to 2018, and as STB Integration Engineer II at Verimatrix from 2013 to 2015.
Education and Expertise
Lithesh Raghavan earned his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, completing his studies from 2003 to 2007. He possesses deep expertise in digital platforms and multimedia software development, with a strong focus on secure software architecture. His skills include threat modeling, cryptographic primitives, and blockchain design.
Technical Skills and Specializations
Lithesh Raghavan is skilled in software design on ARM Cortex M, CMSIS, and Trustzone. He specializes in video coding technologies such as H.265, H.264, SVC, ProRes, and J2k, as well as parallel computing architectures. His background includes solid knowledge in security, video coding, streaming, DRM, and Conditional Access Systems, along with experience in hardware-accelerated image and video processing.
Agile and Software Engineering Management
Lithesh Raghavan has experience in software engineering management and Agile methodologies. He is familiar with core engineering practices such as SAFe, Continuous Integration (CI), Extreme Programming (XP), Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). His management skills include ramping up Agile Scrum teams and overseeing product ownership.