Dhanasekar Thangavel
Engineering Leader/Sr SDE
- Role
- Staff Software Engineer at Apple
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dhanasekar Thangavel
Engineering leader with deep expertise in building high-scale AI compute infrastructure, cloud infrastructure services, cloud security services, and distributed systems across global data centers. Leads development of core system software and AI infrastructure services that power scalable, resilient compute for modern AI workloads. Previously designed and delivered backend and security services for Microsoft Azure’s high-scale cloud, including access management, PKI, secrets management, and data protection. Architected foundational systems for Windows deployment and upgrade workflows (DISM, WinPE, WIMGAPI), and developed device drivers for mobile platforms. Passionate about crafting robust, performant, and secure platforms — with hands-on experience across distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, cloud security, AI infrastructure, system services, diagnostics, automation tooling, and cross-platform engineering.
Experience
Staff Software Engineer
Aug 2022 — Present · Austin, TX, US
Leading core system software and AI infrastructure services powering Private Cloud Compute — Apple’s verifiably private compute platform for AI (https://security.apple.com/documentation/private-cloud-compute). Focused on building scalable, secure, and privacy-preserving systems that enable advanced AI workloads without compromising user trust.
Education
Carmel Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Biology, General
1996 — 2000
DeVry University
Master's degree, Management Information Systems, General
2014 — 2018
Bharathiar University
BE, Computer science and Engineering
2000 — 2004
Skills
- Test Planning
- Device Drivers
- C++
- Windows Ce
- Windows Phone
- Html
- Kernel
- C
- Unix Shell Scripting
- C#
- Mobile Applications
- Debugging
- Testing
- Embedded Systems
- Software Project Management
- Software Design
- Unix
- Software Development
- Agile Methodologies
- Test Automation
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- .net Framework
- Requirements Analysis
- Mobile Devices
- Operating Systems
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