Geet Duggal

About Geet Duggal

Leader and Software Engineer that loves to work with teams and build tools that delight. Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Biology from Carnegie Mellon University and a research engineer at Department of Defense, NSA in a previous life. As the Senior Director of Engineering at DNAnexus, a pioneering cloud-based platform for genomic and biomedical data analysis, I have worked extensively as an individual contributor and lead multiple teams of talented engineers who are passionate about building scalable, reliable, and secure solutions for the healthcare and life sciences industry.I have 8+ years of experience in leadership and software development in Silicon Valley, with a focus on backend development and developer experience using APIs and compilers on top of our backend. I have also had 5+ years of experience in engineering research on large scale computer systems and networks from a previous life at the Department of Defense, National Security Agency.I have a PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, where I specialized in software tools and algorithms for Computational Biology, conducted research on next generation sequencing applications using machine learning and data mining algorithms, and published multiple papers in prestigious conferences and journals (> 8500 citations), and won the best video award at KDD 2012.I especially enjoy the positive people-centric aspects of engineering and applying my knowledge and creativity to solve challenging problems.

Experience

1. Software Engineer and Manager

   Verkada

   Sep 2024 — Present

   I currently develop code and work with teams on Verkada\'s Cameras product line and associated backend. It\'s pretty awesome.

Education

• University of Maryland

  Ph.D, Computer Science

  2010 — 2012

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science

  2012 — 2015

• Northwestern University

  B.S., Computer Science

  2001 — 2005