Jayant Shekhar

About Jayant Shekhar

Engineering Leader | Device OS | Embedded Software | Edge AI | Mobile PlatformsI’m an engineering leader with ~15 years of experience building and commercializing Device OS, Embedded Software, Edge AI, and Platforms across Mobile, IoT, Wearables, PC, and Automotive domains. My background combines hands-on system-level engineering with the ability to lead teams, incubate new ideas, and drive products from prototype to production.Career Highlights• Shipped v1 of Microsoft WinML EP Certification for On device AI models• Microsoft Copilot Vision: Drove concept and shipping of Mobile Copilot Vision (Copilot Labs).• Led Generative AI experience prototyping for Android Mobile and Wearable devices.• Commercialized v1 of Microsoft Flavor of Android for Teams Rooms (MDEP) with Security Stack.• Shipped the complete display software stack for 1 and v2 Microsoft Surface Duo Foldables.• Built early prototypes and system groundwork for multiple concept devices.• Samsung Exynos Auto: Designed the Resource Manager and commercialized DPU drivers on QNX.• Qualcomm Snapdragon: Developed display stacks across Mobile, IoT, Wearables• Contributed to the Android Display Kernel used in billions of devices.• Inventor/co-inventor on 11 US patents.Technical Expertise• Programming: C, C++, Python, Java (basics)• Android Software Stack (Apps, AOSP, Frameworks, JNI, Native, HAL)• Linux Kernel, Device Drivers, QNX Resource Manager• Boot loaders (LK, UEFI), Firmware, Low Level Programming• Display systems: DRM/KMS, libDRM, HW Composer, SurfaceFlinger, Display & Window Manager• Power, Performance, Device Bring-up, System Debugging• Benchmarking on-device/Edge AI models on NPUs (ONNX)• AI/ML integration with cloud LLMs and Semantic Kernel• Working knowledge: Multimedia Audio, Graphics, Camera, SecurityLeadership• Build and lead high-performing engineering teams.• Mentor and grow talent.• Drive platform commercialization across OEMs and chipsets.• Incubate new ideas and turn them into meaningful product outcomes.

Experience

1. Principal Software Engineering Manager (L65)

   Microsoft

   Sep 2024 — Present

   Windows + Devices / Windows Silicon and Systems IntegrationLeading the WSSI IDC team in building on‑device AI model certification for SoC vendors and enabling seamless integration for Copilot+PCs.Microsoft AI / Copilot & MXPConceptualized and led Copilot Vision for Android and iOS, launched as part of Copilot Labs.Led the ideation and prototyping of innovative AI experiences for wear OS.Led Team working on prototyping AI Glasses with HW Design Team enabling vision.Engineered seamless integration of Vision into Android OS frameworks.Developed proactive Gen-AI prototypes for Android devices, for shaping the roadmap for MXP.

Education

• Indian Institute Of Information Technology Allahabad

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Skills

• Clearcase
• C
• Programming
• Operating Systems
• Linux Kernel
• Linux
• C++
• Computer Architecture
• Algorithms
• Processors
• Embedded Linux
• Lauterbach
• Embedded Systems
• Kernel Debugging
• Debugging
• Data Structures
• Android
• Git
• Openmax
• Device Drivers