Navin Venugopal

About Navin Venugopal

As a Software Engineer at Riverbed Technology, I\'ve developed and deployed scalable software solutions for multi-cloud networking and SaaS acceleration. With over 6.5 years of experience in the software and cloud domain, I have expertise in using technologies such as AWS, Azure, SDWAN, VNFs, Docker, and Python over cloud native and hybrid networks.I have designed, implemented, and managed cloud-based networks and RESTful APIs for various customer scenarios, such as hosting Riverbed OS images as VNFs on versa FlexVNF SDWAN managed appliances, and setting up a traffic steering framework for HTTP/S traffic generation. I have also worked with cross-functional teams across Riverbed and Versa Networks, and contributed to an Agile Hackathon team to develop and maintain a beta product on the internal cloud. My goal is to use my skills and experience to make a significant impact on the next generation of software engineering products, and to tackle complex and challenging problems in the cloud networking domain.

Experience

1. Principal Software Engineer

   Palo Alto Networks

   Nov 2025 — Present

Education

• North Carolina State University

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Networking

  2017 — 2019

• Kumaraguru College of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2011 — 2015