Prashasthi Melanta
Member of Technical Staff at Aryaka Networks
- Role
- Software Engineer at Meta
- Location
- Redwood City, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Prashasthi Melanta
Systems and Network Software Developer | C/C++| DNS Proxy | Traffic Classification | SD-WAN | SecurityI’m a Systems and Network Software Developer with over 9 years of experience building scalable, low-level software for distributed systems, SD-WAN platforms, and network security products.Core expertise includes-Designing and implementing DNS proxy features, including Split DNS, multiple resolver support, and DNS filtering for enhanced security and policy-based query resolution-Developing traffic classification frameworks using L3 filtering, DNS, and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) to drive application-aware routing and QoS enforcement-Enhancing SMB (CIFS/SMBv1/v2/v3) protocol modules for performance, reliability, and compatibility in enterprise deployments-Contributing to IDPS (Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems) and SSL proxy features in secure network environments-Proficient in C/C++, with automation scripts and tools developed in Python and Shell-Adept at debugging complex issues using Wireshark, GDB, and log analysis across production environments.I’m passionate about building robust, production-grade network systems and collaborating across infrastructure, security, and product teams to solve deep systems problems.TECHNICAL SKILLS Programming Languages: C, C++, Python, Shell ScriptingOperating Systems: Linux, Windows, macOSNetworking & Domains: Routers, Gateways, Software-Defined Cloud NetworksTools & Utilities: GDB, Wireshark, Packet Tracer, Device Spy, Source Insight, Apache Subversion (SVN), Git, JIRA, Cygwin, WinSCPProtocols & Technologies:Networking: TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, VLAN, VTP, STP, IPv4, IPv6, GRE Routing: RIP, OSPF, BGP Application Layer: DNS, DHCP, NTP, TR-069, SNMP, CIFS/SMB (SMBv1/v2/v3) Security: SSL, IPSec
Experience
Software Engineer
Oct 2025 — Present
Education
Manipal Institute of Technology
Master of Technology (MTech), Network Engineering
2013 — 2015
St.Joseph Engineering College,Mangalore
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics and Communication Engineering
2009 — 2013
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