Rishit Thakkar
Software Engineer 2 @ Juniper Networks | CE @ Columbia University | BVM Alum | Ex-Researcher @ SAC, ISRO
- Role
- Software Engineer 2 at Juniper Networks
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rishit Thakkar
Software Engineer working on C++ and SystemC–based hardware–software co-simulation models…
Experience
Software Engineer 2
Feb 2025 — Present · Sunnyvale, CA, US
Developed C++ testbenches around SystemC-based behavioral models to simulate and validate cutting-edge ASIC designs for high-performance networking hardware.Designed and maintained test frameworks to inject and verify network packet flows through simulated ASIC interfaces, ensuring correctness and performance compliance.Integrated SQLite databases and JSON-based packet descriptors to validate packet-level and register-level behavior against golden reference data.Utilized advanced C++(OOP, STL) and Linux debugging tools (GDB, Valgrind, perf) to troubleshoot and optimize simulation flows.Built robust Python wrappers and automation scripts to streamline test execution, result parsing, and regression infrastructure.
Education
Columbia University
Master of Science - MS
2023 — 2024
Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
2019 — 2023
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