Vikalp Veer

About Vikalp Veer

SummarySr Software Engineer with 18+ years of experience building large-scale, cloud-native platforms spanning microservices, event-driven pipelines, and real-time data processing systems. Led design and implementation of serverless and container-based architectures using modern AWS based cloud infrastructure to support more than 1.5M of users/end-points and high-volume workloads. Strong expertise in distributed systems, Linux internals, networking, and security, enabling design of highly available, fault-tolerant, and secure infrastructure. Passionate about building systems that are scalable, observable, and cost-efficient.Adept in Leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to accelerate system design, automate workflows, and enhance developer productivity across cloud, security, and distributed systems initiatives.Core SkillsProgramming Languages: C++, Python. Exposure to C#, Rust & KotlinDistributed Systems & Cloud: AWS infrastructure and services, Large-scale distributed control planes, Infrastructure automation & safety systems, High-availability, long-running services Networking: TCP/IP, Routing, BGP, LTE/3G/UMTS/GSM, Telecom stacks Security: Zero Trust architecture, device posture, privileged execution, telemetry Strengths: Systems architecture, performance optimization, Safety-critical infrastructure, Technical leadership & design ownership

Experience

1. Senior Software Development Engineer

   Amazon

   Nov 2018 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Focus: Cloud networking, distributed systems, device & infrastructure securityCurrently working in AWS Core Networking team, focusing on project to maintain Reliability, Observability & Operations of AWS Data Centers by introducing Intent driven Automated reasoning to network changes in AWS data centers. Previous projects:Architected and delivered projects allowing to realize Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution at Amazon to remove dependency on corporate networks and VPNs. Designed and implemented various modules for posture evaluation agent and policy enforcement framework enabling secure, device-aware access to internal services over the public internet. The system combined continuous device verification, identity-based access control, and network isolation to enforce least privilege at scale, significantly improving security, scalability, and operational agility for Amazon’s global workforce.

Education

• Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur

  B.Tech, Computer Science & Engg.

  2000 — 2004

• UCLA

  Master of Science (MS), Computer Sc. with Specialization in Data Science

  2017 — 2018

Skills

• C/C++, Uml, Gsm, Gprs, Umts, 3g, Lte, Nas, Rlc, Mac
• Mvc
• Gprs
• Ip
• Debugging
• Agile Methodologies
• Ran
• Linux
• R
• Embedded Software
• 2g
• Networking
• Testing
• Umts
• Wireshark, Rtos, Python, C++, Coverty, Valgrind, Gdb, Node.js
• Software Development
• 3g
• Python
• C
• Core Network
• Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
• Unix
• C++
• Wireless
• Tcp/Ip
• Telecommunications
• Perl
• Embedded Systems
• Data Science
• Gsm
• Lte
• Integration
• Requirements Analysis