Vinod Balakrishnan

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ABOUT VINOD BALAKRISHNAN

As a Principal Software Engineer and former Engineering Manager, I specialize in building end to end high-performance video systems — from broadcast-grade headends to cutting-edge streaming pipelines. Over the past decade, I’ve led and delivered scalable, end-to-end media solutions used by millions of viewers worldwide.Currently, I am active in building agentic AI systems using multimodal LLM pipelines optimised for video and image processing into multi inference usecases with knowledge graphs and RAG.My work spans open-source contributions in Shaka Player and Dash.js, patent-backed video innovations, and cloud-scale platforms on AWS for live and VOD streaming. I bridge deep video engineering knowledge with cloud-native development, automation, and leadership experience in cross-functional, global teams.I’m driven by innovation — whether it’s integrating new codecs, optimizing real-time delivery, or exploring multimodal LLM applications in video tech. I thrive where engineering excellence meets creativity, and I’m always open to solving the next big challenge.