Kartikey Saxena
Bangalore
Summary
Accomplished Software Engineer at Barracuda Networks, specializing in high-performance network security solutions. Expert in C, C++, and Python, I pioneered ASN-based traffic filtering, mitigating 95% of DDoS attacks. Adept at resolving customer escalations, I enhance client satisfaction while ensuring robust API security and compliance.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer
Barracuda Networks
Bangalore
10.2021 - Current
- Pioneered ASN-based traffic filtering, blocking malicious requests from ISPs, mitigating 95% of DDoS attacks and decreasing bot traffic by 60%.
- Engineered high-performance HTTP packet processing modules with multi-threaded architecture, significantly reducing latency.
- Developed asynchronous Unix socket-based communication system for traffic manager and ClamAV daemon, handling 400+ concurrent file scans without blocking.
- Designed middleware to detect Personally Identifiable Information in API responses using Microsoft Presidio, enhancing data security compliance.
- Built pipeline to process JSON responses, identify sensitive entities, and store results in Redis for efficient caching and auditing.
- Integrated Advanced Bot Detection based on ASN attributes, contributing to closure of ₹2.5 Crore enterprise deal.
- Resolved over 120 customer escalations across various modules, improving client satisfaction and trust.
- Developed software solutions for network security applications.
- Participated in code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices.
- Enhanced High Availability functionality in Barracuda ADC by extending two-box clustering to support 3 and 4-box configurations.
Education
BTech - Computer Science Engineering
Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology (KNIT)
Sultanpur01.2021
Skills
- Data structures and algorithms
- Object-oriented programming
- Network protocols
- API security
- Programming languages: C, C, Python, Go, Perl
- Linux operating system
- Containerization with Docker
- Monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana
- Version control with Git
- Performance testing with JMeter
- API testing with Postman
- Network analysis with Wireshark
- Database management: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB
- Continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
- Ubuntu operating system
- Debug using GDB , Wireshark
Accomplishments
- Among the top 10% of participants in CODEVITA a national-level programming contest organized by TCS.
- Among the top 5% participants in HACKWITHINFY a national level programming contest on HackerEarth by INFOSYS.
- Qualified IIT-JEE Advanced 2017 held by IIT MADRAS.
- Machine Learning and algorithm training Certificate organized in IIT Kanpur Campus.
- 97 Percentile in Ph test held by e-litmus for Aptitude and Logical thinking.
- 5 stars gold badge on Hacker rank. Solved a total of 400+ problems on Hackerrank, LeetCode and other platforms.
Timeline
Software Engineer
Barracuda Networks
10.2021 - Current
BTech - Computer Science Engineering
Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology (KNIT)