Arjun Vinod

Firmware Engineer

Building high-performance embedded systems for data center connectivity in Silicon Valley.

What I do

Firmware built close to the hardware

I turn hardware requirements into reliable embedded software, from early architecture through validation and production.

Data center connectivity

Firmware for high-speed connectivity products and the infrastructure that keeps modern data centers moving.

Embedded systems

Device-level software across Wi-Fi platforms, sensor integration, and autonomous flight-control systems.

Technical leadership

Driving firmware execution across hardware requirements, implementation, automated validation, and delivery.

Career path

Experience

Astera Labs Current

Firmware Engineer, Technical Lead Feb 2023 – Present

Leading firmware development for high-speed data center connectivity products, from hardware requirements through production-ready embedded software.

Qualcomm Atheros

Senior Embedded Software Engineer Nov 2021 – Feb 2023

Built enterprise Wi-Fi platform firmware and delivered advanced TX power-control capabilities for Qualcomm Wi-Fi chipsets.

Embedded Software Engineer Jan 2020 – Nov 2021

Developed Wi-Fi physical-layer firmware and an automated regression test framework for continuous validation.

GreenSight Agronomics

Embedded Software Engineer Jan 2018 – Dec 2019

Developed sensor integration and flight-control software for autonomous agricultural drones used in precision agriculture.

Academic background

Education