Suraj Patel Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, California, United States

About the TeamTesla is [...]. This is only possible through extraordinary speed, innovation, and efficiency.The Update Systems teams builds and maintains the Linux services that perform the Over-the-Air (OTA) update of Tesla's vehicle and energy products spanning across both our customer and engineering fleets. In addition to infotainment and autopilot software updates, our systems orchestrate the update of a wide array of other components ranging from individual body controllers to navigation map data and video games. We work closely with several other teams to provide a fast, flexible, and reliable update platform to ensure Tesla products can improve quickly and deliver new experiences to our customers.Responsibilities• Deliver high reliability C/Go code for updating firmware or software components on Linux hosts or attached peripherals.• Work with a variety of teams to design, develop, and integrate new software update mechanisms and flow.• Troubleshoot update issues and work closely with our validation teams to build testing infrastructure for more resilient systems.• Analyze fleet update metrics to find potential issues and suggest improvements.Requirements• Currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters in Engineering/Computer Engineering/Computer Science or related fields• Proficiency in C Programming, GoLang is a huge plus• Experience working with and writing software for embedded Linux systems; experience with software/kernel updates a plus• Experience in Python/Perl/Bash scripting a plus• Understanding of software code signing, authenticated encryption, or other cryptographic techniques for ensuring secure software deployment is very helpful• Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills• Network programming experience with a focus on any of the following: TFTP, HTTP(s), websockets, or integrating custom TCP/IP protocols• Experience with serial, I2C, and SPIuu protocols a plus

Palo Alto, California, United States

About the TeamTesla is [...]. This is only possible through extraordinary speed, innovation, and efficiency.The Update Systems teams builds and maintains the Linux services that perform the Over-the-Air (OTA) update of Tesla's vehicle and energy products spanning across both our customer and engineering fleets. In addition to infotainment and autopilot software updates, our systems orchestrate the update of a wide array of other components ranging from individual body controllers to navigation map data and video games. We work closely with several other teams to provide a fast, flexible, and reliable update platform to ensure Tesla products can improve quickly and deliver new experiences to our customers.Responsibilities• Deliver high reliability C/Go code for updating firmware or software components on Linux hosts or attached peripherals.• Work with a variety of teams to design, develop, and integrate new software update mechanisms and flow.• Troubleshoot update issues and work closely with our validation teams to build testing infrastructure for more resilient systems.• Analyze fleet update metrics to find potential issues and suggest improvements.Requirements• Currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters in Engineering/Computer Engineering/Computer Science or related fields• Proficiency in C Programming, GoLang is a huge plus• Experience working with and writing software for embedded Linux systems; experience with software/kernel updates a plus• Experience in Python/Perl/Bash scripting a plus• Understanding of software code signing, authenticated encryption, or other cryptographic techniques for ensuring secure software deployment is very helpful• Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills• Network programming experience with a focus on any of the following: TFTP, HTTP(s), websockets, or integrating custom TCP/IP protocols• Experience with serial, I2C, and SPIuu protocols a plus

Markham, Ontario, Canada

C++ | Python | WinDBG | Windows | VS Code | Eclipse | MS Teams | Confluence | Git | JIRA | Jenkins | VPN- Worked on features on our C++ Display Drivers related to how we can get rendered images on the display, using WinDBG to debug- Brought to life and improved features that make use of potential interactions between the APU, DGPU, and Display on AMD laptops- Contributed at various stages of feature development such as conceptual discussions, prototyping, investigations, and development- Tinkered with and setup Custom Developer Systems to get the motherboard to emulate various aspects of our customer laptops- Created a Python script Allowing Automated Testing of features using OpenCV for glitch detection and PyWin for device interaction

San Francisco, California, United States

C++ | Linux Server | OSX | VS Code | SSH | Slack | WebEx | Confluence | Git | Gerrit | JIRA | Jenkins | VPN- Investigated and developed features for Cisco Meraki’s MS390 Network Switches as part of the MS Polaris Security Team- Contributed to a C++ Firmware Image built upon a stripped-down Linux kernel and structured around the click router architecture- Utilised JIRA, Git, Gerrit, and Jenkins to manage workflow, and used Slack, WebEx, and Confluence for collaboration- Experienced Working Remotely for a large Industry leading tech company in Silicon Valley, comprised mostly of recent graduates

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

C++ | Linux | Vim | SSH | WebEx | Confluence | Git | JIRA | Jenkins | VPN - Contributed to the multi-repository Bluetooth Drivers in the C++ Firmware for Ford’s SYNC infotainment units running QNX OS- Developed and built code on Linux using a complex MakeFile process, and used Windows to Flash and SSH into the Testbench- Used JIRA, GitHub, and Jenkins to manage work items and code repositories, and WebEx to Remotely collaborate with the team

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

C# | SQL | JavaScript | CSS | HTML | ASP.NET | Razor | Visual Studio | Windows | MS Teams | Azure | Git | VPN- Worked on tasks such as developing, refactoring, and debugging various features and pages of a Web Service for healthcare workers- Used Azure DevOps to manage Git repositories and tasks discussed upon during daily team wide scrum meetings led by the CEO- Developed webpages using ASP.NET using Razor for the front end and C#, with database interactions via Repositories, for the back end - Gained experience working in a task-based, Work From Home, Start-Up environment where communication was done via MS Teams

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee [Ministry of The Attorney General]C# | SQL | Bash | .NET | Visual Studio | VM Ware | Windows | MS Teams - Created a Windows Service with C# and .NET to monitor a network location for new files to validate and process in a database- Optimised this ETL process in PL/SQL by using Global Temporary Tables and Scalar Subquery Caching- Investigated the remains of a decades old database-based program via a Windows 2000 VM to allow coworkers to return scam money- Gained experience working in a 9-5 In-Person environment with Covid protocols