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Ganapatrao Kulkarni(GK)

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Principal Engineer at Qualcomm
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Ganapatrao is a Principal Engineer with extensive experience as a Linux Kernel Engineer in the semiconductor industry. A graduate of P D A College of Engineering, he specializes in Linux kernel and firmware for ARM64/ARM-based platforms. Colleagues describe him as dedicated, enthusiastic, and easy to work with.

He has specialized expertise in pre-silicon Kernel features verification for advanced server platforms.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Principal Engineer
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Ganapatrao shows up

Curious
Assertive
Example Seeker

They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Priorities

Topics Ganapatrao cares about

Linux Kernel Development
An experienced Linux Kernel Engineer who has worked on system software development for ARM-based server and embedded platforms throughout his career.
ARM Architecture
His work focuses on ARM64/ARM-based server platforms, including specific experience with the ThunderX series of processors and submitting patches for arm64.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Principal Engineer
Qualcomm
6-2021 - 1-2026
Senior Principal Engineer, Hypervisor(KVM), Linux Kernel.
Ampere
1-2021 - 5-2021
PMTS Software System Design Eng
AMD
7-2018 - 1-2021
Staff Manager, Linux Kernel, Virtualization
Marvell Semiconductor
6-2013 - 7-2018
Senior Technical Lead
Cavium Inc
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Education
1996 - 2000
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P D A College of Engineering, GULBARGA
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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