Abhishek Maheshwari

SWE 3 at HPE, Ex-SWE ll at Cisco, Ex-Loconav

Delhi, India

About

Experienced Software Engineer with over 4.10+ yrs of expertise in the software industry, specializing in coding, problem-solving, and developing innovative solutions. Proficient in C++, Grafana, Kafka, and vSphere Client, I have a proven track record of delivering impactful contributions to projects and open-source communities. Key Highlights: 👉 Open Source Contributor: Played a pivotal role in enhancing Cisco Catalyst Center by developing Ansible modules using Python and SDKs for APIs. 👉 Tool Development: Hands-on experience in creating tools with Django and MySQL, while integrating Dockerized Grafana for real-time monitoring and utilizing GitHub/Bitbucket for version control. 👉 CI/CD Expertise: Skilled in configuring CircleCI pipelines by writing sanity, integration, and unit tests to ensure robust workflows for every commit or PR merge. 👉 Technical Writing: Passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences through technical blogs, available on Medium at @abhishek2697. Let’s embark on a journey to innovate, inspire, and unravel the limitless possibilities of technology together! 🌟🚀.

Experience

  • Software Engineer at HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    Enhanced Juniper Apstra AOS Device Profile API responses by adding annotations at device, port and transformation levels. Improved response clarity to help engineers easily understand port configurations/breakouts and capabilities.

  • CISCO System (2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Software Engineer
      Oct 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Automated cluster-level Day-1 reports and daily status monitoring via cron jobs, reducing manual effort and operational overhead—recognized with an internal performance award. Built a tool using pyVmomi SDK to collect and display VMware performance metrics on Grafana Dashboard, earning recognition for efficiency. Built a comprehensive API performance auditing tool Network Analyzer using Selenium and BrowsermobProxy, aiding QA teams in identifying regressions and fixing 15+ recurring API bugs per release. Externalized and productized the Antique Tool with a deployable OVA artifact, improving onboarding for cross-functional teams and ensuring consistent runtime environments.

    • Software Engineer
      Oct 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs

  • LocoNav (6 mos)
    • Back End Developer-Intern
      Mar 2021 - Aug 2021 · 6 mos

    • Software Engineer Intern
      Mar 2021 - Aug 2021 · 6 mos

      Add features in the product like SOS Alert, Fuel Ignition etc. in vehicle management Quickly learned new technologies like RubyonRails, Gems like Sidekiq, Actioncable, Devise, I18n etc.and Redis as database.

  • Senior Co-ordinator at Computer Society of India
    Aug 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos