Mohan Kiran Kumar Kotyada

System Test Engineer at Arista Networks | Lab Member, UC Santa Cruz | International Artistic Roller Skater

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

System Test Engineer at Arista Networks with a strong passion for computer networks. As an international and national-level Artistic Roller Skater, I bring dedication, discipline, and a drive for excellence to everything I do. My academic journey as a Computer Science major at Amrita School of Computing, Bengaluru, included publishing multiple conference papers on innovative topics. I am also part of the Tech4Good Lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where I contributed to projects focused on leveraging technology for societal impact. Beyond networking, I have experience in software development and deep learning, with projects centered on community development. Additionally, I’ve honed skills in logistics, team management, and collaborative problem-solving, which have been instrumental in my growth as a professional and leader.

Experience

  • Arista Networks (Bengaluru, Karnataka, India)
    • System Test Engineer
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    • Intern
      Jan 2025 - Jun 2025 · 6 mos

      • Configuring basic Layer 2 (L2) and Layer 3 (L3) network scenarios at Arista Networks. • Hands-on on key networking protocols such as ARP, LACP, and L2 rewrites. • Worked on Quality-of-Service features. • Troubleshot and set up network configurations to ensure smooth operations.

  • Lab Member at Tech4Good @ UCSC
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Continuing my work in the Tech4Good lab, and trying to contribute to the ongoing projects in whatever ways possible. Still relatively new to remote work, but I am actively trying to manage and be a part of the working group. Expecting to work on more projects that are driven towards community-oriented computing.

  • Research Intern at University of California, Santa Cruz
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    Worked in the Tech4Good Lab as part of the International Summer Research Program. Explored the domain of human-AI collaboration to automate the ideation process. Utilized Natural Language Processing techniques and studied the working of LLMs in a quest to quantify the accuracy of such text generating models