Daksh Jotwani
Staff Software Engineer at Tesla
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaksh Jotwani is an experienced software engineer with nine years building embedded, cloud, and autonomy systems across Tesla and Applied Intuition. He blends a rigorous Computer Science and Mathematics background from Purdue (3.94 GPA) with hands-on work in OS, Linux updaters, networking for energy products, and distributed vehicle-cloud services including WebRTC streaming and OTA updates. At Applied Intuition he now focuses on motion planning and controls for L2+ self-driving systems, bringing production-grade safety and real-time constraints to complex stacks. His tenure at Tesla spans from intern to senior engineer, giving him deep familiarity with scaling firmware and infrastructure for Megapacks, Powerwalls, and Superchargers. Based in San Francisco, he pairs systems-level thinking with applied math, often operating at the intersection of control theory and cloud-connected vehicle services. Colleagues rely on him to translate algorithmic ideas into robust, deployable software for safety-critical domains.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Mathematics and Computer Science at Purdue UniversityGreenwood High International School
Spanish, Hindi, English
Github Skills (16)
computer-vision10
machine-learning10
linux9
python-interface8
nix7
appointment7
nixos5
nixpkgs4
bots4
python3
accounting-software3
reinforcement-learning3
self-driving-car2
ai2
artificial-intelligence2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dakshjotwani/GTAi
Mar 2019 - Jun 2019
Building a self driving car for GTA 5
Contributions:26 commits, 8 PRs, 26 pushes in 2 months
self-driving-car
dakshjotwani/nixpkgs
Dec 2024 - Sep 2025
Nix Packages collection & NixOS
Contributions:6 pushes, 2 branches in 8 months
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