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Sai Manikanta Servirala

Robotics Software Engineer specializing in ROS 2/DDS infrastructure and fleet observability

Matic RoboticsUniversity at BuffaloMountain View, CA2 Years ExperienceIntern LevelWorks On-Site

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Robotics software engineer focused on production ROS 2 (Humble) systems for warehouse AMRs, with strong architecture and integration chops. Built a ROS 2 Lifecycle-based hardware abstraction layer to decouple autonomy from sensors (including mid-production LiDAR vendor swap), enabling mixed fleets and cutting bring-up/integration time dramatically. Also develops Nav2 plugins, MPPI tuning workflows, and scalable simulation/CI tooling (Gazebo, Docker, GitHub Actions) for high-throughput testing.

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Key Strengths

  • Architected ROS 2 Lifecycle-based HAL enabling sensor swaps via config (40% faster new hardware integration)
  • Enabled parallel hardware/software development, reducing new robot bring-up time ~60%
  • Built standardized driver template repo with CI/CD checks to reduce ROS 2 Lifecycle learning curve
  • Developed custom Nav2 backup/retry recovery plugin for narrow warehouse aisles with integrated collision checking
  • Data-driven debugging using bag files; tuned MPPI controller (gamma, accel limits, obstacle cost critic) to eliminate wobbling
  • Multi-robot communication standardization using consistent topics, namespaces, and TF prefixes to prevent data collisions
  • Automated Gazebo navigation regression tests via Python (50 tests vs 5 manual) and resolved sim-time timeout issues by enforcing use_sim_time

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Experience

Robotics Production Intern (Integration & Infrastructure)Matic Robotics · Dec 2025 – Presentinternship
Robotics Software EngineerNexus Nova Innovations · May 2024 – Nov 2025
Graduate Research AssistantUniversity at Bucalo (SUNY) · Aug 2023 – May 2024part-time

Education

University at Buffalomaster, Robotics (2024)
Bennett Universitybachelor, Mechanical Engineering (2022)

Skills

ROS 2C++PythonBashLinuxDockerJenkinsCI/CDNetworkingPyTorchGitHub ActionsRobotics software engineeringROS 2 HumbleROS 2 IronDDS

Languages

English

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Sai Manikanta ServiralaRobotics Software Engineer specializing in ROS 2/DDS infrastructure and fleet observability