Atharva Patil
Backend Software Developer
Professional Summary
Backend Software Developer with 3+ years of experience at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, specializing in API management, microservices architecture, DevOps, and AI integration. Proven track record of building high-throughput systems handling 1M+ daily API calls, unifying multi-cloud LLM providers, and implementing security tooling that identified 15,000+ secrets. Recognized with Excellence Award, Best Team Award, and Champion of the Month at Mercedes-Benz R&D.
Technical Skills
Professional Experience
Software Consultant
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Pvt. Ltd. — Bangalore, India
API Management and Gateway Integration
Go, Echo, SQL, REST APIs, Microservices, Azure
- Designed and maintained enterprise API management platform handling 1,000,000+ API calls daily at 11.5 requests per second with high availability
- Built robust gateway integrations using Go and Echo framework with microservices architecture on Azure cloud
- Implemented SQL-based data persistence layer for API analytics, usage tracking, and rate limiting
- Developed RESTful APIs following OpenAPI specification for seamless integration across engineering teams
Internal Code Compliance Platform
Python, FastAPI, NoSQL, Kubernetes, AWS
- Built internal code compliance enforcement platform ensuring coding standards across engineering organization
- Developed FastAPI backend with NoSQL database for scalable compliance rule management and reporting
- Deployed on Kubernetes clusters on AWS with automated CI/CD pipelines
Graduate Trainee Engineer
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Pvt. Ltd. — Bangalore, India
LLM Proxy — Unified LLM Service Provider Gateway
Kong, Go, Lua, Kubernetes, Helm, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, VertexAI
- Architected and built a unified LLM proxy integrating 3+ service providers (Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Google VertexAI) into a single access layer
- Developed custom Kong plugins in Lua and Go for intelligent request routing, load balancing, and provider failover
- Reduced integration complexity for consuming teams while ensuring data compliance and governance across all LLM providers
- Deployed on Kubernetes using Helm charts with automated scaling and monitoring
In-house Secret Scanner
Go, Django, NoSQL, Kubernetes
- Developed internal secret scanning tool in Go that scanned codebases across the organization
- Identified 15,000+ valid secrets (API keys, tokens, credentials) with a 99.9% reduction in security findings after remediation
- Built Django-based dashboard with NoSQL backend for findings management and remediation tracking
Intern
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Pvt. Ltd. — Bangalore, India
DevOps & CI/CD Engineering
Linux, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, SonarQube
- Set up GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for multiple projects with SonarQube integration for code quality gates
- Automated build, test, and deployment workflows reducing manual intervention and deployment time
Infrastructure Provisioning & Virtualization
vRLCM, vRO, vRA, Ansible, Windows Server, Linux, Kubernetes, ELK
- Managed infrastructure provisioning using VMware vRealize suite (vRLCM, vRO, vRA) and Ansible automation
- Provisioned and maintained Kubernetes clusters, ELK stacks, and server infrastructure serving 72 teams as users
- Administered both Windows Server and Linux environments with configuration management
Open Source Contributions
Contributor — github/github-mcp-server
Official Model Context Protocol Server by GitHub (27k+ Stars)
- Contributed to the official GitHub MCP server in Go, fixing OAuth authorization server configuration for custom host (GHES) environments.
- Refactored API host resolver logic and enhanced test coverage across the HTTP and OAuth modules.
- Collaborated with GitHub maintainers to ensure architectural alignment and security compliance for enterprise deployments.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) — Computer Science Engineering
Dayananda Sagar University — Bangalore, India
Pre-University Course (PUC)
Mahesh PU College
Class X (ICSE)
Lourdes Central School
Awards & Recognition
- Excellence Award — Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, August 2025
- Best Team Award — Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, February 2025
- Spontan Award — Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, December 2024
- Champion of the Month — Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, November 2024
Core Expertise
Golang Backend Engineering | Echo Framework | SQL & NoSQL Databases | Kubernetes Orchestration | REST API Design & Development | Microservices Architecture | Python & FastAPI | CI/CD Pipeline Design | Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) | Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server Development (Go/Python) | LLM Integration & AI Engineering | DevOps & SRE Practices | Security Engineering
Interests
Formula 1, Trekking, Motorcycling, Badminton, Running, Video Games