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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

Backend Development: Golang, Python, Lua, FastAPI, Echo Framework, REST APIs, Microservices Architecture, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agentic AI, GenAI
Databases: SQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
DevOps & Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Linux, GitHub Actions CI/CD, ESXi, ProxMox, Ansible, SonarQube, ELK Stack
API & Gateway: Kong Gateway, REST API Design, API Management, Microservices, Service Mesh
Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, VertexAI
Workflow & Automation: n8n Workflow Automation, Ansible, CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code

Professional Experience

Software Consultant

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Pvt. Ltd. — Bangalore, India

August 2024 – Present

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

August 2023 – August 2024

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

February 2023 – August 2023

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)

February 2026
  • 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

2019 – 2023

Pre-University Course (PUC)

Mahesh PU College

2017 – 2019

Class X (ICSE)

Lourdes Central School

2017

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