Ruturaj Patil on Tal
Headline: Data Engineer @Accordion | Distributed Systems & AI Systems | Python, LangGraph, Go
About: I build backend systems that keep running when production gets busy. I'm a Data Engineer who enjoys solving problems around scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, and performance. I'm most interested in the infrastructure that powers products behind the scenes, where good engineering matters more than flashy features. At Accordion, I build and operate distributed data platforms processing 300M+ records every day. My work spans backend services, event-driven architectures, APIs, workflow orchestration, observability, and production systems supporting analytics and AI applications. I've worked on optimizing large-scale pipelines, automating operations, and improving system reliability while reducing manual effort. Outside of work, I enjoy building systems from first principles. Some of my recent projects include: - A multimodal AI platform that placed Top 5 among 45 teams in an enterprise hackathon - A high-throughput API Gateway handling 4,200+ requests/sec with circuit breaker based fault isolation - Distributed systems focused on concurrency, resilience, and clean system design I am not trying to be another CRUD engineer. I care about: - Building reliable systems that survive failures - High-performance backend engineering - Distributed systems and scalable architectures - Clean, maintainable software - Learning how large production systems are designed and operated If a problem involves scale, performance, reliability, or distributed systems, that's the kind of engineering I enjoy most.
Location: Hyderabad
AI stack:
- anthropic apis
- claude code
- claude
- codex
- cursor
- github copilot
Work experience:
- Data Engineer 2 at Accordion, Jul 2024 - Present · 2 y 2 mo, Hyderabad, • Built and operated event-driven infrastructure integrating REST APIs and webhook endpoints across 70+ production workflows, reducing failure detection latency from manual triage to near real-time responses. • Designed and maintained fault-tolerant distributed systems processing 300M+ records/day, implementing retries, structured logging, automated recovery mechanisms, and production observability. • Automated monitoring and alerting for 55+ production KPIs improving system visibility and eliminating manual operational checks. • Collaborated with Data Science and ML teams to build scalable backend workflows and production-ready backend services supporting forecasting and AI applications.
- Data Engineer Intern at Accordion, Jan 2024 - May 2024 · 5 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, • Automated data validation & seeding process which saved 14 FTE hours per week that is 25% bandwidth.
- Competitive Programming Lead at PICT IEEE Student Branch (PISB), Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid, • Led a team of 20+ students as the Competitive Programming Lead for the PICT IEEE Student Branch, organizing technical events at national-level fests. • Built a command-line test case generator supporting 11 commonly used patterns, including arrays, grids, and trees, to streamline competitive programming. • Empowered over 5,000 participants in the National Coding Contest (NCC) by leveraging this tool to generate diverse and complex test cases, ensuring robust problem validation.
- Competitive Programming Domain Head at GDSC, PICT at Google Developer Student Clubs, Sep 2022 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India, • Orchestrated 2 coding contests on Codechef and HackerRank platforms • Organizing engaging sessions where editorials to more than 10 contests held on platforms like Leetcode, Codechef and Codeforces were discussed, fostering skill development and community engagement with over 100 students.
- Student Member at PICT IEEE Student Branch (PISB), Jun 2021 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid, • Worked in the question setting team of Clash, Reverse coding, the flagship events of PISB. • Volunteered for organizing the flagship event of PISB, i.e. CREDENZ
Education:
- Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, Pune Institute of Computer Technology
Public links:
- github: https://github.com/Ruturaj-7802
- leetcode: https://leetcode.com/Ruturaj007
- ruturajpatilportfolio.netlify.app: https://ruturajpatilportfolio.netlify.app/
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