Akhil Mekala

Software Engineer with experience at Microsoft designing and orchestrating complex systems where AI agents integrate into human workflows and scalable distribution systems. Proficient in C#, Python, Azure, and REST APIs with strong foundations in prompt engineering, test-driven development (L0/L1/E2E), and CI/CD. Uses GitHub Copilot and Claude API actively in development workflows. Expert-rated competitive programmer (Codeforces 1660, 900+ problems solved).

Software Engineer at Microsoft (2025-06 – 2025-12)

• Contributed to Model Orchestrator for IVR, reducing API latency by ∼20% and improving response quality by 20% through a distributed LLM routing system capable of large-scale horizontal scaling.
• Designed L0 and L1 testing frameworks for Model Orchestrator — achieving 99% code coverage, a plug-and-play foundation for future validations, and significantly reduced manual QA effort.
• Built fully automated E2E test scenarios running continuously in pre-production, establishing a zero-touch quality gate with credential isolation and zero-trust service mocking — enforcing security compliance across the entire Model Orchestrator lifecycle.

Software Engineer at cutoffs.ai (2026-01 – Present)

• Built Python backend for an AI-powered JEE/JOSAA counselling platform predicting college allotments across 500+ NITs, IITs, IIITs and GFTIs using supervised learning on multi-year historical cutoff data.
• Developed privacy-preserving mentor-matching system and integrated Razorpay payment gateway with automated PDF report generation.
• Closed institutional partnerships with Sri Chaitanya and Resonance; conducted parent-facing product demos.

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering – Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad (2021 – 2025)