Akshay Thite

About Akshay Thite

Senior Software Engineer with ~7 years of experience architecting scalable, secure, enterprise-grade systems across backend platforms, distributed data systems, and cloud-native infrastructure. Currently modernizing the RHEL release workflow at Red Hat — migrating legacy advisory processes to Konflux-CI, automating pipeline configurations, and developing an AI-powered release agent leveraging LLM-based agents and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Core expertise in Python, Flask/FastAPI, PySpark, Kafka, Airflow, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes. Strong background in distributed systems design, TDD, Agile delivery, and cross-functional team mentoring.

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Red Hat

   Mar 2025 — Present · IN

   Modernizing the RHEL release workflow by migrating legacy Errata advisory processes to Konflux-CI through targeted PoCs, improving long-term pipeline reliability and auditability.• Designed and delivered automated tenant-specific YAML configuration tooling for RHEL and non-RHEL pipelines, reducing manual setup effort by 40% and standardizing workflows across teams.• Developing an AI-powered Release Agent (in progress) using LLM-based agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP); architecting a FastMCP server exposing 15+ tools to bridge conversational AI with Errata Tool and Konflux advisory databases for natural language release querying.• Built GitLab-based package collection tooling with Python, YAML, and CI/CD validation for reproducible, audit-ready releases with policy-as-code workflows; improved release velocity by 25%.• Leads architecture/design reviews, code reviews, and mentors junior engineers and new hires.

Education

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology