Mrityunjay Raj

Hey, I'm Mrityunjay

CSE • BIT Mesra • AI Engineer • 5x Hackathon Winner

About

An engineer and open source contributor specializing in AI Systems and Full-Stack Development.

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

B.Tech in Computer Science

September 2023 – July 2027

Y Combinator

Startup School

75+Merged PRs (Open Source)2k+Active Users (GSoC Espionage)

Experience

Google Summer of Code 2026

Open Source Developer – Python Software Foundation

May 2026 – Sep 2026

Remote • Active

Python • BorgBackup • C

Project: Borgbackup Pack Files for borg2 implementing pack file support for the next-generation borg2 storage backend — view all PRs

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Klyrax Labs

Associate Software Engineer

Dec 2025 – Present

Remote • Part-time

Contributing to product development and engineering initiatives as an Associate Software Engineer

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Open Source Contributor

BorgBackup • BorgBase • OSSF

Dec 2025 – Present

Remote • 50+ Pull Requests

Python • CI/CD • GitHub Actions

BorgBackup (Borg): Authored 33 PRs optimizing CI/CD pipelines, Python 3.12 compatibility, and resolving complex timezone bugs
BorgBase (Vorta): Authored 16 PRs optimizing CI/CD pipelines, Python 3.12 compatibility, and resolving complex timezone bugs, completing 2 full projects
OSSF (CVE Binary Tool): Resolved critical Windows crash loops involving sqlite3 databases via filesystem optimizations

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EkamApps (Turrant AI)

AI Engineering Intern

Oct 2025 – Jan 2026

Remote • 4 months

Python • FastAPI • Next.js • PostgreSQL • REST APIs • Supabase

Engineered a scalable RESTful API suite and credit-based billing microservice, successfully handling 500+ concurrent transactions using Node.js and FastAPI
Architected a multi-tenant notification system across WhatsApp, email, and web portals using an event-driven architecture with message queuing
Optimized PostgreSQL schemas (118+ tables) via advanced query tuning and indexing, improving OCR accuracy by 25%

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BITAcademia

SDE Intern

July 2025 – Present

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

React • Node.js • MongoDB • Express

Developed features for the official academic platform to streamline academic management for students, faculty, and administration
Contributed to building a comprehensive system for managing academic workflows at BIT Mesra

Live GitHub

PromptCue

SDE Intern

Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

Remote • 6 months

Node.js • Next.js • Redis • PostgreSQL

Built an AI aggregator platform integrating LLMs, MCP tools, local file systems, and image generation APIs using Node.js and Next.js
Implemented multi-model support enabling seamless switching between Gemini, GPT, Claude, and other LLMs through a unified interface
Reduced model inference latency by 30% by implementing Redis caching strategies and asynchronous processing queues

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ScrapGenie

SDE Intern

Dec 2024 – Jan 2025

Remote • 2 months

Contributed to software development initiatives enhancing operational efficiency and scalability for an innovative scrap recycling platform

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Projects

GSoC Espionage

GitHub PR analytics dashboard with 1.4k+ active users visualizing merge rates, contributor stats, and activity timelines for any repository. Features branch filtering, customizable time ranges, CSV/JSON data exports, GSoC 2026 organization lists, and theme support.

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