Mihir Deshpande

Hey there, my name is Mihir. I am a software engineer with 4 years of experience building scalable, high-performance backend systems. I am passionate about designing efficient and fault-tolerant system architectures. I am skilled in integrating LLMs into production environments, with hands-on experience in prompt engineering and GenAI implementation. I enjoy tackling complex problems, drive high-impact solutions, and lead projects that enhance system reliability, performance, and scalability. I love exploring tech and hacking together cool projects. I love Emacs!

Work Experience

At Helpshift, I’ve led initiatives that include:

  • Designing a high-throughput architecture for LLM integration, supporting 1.5K RPS
  • Engineering a Kafka-based asynchronous task queue that cut load average by 30%
  • Building multilingual AI-powered translation systems that increased user engagement by 20%
  • Mentoring new engineers, driving clean code practices and team-wide efficiency

Projects and Open Source Contribution

My open-source work in graph embeddings (clj-deepwalk) has been featured in Clojure Deref, and I continue to experiment with tools at the intersection of AI and systems.

Clj-deepwalk

  • Graph Embedding library written in Clojure.
  • Implements Deepwalk for learning graph node embeddings
  • Enables vector-based reasoning and similarity search over graph structures
  • Lightweight, modular, and easy to extend for research or production use

Ollama MCP Client

  • Seamless integration between Ollama language models and MCP servers
  • Native support for Git operations via MCP Git server
  • Extensible architecture for managing multiple MCP servers
  • Rich, interactive Terminal UI for a smooth user experience

AIde

  • Generates coding challenges using OpenAI
  • Evaluates user-submitted solutions automatically
  • Provides detailed, actionable feedback
  • Helps developers sharpen coding skills through interactive practice

🎓 I’ll be joining Purdue, West Lafayette in Fall 2025 for MS in Software Engineering, with a focus on distributed systems and backend architecture.

Let’s connect if you're hiring for backend or platform roles — or if you're working on systems where performance, reliability, and scalability are top priorities.

📧 Email : deshpande.mihir7@gmail.com | deshpa92@purdue.edu



On a sidenote, I am also a Sitar Player and a student of Indian Classical Music. I have been teaching sitar since 2024 both - online and in person.

You can find my music on Youtube, Spotify and on Instagram!