Pavan Kumar Bandaru

A product-focused engineer building developer-first products and scalable systems — turning ideas into products that solve real problems and drive growth.

About Me

Bridging Product Strategy with System Excellence

Product-First

Bridging the gap between engineering and product. I focus on why we build, not just how.

End-to-End Ownership

Leading early-stage products from idea to MVP and scale. I care about the full lifecycle.

Engineering Excellence

Building scalable systems with a focus on quality, reliability, and automation.

Expertise

Technical Skills

Python
Node.js
AWS
GCP
Docker
GitLab
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Terraform
CI / CD
Squish
Grafana
Datadog
Go
C#
Git
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Linux
Bazel
Windows
macOS
Career

My Journey

MBition GmbH (Mercedes Benz Software Hub)

Senior Software Engineer | Technical Product Owner

June 2021 – Present
Berlin, Germany

At Mercedes-Benz, I led the development of test management tools and automation frameworks for the MB.OS ecosystem. Product ownership for quality management in functional safety domains, building scalable REST APIs, and enabling AI-powered onboarding assistants to improve developer experience and test adoption.

Continental AG

Automotive Software Engineer (Work study)

Nov 2020 – May 2021
Regensburg, Germany

Developed a Hardware Abstraction Layer using SILVER vECU Python APIs and analyzed ECU performance in real and virtual environments. This shifted testing to faster virtual life cycles, reducing thousands of bugs early and significantly cutting development costs.

Continental AG

R&D Intern

May 2020 – Oct 2020
Germany

Tool development for engine management ECU debug data analyzer. Automation of CAN-based test scenarios (SAE J1939).

Tata Consultancy Services

Software Development Engineer

Aug 2016 – Aug 2018
India

Backend CRM application development. Database management with MS SQL. REST API implementation. Bug fixing in ADX portals.

What I do?

DevOps & CI/CD

Jenkins, GitLab-CI, Docker orchestration, and infrastructure as code for seamless deployments

Cloud Infrastructure

AWS, Terragrunt, Ansible automation for reliable cloud and on-premise deployments

Infrastructure Provisioning

End-to-end infrastructure setup on AWS and on-premise environments with IaC tools

Full-Stack Development

Python microservices, React frontends, and scalable backend architectures

Test Automation

Enterprise-grade frameworks with Robot Framework, Selenium, and Python automation

Automotive & Quality

CANoe, CAPL, automotive protocols, and quality assurance for next-gen mobility

Academics

Education

Technische Universität Chemnitz

Master's in Automotive Software Engineering

2.0
2019 – Present

Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering

Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering

1.7
2012 – 2016
Portfolio

Projects

Co-Founder

pgpulse

Unified observability for Supabase — dashboards, alerts, and database insights in one click. No extra stack to manage.

Supabase
SaaS
PostgreSQL
Monitoring
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Co-Founder

Base Kit

BaseKit is a suite of purpose-built extensions that connect Airtable to your workflows with secure OAuth, deterministic linking, and production-grade controls.

Airtable
Extensions
One-Click
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CTO

Chloris AI

As a CTO of Chloris AI, I led the development of an Early-stage AI and blockchain-powered platform for sustainable organic trade, connecting farmers and buyers through intelligent matchmaking, dynamic pricing, and verifiable traceability. Led product vision, MVP scope, and technical architecture from concept to prototype.

AI
Blockchain
Sustainability
Agritech
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Futurivy

As a CTO of Futurivy, I led the development of an Early-stage platform where I led product and engineering execution, translating ideas into MVP features and defining core architecture.

AI
Tool directory
AI academy
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Credentials

Certifications

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

CPSA-A (Certified Professional for Software Architecture - Advanced Level)

CPSA-A (Certified Professional for Software Architecture - Advanced Level)

Professional Scrum Developer I (PSD I)

Professional Scrum Developer I (PSD I)

Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)

Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)

Contact

Let's Connect

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