# ATHARVA PATIL **Software Engineer · Founder · Product Builder** Navi Mumbai, India  |  [atharva.patil.cg@gmail.com](mailto:atharva.patil.cg@gmail.com)  |  Discord: `p4inz` GitHub: [github.com/p4inz-code](https://github.com/p4inz-code)  |  Portfolio: [atharvapatil.tech](https://atharvapatil.tech) --- ## SUMMARY Software engineer and product builder focused on desktop applications, developer tools, and systems programming. Founder of Northbyte Studios, where I independently design, build, test, and ship privacy-first software — currently an encrypted vault, two Linux distributions, and a compiled programming language. --- ## EXPERIENCE ### Northbyte Studios — Founder & Independent Software Studio *2026 – Present · Navi Mumbai, India (remote-friendly)* - Own the full product cycle myself on every product below: direction, architecture, engineering, UI/UX, testing, and release. - Every product ships on the same principles — no telemetry, trade-offs explained on-screen instead of buried in docs, free wherever the studio can afford it to be. ### Freelance — Web, UX & Brand *2025 – Present* - Independent client work in web development, UI/UX, and 3D/VFX visualization, including a full production website build for a performing-arts academy. --- ## SELECTED PROJECTS ### Nexus  ·  Encrypted Personal Vault *[github.com/p4inz-code/nexus-desktop](https://github.com/p4inz-code/nexus-desktop)*  ·  Mar 2026 – Present  ·  Windows Desktop - Built a Windows encrypted vault using AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption and Argon2id key derivation, with Windows Hello as a secondary unlock. - Zero telemetry, zero cloud — content stays encrypted at rest and exists decrypted only in memory while the vault is unlocked. - Rebuilt the entire v11 interface (lock screen, media browser, credentials, notes, settings, updater) without touching the cryptographic core underneath it. ### Mission OS  ·  Privacy-First Linux Distribution *[github.com/p4inz-code/mission-os](https://github.com/p4inz-code/mission-os)*  ·  2026 – Present  ·  Linux, GPLv3 - Building a privacy-first Linux distribution on Debian Stable and KDE Plasma, with an installer that explains the trade-off of every advanced option next to the toggle instead of burying it in docs. - 141/141 pixel checks passed on the installer foundation, backed by 14 CTest and 13 runtime suites. ### MINK  ·  Programming Language *[github.com/p4inz-code/mink](https://github.com/p4inz-code/mink)*  ·  2026 – In Development  ·  Rust, Apache 2.0 - Designing and building a compiled, general-purpose language from scratch — its own lexer, parser, type system, optimizer, and native code generator, producing a working executable with no external toolchain. - 878 compiler tests passing. ### Pursue OS  ·  Investigation-Focused Linux OS *[github.com/p4inz-code/pursue-os](https://github.com/p4inz-code/pursue-os)*  ·  2026 – Present  ·  Linux, Apache 2.0 - Building a Linux OS for OSINT, DFIR, and evidence-driven investigation work, centered on two flagship surfaces: an Investigation Terminal and an Investigation Browser with integrated Tor. ### Additional Projects - **Kanvaz** — Electron visual reference workspace for VFX artists · MIT · v4.2.2, final release - **Obscura** — Luau AST toolkit for Roblox developers · MIT · v1.0.0, 340/340 tests passing - **repo-map** — TypeScript engineering-intelligence CLI, published on npm · MIT · 870+ tests --- ## TECHNICAL SKILLS **Languages** — C#, Rust, TypeScript, C / C++, JavaScript, Lua / Luau **Frameworks** — .NET 8, WPF, Node.js, Astro, Qt / QML, Debian Linux **Security** — AES-256-GCM, Argon2id, LUKS2, TPM, Secure Boot, Windows Hello **Tools** — Git / GitHub Actions, VS Code, FFmpeg, Cloudflare Pages --- ## EDUCATION **B.Sc. Animation**  ·  D. Y. Patil University, Nerul, Navi Mumbai  ·  2025 – 2028, second year in progress