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Java backend engineer with production experience across Spring Boot services, Kafka-backed batch processing, AWS deployment, service migrations, and test coverage improvements.

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  • Software Development Engineer at TIAA GBS working with Java 21, Spring Boot, Confluent Kafka, Virtual Threads, AWS EKS, Kubernetes, and KEDA.
  • Led a scalable batch-processing redesign that improved throughput by 300% and reduced batch execution time by 50%.
  • Migrated enterprise services from Spring 5 to Spring 6 and JDK 8 to JDK 17, with up to 2x performance gains.
  • Improved SonarQube coverage from 7% to 80% through unit and integration testing practices.
  • Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner and OCI AI Foundations Associate.

Experience

Professional timeline

Resume-aligned engineering experience across Java backend systems, batch processing, cloud migration, service modernization, and testing.

Jul 2024 - Present

Pune, MH

TIAA GBS

Software Development Engineer

Building scalable Java and Spring Boot backend systems for retirement-plan platforms, with recent work across batch processing, service migrations, and test coverage.

  • Led a batch-processing redesign with Java 21, Spring Boot, Confluent Kafka, Virtual Threads, AWS EKS, Kubernetes, and KEDA autoscaling.
  • Achieved 300% higher throughput and reduced batch execution time by 50%.
  • Developed RESTful APIs for income-goal projects supporting high availability and data accuracy for 1M+ retirement plan participants.
  • Migrated workloads from Spring 5 to Spring 6 and JDK 8 to JDK 17, improving reliability, compliance, and performance by up to 2x.
  • Improved SonarQube coverage from 7% to 80% with unit and integration testing practices.
Java 21Spring BootKafkaVirtual ThreadsAWS EKSKEDA

Jul 2023 - Jul 2024

Pune, MH

TIAA GBS

Junior Software Development Engineer

Delivered backend and workflow enhancements across Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, FTL, ETL, and internal platform modernization work.

  • Implemented functional enhancements across UI workflows, forms, export features, ETL improvements, and internal tooling.
  • Migrated an internal application from WebLogic to Tomcat, eliminating license costs and improving operational efficiency.
  • Contributed to internal framework modernization, reducing technical debt and achieving a 35% performance improvement.
JavaSpring BootJavaScriptFTLETLTomcat

Jan 2023 - Jul 2023

Pune, MH

TIAA GBS

Intern - Software Development Engineer

Built cloud-migration proof-of-concepts and backend notification services while transitioning from internship work into production engineering.

  • Developed cloud migration POCs by moving on-premise services to AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
  • Integrated Spring Boot APIs with Unqork to accelerate internal-tool delivery.
  • Built a JavaMail and Spring Boot notification service with SMTP configuration and templated batch alerts.
AWS Elastic BeanstalkSpring BootUnqorkJavaMailSMTP