Senior Backend Engineer | Java | Spring Boot | Microservices | Spring AI | AI-Enabled Backend Systems | Tech Lead

Bengaluru


Greater Hyderabad Area

Pune







Bachelor of Technology, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata
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Senior Backend Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing distributed backend systems for large-scale enterprise applications in Retail, Telecom, and Insurance domains. I specialize in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Reactive Programming, Kafka, Elasticsearch, and cloud-native backend architecture. Currently learning to build AI-powered enterprise systems using Spring AI, Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Embeddings, and Vector Databases. I have led engineering teams, designed scalable architectures, owned API contracts, database design, and delivered products used across 1,800+ retail stores. Interested in building intelligent backend platforms where AI meets scalable distributed systems.
Greater Bengaluru Area
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Senior Software Engineer at Lowe's Companies, Inc., May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Currently building AI-enabled capabilities on top of existing backend services using Spring AI by developing MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, MCP clients, and AI agents. Currently exploring Embeddings, Vector Databases, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to integrate enterprise knowledge into AI-powered applications. Led a team of 5 engineers to successfully deliver the backend for ShipTrace, an order-tracking platform that enables store associates to monitor shipments from multiple sources, including vendors and distribution centers (DCs). Owned API contract design, high-level architecture, database design, backend development, and technical leadership while coordinating complex integrations with upstream and adjacent systems. Develop, maintain, and enhance the backend microservices for Freight Flow Productivity (FFP), a Spring Boot-based platform that measures the productivity and operational efficiency of associates across approximately 1,800 retail stores during truck unloading and pack-out operations. Designed and developed the Requisition Receiving Services, a suite of Spring Boot microservices built from scratch to modernize the receiving workflow by migrating store associates from a legacy system to an Android-based receiving platform for inventory arriving from distribution centers. Built My Red Vest – Claims & Adjustments from the ground up, a backend platform that enables store associates to correct inventory discrepancies after receiving replenishment shipments. Implemented real-time inventory updates, approval workflows between stores and distribution centers, and scalable microservice-based APIs supporting business-critical inventory operations.
Consultant at Deloitte USI, Apr 2021 - May 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos, Full-stack development for insurance domain applications. Built REST APIs using Java 8, Spring, and J2EE technologies. Worked with Oracle DB, XML/XSLT, JavaScript, and SQL. Followed Agile practices with Jira and Postman for API testing.
Project Associate at Cognizant, Jan 2020 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos, Greater Hyderabad Area, Developed and enhanced customer support backend services for Verizon. Migrated legacy services to Spring Boot and Reactive Microservices. Built REST APIs supporting account management, outage reporting, and customer support workflows.
Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra Ltd, Sep 2016 - Jan 2020 · 3 y 4 mo, Pune, Works in Telecom sector.
Bachelor of Technology, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata
github: https://github.com/Ashish0203