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Applications Software Engineer @ Oracle | Java · Microservices · Kubernetes | Agentic AI · IAM · OCI

About

Software engineer on Oracle's Enterprise Communication Platform's Infrastructure team with 3+ years building distributed microservices, cloud-native systems, and identity access controls on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). I specialize in the foundational layer — the services other Oracle product teams depend on — where engineering correctness and thoughtful system design matter most. At Oracle, I own the full engineering lifecycle depending on the feature: authoring design documents, driving architecture decisions, and shipping production systems in Java with Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, and OCI. I've taken complex, multi-service features from first principles to production — sometimes leading the design, sometimes co-designing with senior engineers, always going deep on the technical decisions. One of my current areas of focus is Agentic AI — specifically, a Spec Driven Development framework where structured specifications direct LLM-based agents to automate engineering tasks including code generation, testing, and code review. This brings determinism and auditability to AI-assisted engineering that most teams using AI today don't have. I hold an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2023 Certified Foundations Associate certification (1Z0-1085-23) and have a background in cybersecurity, including red team penetration testing and published research in computer vision.

Location

Alappuzha

AI stack

codex

ChatGPT

Work experience

Application Software Engineer 1 at Oracle, Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, • Authored end-to-end design documents and led architecture decisions for distributed infrastructure microservices owned by the team, defining API contracts, service boundaries, and data flows that has now evolved into a full fledged SaaS Application with its own SKUs. • Designed a Spec Driven Development framework for LLM-powered engineering agents for internal use, building structured specification formats that direct agents to automate code generation, testing, and code review — replacing ad hoc AI usage with a deterministic, auditable workflow. • Delivered IAM-integrated backend services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), containerized with Docker and orchestrated via Kubernetes, with event-driven messaging through Apache Kafka for real-time inter-service communication.

Project Intern at Oracle, Jan 2023 - Jul 2023 · 7 mos, Gurugram, • Contributed to backend infrastructure service development using Java and Oracle Database, building and testing 10-15 API endpoints across 10+ Agile sprints (two-week sprints over 6 months) and delivering on schedule. • Collaborated directly with senior engineers on system design, code reviews, and architecture discussions within Oracle's Enterprise Communications Platform Cloud team, leading to a full-time conversion as Associate Software Developer / Applications Software Engineer 1.

Cybersecurity Virtual Intern at Cisco, Jun 2022 - Jul 2022 · 2 mos, • Designed a university-scale network topology in Cisco Packet Tracer, modeling 150 nodes across 8 VLANs with OSPF routing, ACLs, DHCP services, and firewall segmentation as the program capstone. • Completed Cisco NetAcad's cybersecurity curriculum covering network security protocols, threat modeling, and defense-in-depth strategies, earning the Introduction to Cybersecurity badge and Packet Tracer certification.

Cyber Security Analyst (Red Team) at Blue Planet Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd., India, Sep 2021 - Mar 2022 · 7 mos, Remote, • Conducted web application and network penetration tests across multiple client environments using OWASP Top 10 methodology, identifying 10+ critical/high-severity vulnerabilities per engagement on average. • Delivered structured VAPT reports with root cause analysis and remediation roadmaps, documenting exploit chains and fix guidance that enabled clients to resolve 80% of critical findings within two weeks.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

12th | AISSCE | CBSE, Computer Science, Angels Arc Senior Secondary School, Kayamkulam

Public links

github: https://github.com/neerajsk911