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Senior Software Engineer | Forward Deployed Engineer at Prodapt

About

I’m a Forward Deployed Engineer with 4+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying enterprise-grade cloud-native applications. I specialize in Java, Spring Boot, React.js, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, and DevOps, delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions across the complete software development lifecycle. I work closely with business stakeholders and cross-functional engineering teams to understand complex requirements, translate them into technical solutions, and deliver production-ready applications. My experience includes building microservices, developing RESTful APIs, optimizing database performance, implementing CI/CD pipelines, containerizing applications, and managing cloud infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and OpenShift. I have a strong passion for solving complex technical challenges, improving system performance, automating deployments, and ensuring reliable, highly available production environments. I enjoy collaborating with teams, driving continuous improvement, and delivering technology solutions that create measurable business impact. Core Skills: Java • Spring Boot • React.js • TypeScript • Microsoft Azure • AWS • Docker • Kubernetes • Azure DevOps • Jenkins • CI/CD • Microservices • REST APIs • MySQL • PostgreSQL • Oracle • MongoDB • Git • System Design • DevOps • Cloud Engineering

Location

Chennai

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Work experience

Senior Software Engineer at Prodapt, Jan 2026 - Present · 10 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, • Led zero-downtime MySQL database migration from version 5.7 to 8.4 across 10 production applications using Debezium CDC (Change Data Capture) with Kafka message streaming and custom sink connectors; implemented dual-write strategy, bidirectional replication, and comprehensive validation ensuring data consistency and preventing service disruption during migration window. • Collaborated with the internal DevOps Tools Team to establish comprehensive monitoring and observability across 15+ production applications; implemented Azure Monitor dashboards, Application Insights telemetry, and real-time alerting reducing incident response time and improving platform visibility. • Worked closely with DevOps and infrastructure team to optimize Kubernetes cluster operations, resource allocation, and deployment strategies; contributed to shared runbooks, incident response procedures, and infrastructure documentation improving team efficiency and reducing operational overhead. • Supported internal Tools Team on production troubleshooting, log analysis, and performance diagnostics for mission-critical applications; participated in on-call rotation and post-incident reviews driving continuous improvement in platform reliability and DevOps practices. • Designed and built the Change Control Board (CCB) portal (Spring Boot, React, MySQL) — implemented SLA enforcement rules, revamped the PrimeReact DataTable UI, resolved Excel export formatting issues, optimized popup/modal load performance, and built backend SQL tooling for Excel-to-MySQL data loading. • Currently architecting and developing a digital hiring platform product (Java/Spring Boot, React) to streamline candidate sourcing, screening, and onboarding workflows.

Software Developer at Clayfin, Jul 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, • Led full-stack development of Personal Finance Management platform on Microsoft Azure, serving 100,000+ active users with 99.95% uptime through AKS orchestration and auto-scaling. • Optimized backend API response times from 2.5s to 380ms (84% reduction) via JPA/Hibernate query refactoring, Redis caching, pagination, and materialized view strategy for high-volume reporting endpoints. • Architected and implemented CI/CD pipeline using Azure DevOps (Azure Pipelines + Azure Repos), achieving 40% reduction in deployment time; automated artifact builds, multi-stage testing, and production rollouts. • Containerized 12+ microservices with Docker; orchestrated deployments on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with custom resource scaling policies, health checks, and zero-downtime rolling updates. • Integrated ML and GenAI models (TensorFlow, LLMs) deployed as REST APIs on Azure App Services and containerized environments, enabling real-time recommendations and document processing for core platform features. • Designed and optimized Azure infrastructure: configured Azure SQL Database, Storage Accounts, Service Bus, Key Vault, and Azure Monitor; implemented ARM templates for IaC and reduced infrastructure provisioning time by 35%. • Spearheaded adoption of MyBatis ORM for performance-critical modules; designed complex mappers with dynamic SQL, custom TypeHandlers, and multi-table joins, reducing query latency by 45% for reporting APIs. • Established comprehensive observability: implemented ELK stack for log aggregation, Azure Application Insights for APM, and proactive alerting; reduced MTTR for production issues from 45min to 8min. • Managed Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters for high-availability containerized deployments; configured cluster networking, persistent volumes, and workload distribution for hybrid cloud operations.

Software Trainee at Clayfin, Aug 2022 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, • Built 18+ responsive, component-driven UI screens using React.js and TypeScript for digital and core banking portals; implemented state management with Redux and achieved 92% Lighthouse performance scores. • Designed and enhanced 8+ backend microservices for core banking using Java 8, Spring Boot 2.x, and RESTful APIs; handled transaction volumes of 10,000+ req/sec with sub-100ms latency via connection pooling and query optimization. • Designed data persistence layer using JPA/Hibernate and Oracle DB supporting 50+ concurrent users and high-volume transactional workflows; optimized N+1 queries reducing page load time by 35%. • Deployed containerized applications across development, staging, and production environments using Docker; created reusable Docker images and optimized layer caching reducing build time by 28%. • Engineered API integrations for mission-critical modules: customer onboarding (OAuth 2.0), transaction workflows, and regulatory reporting; achieved 99.9% integration uptime through retry logic and circuit breakers. • Implemented multithreaded components using ExecutorService and ThreadPool for background operations: batch log processing, audit trail generation, and archival jobs; processed 1M+ records daily with 15% CPU overhead. • Secured microservice communication using Spring Security with JWT-based authentication and authorization; implemented role-based access control (RBAC) across 6 services, reducing security vulnerabilities by 40%. • Orchestrated asynchronous messaging via Apache ActiveMQ, decoupling 5 critical services; improved system responsiveness and reduced synchronous call failures by 65%. • Managed source control workflows on GitLab; implemented feature branching, comprehensive code reviews, and automated CI/CD integration maintaining 100% build success rate over an 8-month period.

Software Intern at Clayfin, Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, • Developed and tested 8 UI components and 12 backend services for financial dashboards using Java Spring Boot and React.js; achieved 95% code coverage through comprehensive unit and integration tests. • Gained hands-on experience across full-stack development stack: designed RESTful APIs, implemented business logic in Spring Boot, and created interactive dashboards using React hooks and Material-UI. • Authored 50+ efficient SQL queries and stored procedures in Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB; optimized queries reducing execution time by 40% and improving database index strategy documentation.

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST)

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering, SRM Valliammai Engineering college