Headline

Senior/Staff Software Engineer | Java, Spring Boot, Microservices & Distributed Systems | Applied GenAI & LLM Integration | Ex-OpenText, IBM | Building AI-Powered Enterprise Systems

About

I build backend systems that scale — and increasingly, I build the AI layer on top of them. Over 10 years, I've architected and shipped Java/Spring Boot microservices for enterprise platforms serving 1M+ active users, cutting API response times by 40% and improving system reliability through deep work in distributed systems, database optimization, and production reliability (98% SLA resolution as on-call lead). Most recently, I architected and deployed an on-premise generative AI chat solution — integrating an internal Ollama LLM with enterprise document systems on a Kubernetes (K3s) cluster, with Helm, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, and secure reverse-proxy infrastructure. This is where my focus is heading: applied AI, LLM integration, and agentic systems built on solid enterprise engineering foundations — not AI as a buzzword, but AI wired into real, production infrastructure. What I bring: - Distributed systems & microservices architecture (Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Hibernate) - API design, versioning, and security (OAuth 2.0, JWT, OWASP) - Cloud & DevOps: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps) - Applied GenAI: LLM integration, RAG pipelines, on-prem AI deployment - Technical mentoring and cross-functional delivery, from stakeholder alignment to production ownership I'm currently exploring Staff/Lead Engineer and Forward Deployed Engineer roles — anywhere the work means building real systems close to real users, with AI as a first-class part of the stack, not an afterthought.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

gemini

github copilot

hugging face

langchain

ollama

Work experience

Software Development Engineer 2 at Xebia, Jan 2026 - Present · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Continuing to build on 10 years of Java/Spring Boot backend expertise within enterprise consulting engagements, with a focus on distributed systems and scalable API design. Currently deepening hands-on expertise in applied AI — building agentic AI systems and LLM-integrated applications independently, extending the generative AI work started at OpenText.

Senior Software Engineer at OpenText, Sep 2022 - Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Architected performance-optimized Java/Spring Boot APIs serving 1M+ active users, reducing response times by 40% through distributed systems design and query optimization. - Engineered database and JPA/Hibernate query optimizations, reducing API latency by 15% and improving system reliability by 12% - Led cross-functional collaboration to prioritize and resolve critical bugs across Java microservices, maintaining uninterrupted customer-facing service - Ensured code quality through rigorous testing (JUnit, Mockito, Postman); mentored junior engineers on design patterns, clean code, and technical growth - Served as primary on-call responder for production Java systems, maintaining a 98% SLA resolution rate - Architected and deployed an on-premise generative AI chat solution — integrating an internal Ollama LLM with enterprise document systems via a Java middleware layer on a Kubernetes (K3s) cluster, with Helm, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, and secure Nginx reverse-proxy infrastructure.

Senior System Software Engineer at IBM, Jun 2019 - Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Strengthened enterprise API security and scalability across Java-based systems supporting large-scale clients. - Championed API versioning and backward-compatibility strategies, enabling seamless client migrations with zero service disruption - Implemented OAuth 2.0 and JWT token-based authentication, reducing security vulnerabilities by 30% - Refactored legacy monolithic backend systems into distributed microservices, cutting server resource consumption by 35% and improving scalability - Monitored production systems and resolved performance bottlenecks, improving application stability and reducing customer complaints by 15%

Associate Consultant at Capgemini, Sep 2018 - Apr 2019 · 8 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Led Agile/SCRUM development for a 7-member team building customer-facing features for a credit card application, using Struts and Spring Boot. - Integrated third-party APIs into the credit card application, boosting customer engagement by 25% - Partnered with product managers to define user stories and prioritize backlog, improving team alignment and delivery outcomes - Implemented automated unit and integration testing (JUnit, Jest), improving test coverage by 25% and reducing production bugs by 15%

Senior Application Developer at BNY, Jun 2015 - Sep 2018 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Greater Chennai Area, Built Java Enterprise web applications on the BXP1/BXP3 platform using Spring and RESTful web services, with front-end development in JavaScript and HTML. - Independently designed and implemented a streamlined logging system for a critical microservice, reducing debugging time by 40% - Proactively analyzed application performance metrics, identifying and resolving bottlenecks to sustain optimal system performance - Volunteered for on-call rotation within the first few months, resolving critical production issues and reinforcing system reliability - Built a reusable CI/CD script that reduced deployment time by 15 minutes per release.

Student Intern at BNY, Feb 2015 - May 2015 · 4 mos, Chennai Area, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Anna University Chennai