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Backend Software Engineer | Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Azure | Cloud Native Distributed Systems & High-Scale APIs | AI Engineering, LLMs

About

👋 Hi there, I'm Shivam, a Software Engineer, building reliable, scalable backend services for user-facing applications at UBS Wealth Management. My expertise lies in Java, Spring Boot, and Microsoft Azure with a strong experience in API design and development in a cloud native distributed system. I also have experience using React.js and Next.js scaling websites and building UIs. Also equipped with AI engineering skills like Langchain, RAG, MCP, Azure OpenAI and Agentic AI. 🙌I'm a strong team player who thrives in fast-paced and dynamic environments, and love taking up leadership responsibilities. 🤝💡Beyond engineering, I've a good sense of product and finance. I'm always eager to learn and grow. Also finding interest in the AI developments especially in AI Safety.. Let's connect! Feel free to reach out for a chat, collaboration, or just to share interesting ideas. 🚀

Location

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

AI stack

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claude

codex

cursor

deepseek

gemini

github copilot

hugging face

langchain

mcp

notebooklm

notion

ollama

openai

perplexity

githubcopilot

huggingface

Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Software Engineer at UBS, Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, Contributing at UBS Wealth Management in the post trade lifecycle: • Developed and migrated robust RESTful APIs in Java Spring Boot, enhancing efficiency for internal clients reducing manual query resolution time from 4 hours to 3 minutes. • Contributed to backend of high-volume post-trade lifecycle product with 20+ microservices, processing over 6 million securities positions daily utilizing Kafka. • Implemented CI/CD workflows with Ansible and GitLab for deploying docker containers on K8s, reducing deployment time and ensuring code quality. • Led a frontend team to build an MVP for a multi-banking product (on a project rotation), contributing to a successful funding round of over $300k. Java, Spring Boot, Junit, Mockito, Microservices, Distributed Systems, SOAP/ REST APIs, JWT, OAuth2, API Gateway, CI/CD, Docker, Microsoft Azure Cloud (IAM, KeyVault, Kubernetes, Postgres, OpenAI), Splunk, Static code analysis- Sonar/ Fortify, React.js.

Tech & PM Associate at Global Governance Initiative, May 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos, Remote, - Worked under the co-founders directly for the Edtech Startup providing education, managed technical aspects and operations of products with over 5k beneficiaries. - Built a Next.js-based website with 30k+ traffic from the ground up, leveraging Tailwind CSS for styling and a Sanity CMS for blog management, resulting in improved user engagement and retention. Check out: www.globalgovernanceinitiative.org - Implemented server-side rendering (SSR) and static site generation using Next.js, resulting in faster page load times and improved search engine optimization (SEO) overall boosting performance by 2x. - Developed a custom learning management system LMS using MERN Stack that serve 2k+ active users, enabling seamless course management, assignment submission, and course progression. - Developed a business case study solving platform Schrodinger using Node.js and template engines, enabling users to practice real-world problem-solving skills. - Worked on Passport.js and JWT, OAuth for authentication and creating login sessions for the platforms and developed understanding of cookies, Local storage and session storage. - Worked closely with cross-functional teams, automated workflows and operations using Python. The products built and contributed to: https://www.globalgovernanceinitiative.org/ https://schrodingerbyggi.org/ https://lmsggi.com/

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, ECE, Pune Institute of Computer Technology

High School, 10+2, Army Public School (APS)

Public links

github: https://github.com/ShivamBunge

medium: https://medium.com/@shivam-b

leetcode: https://leetcode.com/ShivamBunge

youtube.com: https://youtube.com/@techSaffar