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Backend Engineer @Cognizant | Java • Spring Boot • REST APIs | Building Agentic AI Systems with Spring AI, MCP & RAG evaluations

About

I’m a Java backend developer at Cognizant, building Spring Boot services for leading US Insurance provider and integrating agentic AI into enterprise workflows. My work includes designing REST APIs, automating operational processes, supporting production systems, and integrating the Claude API with tool calling so applications can reason, retrieve context, and take action. Recent impact: • Developed and deployed 4+ Spring Boot REST APIs for insurance workflows • Automated a portfolio email process, saving 8+ team hours per week • Improved production triage using Datadog, Splunk, and Kafka event validation • Enhanced GitHub Actions workflows to streamline build, test, and deployment activities Core technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, REST APIs, Microservices, JPA/Hibernate, SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, GitHub Actions, Datadog, and Splunk. I’m also developing deeper expertise in applied AI: Spring AI, Model Context Protocol (MCP), RAG, LLM tool use, LangChain, LangGraph, and multi-agent workflows. I’m a Claude Certified Architect and a Top 5 finalist in Cognizant’s Neuro AI Hackathon, where I built a multi-agent debt-planning solution. I’m interested in Java Backend Developer, Spring Boot Developer, and Software Engineer opportunities where I can build reliable backend systems and practical AI-powered features.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

anthropic apis

claude code

claude

codex

gemini

github copilot

Work experience

Junior Software Engineer at Cognizant, Aug 2026 - Present · 2 mos, Bengaluru · Hybrid, • Developed and deployed 4+ Spring Boot REST APIs supporting enterprise insurance workflows. • Automated portfolio email delivery through a Spring Boot application, saving 8+ team hours per week and reducing manual effort by approximately 50%. • Improved production issue investigation using Datadog anomaly detection, Splunk log analysis, and Kafka event validation through Kafbat UI.

Software Engineer Trainee at Cognizant, Aug 2025 - Aug 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru · Hybrid, • Contributed to the development and maintenance of Java and Spring Boot services supporting insurance workflows. • Implemented and tested REST API functionality using Spring MVC, JPA/Hibernate, and SQL. • Built practical experience with CI/CD, production monitoring, log analysis, and enterprise software-development practices.

Customer Service Associate at Amazon, Sep 2021 - Oct 2021 · 2 mos, Remote, Handled customer queries in a fast-paced remote support environment, building communication and problem-solving skills under pressure.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science and Engineering, amity University

Senior Secondary Education, PCM with Computer Science, City Montessori School

Public links

github: https://github.com/zayedwithay

zayedalam.vercel.app: https://zayedalam.vercel.app/