About Me
Backend Engineer with 3+ years of experience building high-performance microservices and distributed systems with a proven track record of delivering scalable solutions.
Specialized in Java/Spring Boot ecosystems, event-driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis), and security-focused development including Java 8→17 migrations and CVE remediation.
Delivered impactful solutions: 55% sales increase through FMCSA integration, 30% operational efficiency gains via geofence automation, and 20x build time improvement through Gradle migration.
Key Achievements
- ▹55% sales increase via FMCSA/USDOT integration
- ▹30% efficiency gains through geofence automation
- ▹20x faster builds: Maven → Gradle migration
- ▹10 microservices migrated Java 8 → 17
- ▹Unified auth layer: OIDC/SAML via Keycloak
- ▹Redis rate limiting for DoS prevention
Microservices & APIs
Building event-driven microservices with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and reactive programming with WebFlux
Cloud & Kubernetes
AWS (Lambda, S3, ECS, Kinesis), Docker, Kubernetes orchestration, and Istio service mesh
Data & Streaming
Apache Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, Redis caching, PostgreSQL, and distributed data processing
Security & DevOps
OAuth2/OIDC/SAML via Keycloak, CI/CD pipelines, Java migrations, and CVE remediation
Experience
Smarsh (Caizin)
Software Engineer II
📍 Pune, India
Jun 2025 – Present
Current
Leading Java modernization and CI/CD initiatives for enterprise compliance solutions
Key Contributions:
- ▹Led Java 8 to Java 17 migration across 10 production microservices with zero downtime deployment
- ▹Architected CI/CD pipelines in Concourse for automated build, deployment, and smoke testing
- ▹Maintained critical workflow integrity through comprehensive regression testing
Technologies:
Trux, Inc.
Software Engineer
📍 Boston, MA (Remote)
Oct 2023 – Jun 2025
1.5 years
Built scalable event-driven systems for logistics and transportation platform
Key Contributions:
- ▹Engineered FMCSA/USDOT verification integration, contributing to 55% increase in sales conversion
- ▹Designed event-driven microservices using Amazon Kinesis for virtual load generation
- ▹Built GPS-enabled geofence tracking system (TRUXHMA), streamlining driver compliance by 30%
- ▹Reduced manual data entry errors through automated work log completion
Technologies:
Turtlemint India
Software Engineer
📍 Pune, India
Jun 2022 – Oct 2023
1.5 years
Developed authentication, security, and observability systems for fintech insurance platform
Key Contributions:
- ▹Implemented unified authentication layer with OIDC/SAML via Keycloak for SSO/SLO
- ▹Built Redis-based distributed rate limiting using sliding window algorithm (DoS prevention)
- ▹Integrated Istio service mesh for mTLS, traffic routing, and distributed tracing
- ▹Achieved 20x improvement in build times migrating Maven to Gradle on Java 17
- ▹Built AWS Cost Usage dashboards in Superset for real-time cloud spend visibility
Technologies:
Turtlemint India
Software Engineer Intern
📍 Mumbai, India
Feb 2022 – Jun 2022
5 months
Built reactive applications and improved infrastructure reliability
Key Contributions:
- ▹Built reactive Spring Boot application with WebFlux & Reactor for non-blocking API consumption
- ▹Migrated RabbitMQ from standalone to clustered mode for improved fault tolerance
- ▹Containerized applications with Docker and deployed to Kubernetes with Jenkins CI/CD
Technologies:
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
Computer Science & Engineering
2018 - 2022
System Design in Action
Interactive visualizations of distributed systems concepts — idempotency keys, database sharding, and event streaming
AI reasoning chains & tool use
LLM Agent Reasoning
ReAct pattern: Reason → Act → Observe → Respond
Queries Run
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Tool Calls
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Avg Latency
0ms
Tokens Used
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User Query
What's the weather in Tokyo and should I bring an umbrella?
Available Tools
Reasoning Chain
Click "Run Agent" to start the reasoning chain
Demonstrating the ReAct (Reason + Act) pattern for LLM agents with tool use
Code in Action
Real-world examples of microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native solutions
Spring Boot Microservices
Building scalable, loosely-coupled services with Spring Cloud ecosystem
Event-Driven Architecture
Implementing asynchronous communication patterns with Kafka and Kinesis
Cloud-Native Deployment
Orchestrating containers with Kubernetes and service mesh with Istio
Tech Stack & Expertise
Building scalable distributed systems with modern backend technologies
Languages
Frameworks
Messaging & Streaming
Cloud & DevOps
CI/CD
Databases & Caching
Monitoring & Observability
Security & Auth
Let's Connect
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