Saurav Kumar

Software Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India5 yrs experience

Key Highlights

  • Impact Award recipient for key project delivery.
  • 40% acceleration in CI/CD workflows.
  • Expertise in backend development and microservices.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Developer specializing in Fintech and SaaS applications.

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Skills

Core Skills

Backend DevelopmentMicroservicesDevopsData EngineeringFrontend Development

Other Skills

Apache KafkaApache SparkAzure Blob StorageCloud ServicesEvent-driven SystemsGitIntegration TestingJWTJavaJenkinsKafkaMongoDBRESTful APIsRedisSecure Coding Practices

About

Hello! I am Saurav Kumar, a dynamic and detail-oriented Software Engineer with over 4.7 years of hands-on experience in backend development, specializing in Java and Spring Boot. My expertise lies in designing, developing, and optimizing scalable microservices and cloud-native applications. I am passionate about leveraging my skills in CI/CD pipeline automation, cloud services, and secure coding practices to create high-performance fintech and enterprise-grade applications. I thrive in collaborative environments and am always eager to learn and adapt to new technologies. Throughout my career, I have successfully architected event-driven systems and RESTful APIs, ensuring high availability and security. I have a strong command over unit and integration testing frameworks, achieving over 90% code coverage for reliable software delivery. My recent role at General Electric Vernova allowed me to implement secure API access and enhance system performance significantly. I am now looking for new challenges as a Backend Engineer or Java Developer to further utilize my skills and contribute to innovative projects. Key Achievements: - Received the Impact Award at General Electric Vernova for delivering key projects with high focus and efficiency. - Honored with the Sirius Award at Kantar for my initiative and excellence in project execution and team collaboration. - Successfully standardized CI/CD workflows, accelerating build and deployment processes by 40%.

Experience

American airlines

Engineer IT Software

Dec 2025Present · 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid

Ge vernova

Software Engineer

Feb 2024Dec 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid

  • In my current role at General Electric Vernova, I have implemented secure API access by integrating Spring Security 6 with JWT token validation in microservices, ensuring robust authentication and authorization. I have enhanced scalability and fault tolerance by incorporating Apache Kafka with a producer-consumer architecture. Additionally, I standardized CI/CD workflows by designing a universal Jenkinsfile for backend services, which accelerated build and deployment processes by 40%. My focus on performance optimization led to a 35% decrease in API response times through Redis multi-get and multi-set optimizations. I also improved real-time messaging reliability by implementing WebSockets in Spring Boot, achieving a 30% performance gain.
  • Achievements:
  • Successfully integrated Spring Security 6 with JWT token validation, enhancing the security of microservices.
  • Achieved a 40% acceleration in build and deployment processes by standardizing CI/CD workflows.
  • Improved API performance by 35% through Redis optimizations, significantly enhancing system throughput.
  • Enhanced real-time messaging capabilities, resulting in a 30% performance gain through WebSocket implementation.
Spring SecurityJWTApache KafkaJenkinsRedisWebSockets+2

Kantar

2 roles

Senior Software Engineer - Product Development

Promoted

Apr 2023Feb 2024 · 10 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

  • As a Senior Software Engineer at Kantar, I developed and deployed Spring Boot microservices to aggregate data from various sources, efficiently storing it in Azure Blob Storage. I implemented Apache Kafka for managing file ingestion and preprocessing pipelines, which cut downtime by 50%. I designed a metadata-driven preprocessing framework using MongoDB and Apache Spark on Azure Databricks, enabling scalable data transformation. Additionally, I created a real-time client notification system by integrating Spring Boot Kafka consumers with WebSockets, enhancing visibility in workflows. My efforts in optimizing REST API performance resulted in a 20% boost in response times.
  • Achievements:
  • Developed a metadata-driven preprocessing framework that improved data transformation efficiency.
  • Enhanced REST API performance by 20% through effective caching mechanisms.
  • Increased automated test coverage by 30% through the development of a custom testing framework.
Spring BootApache KafkaAzure Blob StorageMongoDBApache SparkWebSockets+2

Software Engineer - Product Development

Feb 2021Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

  • Reduced downtime by 50% by diagnosing and resolving critical Kafka messaging issues, ensuring smooth data flow across microservices.
  • Architected and deployed a CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins and Git for Spring Boot applications, resulting in a 15% increase in deployment efficiency.
JenkinsGitKafkaDevOps

Mindfire solutions

Intern - Software Engineer

Jan 2020Jun 2020 · 5 mos · Bhubaneshwar

  • During my internship at Mindfire Solutions, I contributed to both backend and frontend development of Spring MVC applications. I developed and maintained a Resume Builder application, implementing Spring Controllers, Services, and Repository layers to support seamless data flow. My role involved ensuring reliable user input handling and scalable application performance through effective form data processing and integration with backend services.
  • Achievements:
  • Successfully developed a Resume Builder application, enhancing overall system functionality.
  • Contributed to both backend and frontend development, improving application performance and user experience.
Spring MVCFrontend Development

Education

National Institute of Technology Raipur

Master of Computer Applications - MCA — Computer Science

Jan 2017Jan 2020

St. Xavier's College, Ranchi

BCA — Computer Science

Jan 2014Jan 2017

Delhi Public School, Ranchi

AISSCE — SCIENCE

Jan 2012Jan 2014

Lady K. C. Roy Memorial School, Ranchi

AISSE

Jan 2011Jan 2012

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