Shrinivaasan L N

Backend Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India5 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led critical API integrations for banking sectors.
Achieved over 95% reduction in API latency.
Mentored new engineers and served as Scrum Master.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in Fintech API integrations and cloud-native solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Api IntegrationCloud-native DevelopmentApplication DevelopmentFront-end DevelopmentDatabase ManagementMicroservices DevelopmentApi Development

Other Skills

API integrationsAWSAmazon Web Services (AWS)AngularAnsibleApache CamelArtifactoryAzureAzure API ManagementAzure DevOps ServicesAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)C (Programming Language)CI/CDCamel RoutesCascading Style Sheets (CSS)

About

Currently serving as a Backend Engineer at Backbase, contributing to the development of secure, production-ready, cloud-native API Integration Platforms using tools like Java, Apache Camel, Quarkus, Docker, and Kubernetes. My role emphasizes delivering critical API integrations, optimizing performance, and collaborating with teams to resolve technical challenges while ensuring seamless functionality for banking and credit union sectors. With a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Kumaraguru College of Technology, I have built a foundation in software development and problem-solving. My professional journey includes experience with microservices, Java-based frameworks, and front-end technologies like Angular, enabling me to deliver impactful and efficient solutions. My goal is to continue creating innovative and robust software solutions that align with dynamic business needs.

Experience

5 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Backbase

Backend Engineer

May 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid

Building production-ready, secure, productized, cloud-native API Integration Platforms (Productized IPaaS) using Java, Apache Camel (Kamelets, Camel K), Quarkus, Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Led end-to-end delivery of production-grade, critical API integrations across 6+ monthly releases for the banking and credit union sectors, acting as the key technical liaison to translate complex requirements, navigate dynamic vendor/client goalposts, and collaborate closely with QA to resolve bugs.
Spearheaded systematic performance optimization, cutting API middleware latency by >95% (from ~1s to ~50ms) by identifying and eliminating deep-rooted bottlenecks. Key optimizations included thread pool tuning, singleton pattern enforcement (minimizing object creation & GC overhead), and replacing costly Groovy/serialization operations with better-performing JsonPath.
Defined and delivered critical, organization-wide NFRs (logging frameworks, secure headers, mTLS, and a global error handling system for Camel routes) that impacted all teams and connectors.
Engineered an LLM-agnostic GenAI agent (Python, LangChain) to auto-generate complex Jolt transformations using a RAG pipeline that leverages a ChromaDB vector store and integrates with GitHub MCP for Jolt source code context.
Automated the Azure APIM lifecycle using IaaC (YAML), enabling consistent, version-controlled configuration.
Configured and optimized GitHub Actions & CI/CD workflows for connector/SDK repos.
Reinforced the Integration Platform with security-by-design, implementing secure secret management, OAuth2, mTLS, and custom header filters.
Refined the 'Buddy Program' to accelerate new-hire ramp-up time and personally mentored 5+ new engineers, helping them rapidly integrate to their teams.
Served as the team's Scrum Master, orchestrating agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning), managing timelines and removing blockers to maximize team velocity and ensure on-time delivery.

JavaApache CamelQuarkusAzureDockerKubernetes+6

Transunion

3 roles

Application Developer

Promoted

Feb 2023 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

Built a Spring Boot app allowing users to easily read and write data in a PostgreSQL database through both a UI and microservices.
Triaged vulnerabilities and maintained code quality using Seeker for Backend and Checkmarx AST for Frontend apps, ensuring robust security measures.
Developed fast and intuitive front-end web client to help optimise Batch Process.
Employed Virtual Scroll with Paginated APIs to reduce website load time by over 60%.
Enabled server-side search with a bespoke Search API that goes well with Virtual Scroll capabilities
Developed and delivered Template-driven and Reactive Forms with Angular and RxJS.
Leveraged Angular Material to create aesthetic web apps for enterprise use.
Researched and presented a PoC on the use of grpc-web and envoy proxy to directly consume gRPC APIs from the browser
Deployed Angular apps and Java Microsystems to both on-prem servers and AWS EC2 instances.
Effectively integrated and leveraged JEST for unit testing and Playwright for automation testing of enterprise-scale UI applications.
Skills: Angular, Typescript, Javascript DOM, REST, gRPC, NodeJS, pgAdmin, AWS

Spring BootPostgreSQLAngularRESTgRPCAWS+4

Associate Application Developer

Nov 2020 – Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Learnt Front-End Web Technologies and Angular to develop user-focused Front-End involving operations on large quantities of Data.
Built new features into a process orchestrator as part of Integration Platforms as a Service infrastructure to support the event-driven microservice architecture for an Online application.
Developed new features to improve and deliver mission-critical APIs and microservices using Java, SpringBoot, REST, SOAP, gRPC, and Camel Routes as part of an AGILE team.
Worked on POCs for new technologies and tools such as LaunchDarkly, OpenTelemetry, and more to optimize, streamline, and improve the existing application.
Attended and won Hackathons by innovating new solutions for the organization.
Ensured the Quality of Code and Security using Scans such as Sonar, Blackduck, and Checkmarx.
Unit-tested applications using JUnit and worked on defect analysis and bug fixing.
Learnt the art of writing clean and readable code.