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AKSHAY NILAWAR
Nanded
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Summary
Dynamic Software Developer with proven expertise at Thomas Cook (India) Limited, specializing in Java and Spring Boot. Successfully enhanced a B2B travel platform by implementing multi-level booking workflows and optimizing performance with Redis. Strong collaborator with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions and improving application stability through agile practices.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Developer
Thomas Cook (India) Limited
06.2024 - Current
- Developed and maintained backend services for a B2B travel platform enabling corporate clients to book hotels, flights, insurance, and ancillary travel products.
- Built booking flows for hotels, flights, and insurance products integrated with third-party vendors (Booking.com, EAN, TBO Holidays).
- Implemented multi-level booking approval workflows via email and WhatsApp notifications, enabling configurable approver chains for corporate groups.
- Developed role-based access for corporate employees and booking managers.
- Built vendor-specific configuration modules for management fee and commission structures per onboarded corporate group.
- Implemented policy engines defining booking rules, approver definitions, and vendor eligibility per corporate client.
- Designed and implemented onboarding workflows for new corporate clients and vendor integrations.
- Implemented service discovery using Netflix Eureka and inter-service communication via Feign Client for loosely coupled microservice interactions across the platform.
- Integrated Redis for caching master data and configuration, optimizing database load and enhancing response times.
- Implemented Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) for centralized API authorization - intercepting requests cross-cuttingly to enforce access control without polluting business logic.
- Built asynchronous notification system using Redis Streams to trigger email and WhatsApp messages for booking events and approval requests, decoupling notification delivery from booking workflows.
- Used Postman for REST API testing, building collections for end-to-end flow validation across booking and admin modules.
- Leveraged GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted development to accelerate code generation and reduce boilerplate; used OpenAPI Specification (OpenSpec) for designing, documenting, and standardizing REST APIs across microservices.
- Managed source code using GitLab with branch-based CI/CD workflows; prior experience with SVN for legacy project versioning.
Java Developer Intern
Thomas Cook (India) Limited
02.2024 - 06.2024
- Collaborated on backend feature development and resolved bugs, improving application stability under senior developer mentorship.
- Applied enterprise development practices, participating in code reviews, version control, and agile workflows to support team efficiency.
- Developed foundational skills in Java Spring Boot during internship, enhancing team capabilities.
Education
B.Tech - Information Technology
Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Inst. of Engg. & Tech.
Nanded01-2023
Diploma - Information Technology
Govt. Polytechnic
Nanded01-2020
Skills
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Hibernate
- REST APIs
- SQL
- Eureka
- Redis
- JUnit
- Mockito
- Postman
- Git
- GitLab CI/CD
- Maven
- Jira
- VS Code
- IntelliJ IDEA
- Database management
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Marathi
Key Highlights
- Built end-to-end booking and approval systems for a live B2B corporate travel platform serving multiple enterprise clients.
- Integrated 3 major hotel/travel vendor APIs (Booking.com, EAN, TBO) with unified adapter pattern for consistent booking responses.
- Designed configurable policy and commission engines supporting complex multi-tier corporate pricing models.
- Delivered production features independently while collaborating with front-end teams and product managers.
Timeline
Software Developer
Thomas Cook (India) Limited
06.2024 - Current
Java Developer Intern
Thomas Cook (India) Limited
02.2024 - 06.2024
B.Tech - Information Technology
Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Inst. of Engg. & Tech.
Diploma - Information Technology
Govt. Polytechnic