Anand Pulakala

• During my time at Red Hat, I worked on multiple projects centered around Red Hat OpenShift, the enterprise Kubernetes platform. My contributions primarily focused on enhancing platform reliability, scalability, and automation for enterprise customers adopting cloud-native architectures.
• wrote unit tests using gingko, testing, gomock libraries for Red Hat company

Client: BMW Bank GmbH (via Nagarro)
Senior Backend Engineer
Domain: Financial Services / Banking

• Developed and maintained robust backend services for banking workflows such as loan processing, payment scheduling, and customer onboarding using Golang and PostgreSQL.
• Implemented secure RESTful APIs that handled sensitive financial data, adhering to GDPR and internal compliance standards.
• Integrated third-party banking and payment APIs (e.g., SEPA, SWIFT) ensuring reliability and accuracy in transaction processing.
• Enhanced data validation and fraud detection modules using event-driven architecture with Kafka and Go microservices.
• Designed and deployed scalable microservices in a Kubernetes-based environment, improving performance and availability of critical banking systems.
• Leveraged OpenTelemetry to trace end-to-end transaction flows, improving observability and debugging of financial transactions.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams including finance SMEs, architects, and security experts to ensure auditability and compliance in service design.
• Improved system resilience by implementing idempotent APIs and retry strategies for failed transactions in payment processing workflows.
• Participated in architecture discussions to modernize legacy financial systems, reducing technical debt and increasing maintainability.

Client: Century Pay

Senior Backend Engineer

Domain: Financial Services / Banking

• As part of my role at a client Fintech company, I was involved in the design and development of a scalable and secure Payments Service that handled transaction processing for both online and mobile channels.
• The system was built to ensure high reliability, fault tolerance, and compliance with financial industry standards.
• Developed an idempotency layer for transaction APIs to prevent double spending and ensure consistency during retries. This included idempotent key generation, persistence, and conflict resolution strategies tailored to financial transaction flows.
• Implemented support for 3D Secure 2.0 (3DS2) to enhance card payment security and comply with PSD2 regulations. This involved integrating with Access Control Servers (ACS) for challenge flows and handling authentication tokens and liability shifts.
• Utilized Apache Kafka for publishing and consuming transaction events like payment initiation, authorization, capture, and refund. Built robust consumer groups with retry mechanisms and dead-letter queues for handling failures and ensuring reliable message delivery.
• Delivered real-time updates on payment status through webhooks and message queues.

• Designed and implemented microservices architecture for a multiplayer real-time Android application, ensuring scalability and efficient resource management.
• Developed backend services using modern programming languages (Golang) for user authentication, game state management, and real-time data processing.
• Deployed microservices on cloud platforms (AWS) with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes) and set up monitoring tools (Grafana) for performance tracking.
• Collaborated with frontend developers and game designers, participating in agile development practices to ensure seamless integration and timely delivery of high-quality features.

• Developed robust backend services using C#, VB.Net, Golang for clinical automation projects in the healthcare domain, focusing on automating clinical workflows and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Designed and optimized database schemas using SQL and NoSQL databases to manage patient records and healthcare data securely, implementing data encryption and backup procedures.
• Deployed backend services on cloud platforms (Azure) using containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes) to ensure high availability and performance.

• Develop backend solutions for in-house applications supporting CNC sales, focusing on order management, inventory tracking, and CRM functionalities.
• Implement robust APIs and backend services using languages like C# to streamline business processes specific to CNC sales operations.
• Design and optimize database schemas (SQL) to manage sales orders, customer data, inventory, and transactions securely and efficiently.
• Deploy and maintain backend applications on local servers or cloud platforms (Azure), ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance through continuous monitoring and optimization.

• Design and develop backend APIs for an ERP application specialized in the sales of used cars, focusing on functionalities such as inventory management, pricing, and customer relationship management.
• Implement RESTful APIs and backend services using languages like C# to facilitate seamless data exchange and integration with third-party systems.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, database administrators, and stakeholders to ensure smooth integration, scalability, and performance optimization of the ERP application.